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Newcastle Eagles travelled to the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village yesterday to take on a tough Cheshire Phoenix side that were in the top four of the BBL table. Phoenix had only lost twice on the home court this season so it was always going to be a tough ask for Head Coach Marc Steutel’s men….
Noelia Cacheiro heaped praise on her energetic bench after a strong start and explosive finish bookended Newcastle’s second win on the bounce. The in-form Eagles head into a two-week break sitting pretty in sixth place in the WBBL. And the women in black proved their playoff pedigree after overcoming a nervy period either side of…
Newcastle Eagles travel across the country to the North West today to take on the BBL’s fourth-ranked team Cheshire Phoenix today. They will travel in good heart and with confidence high after a superb Friday night win at home against Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles produced a stunning final quarter performance against the Sharks taking the…
Newcastle Eagles will go into tonight’s WBBL Championship clash hoping it’s not going to be an after the Lord Mayor’s Show occasion as Manchester Mystics come to town hoping to cast a spell over the home side. A week ago third-placed Sheffield Hatters came into the Vertu Motors Arena boasting an impressive 7 – 2…
It would be easy to say this was a game all about the final quarter and the magnificent performance the Newcastle Eagles produced in the last ten minutes of a pulsating basketball game. But, the three quarters that went before had a lot to do with the platform set for that final huge effort from…
Newcastle Eagles return to the court tonight for the first time in almost two weeks as they take on closest BBL rivals Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles have lost both league games against the Sharks this season and can ill-afford another loss tonight. The Vertu Motors Arena will again be packed for a ‘must-win’ game for…
Marc Steutel has described Newcastle’s Friday night showdown with Sheffield Sharks as a ‘must-win’ game as the Eagles bid to crash the playoff party. Great Britain’s acting head coach insists his reshaped roster can handle the pressure after a productive spell on the practice court. And Steutel is refusing to downplay the significance of a…
Antoinette Lewis’ huge MVP performance against Sheffield Hatters on Saturday night has landed her in the Week 16 WBBL All-Star Five. Our Eagles recorded a first WBBL Championship win of 2023 and gained some daylight in the tightly contested race for the WBBL Play-Off places with an impressive victory over the top four contenders Hatters….
Newcastle Eagles will return to BBL action in front of another packed-out Vertu Motors Arena this Friday night against Sheffield Sharks without Donovan Johnson. The club parted company with the American forward last week and Johnson has signed a new deal in Greece. We wish Donovan all the best in the future and thank him for…
Was this the game and moment when the Eagles season turned? Time and future games will answer that question. But what is in no doubt is that Newcastle sent a resounding message to the rest of the WBBL that they could be a force to be reckoned with. Coming into the game Hatters had a…
Bullish Rachael Bland insists Newcastle Eagles boast the talent and experience to send northern rivals Sheffield Hatters packing tonight. The experienced guard promised lessons have been learnt from sobering back-to-back losses against title-chasing Leicester Riders and London Lions. And Bland expects the Abby Lowe factor to give Newcastle a fresh injection of power, pace and…
Law firm Sintons is continuing its commitment to North East sport – and building further on its support of basketball – by becoming a sponsor of the Newcastle Eagles women’s team. Newcastle Eagles are the most successful club in British basketball and North East sporting history, and since 2018-19 have operated the region’s top-flight Women’s…
Marc Steutel has been confirmed as the Great Britain Men’s Head Coach for next month’s FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifying window. Our Eagles BBL Head Coach will take charge of the GB team once again for the clashes with Belgium at the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday 24 February and Serbia away the following Monday….
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is bringing MMA to the Vertu Motors Arena this March in the inaugural PFL Europe season. Tickets are on sale now for the PFL’s first international regional league, which will showcase the continent’s very best talent starting in Newcastle on Saturday 25 March. This groundbreaking new concept will feature 32…
The Jurassic Live Show is returning to our Vertu Motors Arena with our brand new show next summer! Tickets for Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July are on sale now from the Jurassic Live website. Featuring mind blowing special effects, a brand-new show for 2023, professional puppeteers and the UK’s most realistic dinosaurs this 90-minute…
Marc Steutel’s Midas touch finally deserted him on Tyneside last night as Great Britain’s slender hopes of making next year’s World Cup finals were dashed. The Newcastle Eagles’ head coach had anchored the national team to a brace of historic wins against Greece and Germany at the Vertu Motors Arena. But Steutel fell just short…
Newcastle Eagles Ben Mockford has over 50 caps for Great Britain. He is one of those players in the squad that both coaching staff and younger players look toward providing experienced knowledge and insight to the international game. Mockford has now settled into the Newcastle area and the Eagles set-up and will certainly be a…
The Newcastle Football Fanzone, showing Englands 2022 World Cup games live at the Vertu Motors Arena, is pleased to announced former England legend Peter Beardsley MBE joins the pre-match line-up. Build-up to kick-off at the home of Newcastle Eagles basketball club starts over an hour before each game with music, entertainment and special guests now…
This weekend the Vertu Motors Arena is donating space to a charity that identifies people at risk from sudden cardiac death with a screening programme for young adults. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) will be checking the hearts of young people from across the region aged 14-35. The Scotswood Road venue, owned and operated…
Marc Steutel has been confirmed as the Great Britain Men’s Head Coach for the November FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifying window. With Nate Reinking unavailable, the Newcastle Eagles play-caller will take charge of GB for the home clash at the Vertu Motors Arena against Serbia and the away qualifier in Latvia. The national team is…
Great Britain will once again make Newcastle home as they face Serbia in the next stage of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers at the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday 11 November. The fixture announcement continues a consistent run of sold-out crowds in the national team’s previous outings in the North East. It will…
The North East’s newest fan zone will deliver a family-friendly World Cup experience with a difference as thousands of football fans flock to the home of Newcastle Eagles. The Vertu Motors Arena has built a burgeoning reputation as the premier indoor venue for world class sport and entertainment in the North East. And now big…
On Monday 19 September 2022 our Vertu Motors Arena will be closed to the public out of respect for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Staff, teams and members of the public have been paying the respects at the venue during the pre-season games and will continue to do so this weekend prior…
Great Britain have work to do ahead of this week’s Italian job after meeting their match in a Kristaps Porzingis-powered Latvia. But Nate Reinking’s men head to Milan for Friday’s Eurobasket opener against Ukraine buoyed by a battling display against the star-studded visitors. And more gutsy performances like this could yet propel GB into the…
Newcastle Eagles travelled to the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village yesterday to take on a tough Cheshire Phoenix side that were in the top four of the BBL table. Phoenix had only lost twice on the home court this season so it was always going to be a tough ask for Head Coach Marc Steutel’s men….
Newcastle Eagles travel across the country to the North West today to take on the BBL’s fourth-ranked team Cheshire Phoenix today. They will travel in good heart and with confidence high after a superb Friday night win at home against Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles produced a stunning final quarter performance against the Sharks taking the…
It would be easy to say this was a game all about the final quarter and the magnificent performance the Newcastle Eagles produced in the last ten minutes of a pulsating basketball game. But, the three quarters that went before had a lot to do with the platform set for that final huge effort from…
Newcastle Eagles return to the court tonight for the first time in almost two weeks as they take on closest BBL rivals Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles have lost both league games against the Sharks this season and can ill-afford another loss tonight. The Vertu Motors Arena will again be packed for a ‘must-win’ game for…
Marc Steutel has described Newcastle’s Friday night showdown with Sheffield Sharks as a ‘must-win’ game as the Eagles bid to crash the playoff party. Great Britain’s acting head coach insists his reshaped roster can handle the pressure after a productive spell on the practice court. And Steutel is refusing to downplay the significance of a…
Newcastle Eagles will return to BBL action in front of another packed-out Vertu Motors Arena this Friday night against Sheffield Sharks without Donovan Johnson. The club parted company with the American forward last week and Johnson has signed a new deal in Greece. We wish Donovan all the best in the future and thank him for…
Newcastle Eagles BBL side completed another pointless weekend which damages their play-off hopes with a defeat on the road in Bristol yesterday. There are still plenty of games and points to play for this season but Marc Steutel’s men need to start winning soon. It was always going to be a tough assignment travelling down…
Can Newcastle’s French revolution bring down Bristol’s King? That’s the question on every fan’s lips as second hosts second bottom in this afternoon’s big BBL clash. Eagles star Hasahn French heads south fresh from dropping a monster double double on Manchester Giants. But fellow former G Leaguer VJ King heads into an eye-catching fixture full…
Marc Steutel wants more from one of the BBL’s most dynamic all-rounders after a Herculean effort from in-form Hasahn French almost cut Rahmon Fletcher’s Manchester Giants down to size. The muscular 24-year-old added three monster blocks to his 19 points and 18 boards during a breakout display for the men in black. But French cut…
Newcastle Eagles take on Manchester Giants tonight in a sold-out crucial BBL Championship game as they look to kick start a run towards a play-off berth. It’s a match up against a side that contains ex-Eagle legend Rahmon Fletcher and opposition that the Eagles have already lost to twice this season. This time they need…
Justin Gordon is bracing himself for a ‘battle’ with old buddy and former team-mate Rahmon Fletcher this week when Newcastle Eagles lock horns with Manchester Giants. Friday’s Vertu Motors Arena clash marks the homecourt return of Gordon after the US star inked a third deal in as many seasons with the Tynesiders. But ex-Eagle Fletcher…
Marc Steutel is demanding Newcastle Eagles up their defensive effort ahead of this weekend’s Championship double header following a dispiriting defeat in Scotland. And Newcastle’s playcaller will double down on Justin Gordon’s Eagles rehabilitation after the forward failed to spark on his BBL return. The men in black host Rahmon Fletcher’s Manchester Giants this Friday…
Newcastle Eagles Academy’s Under-14 Girls will fly high through the remainder of their season with much needed support of North East based Donwood Glass. The second generation family business is leading producer of flat glass products from its purpose built premises near Newcastle. “We are delighted to announce Donwood Glass as the new sponsors for the under-14…
Proud Eagles sponsor WilliamsAli continues to support Eagles Community Foundation as its inaugural Charity of the Year. “As many people know we have proudly sponsored the Newcastle Eagles basketball team in the past and continue to do so”, said Phil Williams, co-founder at WilliamsAli. “Therefore it only felt right to consider the Foundation when we were choosing…
Our February 2023 Half-Term Camps are available to book now for Under 8s through to Under 16s. The camp days are for players of all ranges of ability and take place from Monday 20, Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 February 2023. Please see below for details about each camp date: Monday 20 February 09:00 –…
Putting all our junior club boys and girls to the test our WBBL players will host a Baksebtall Skills Challenge before their next Saturday night tip-off with prizes to be won! SKILLS CHALLENGE 5:30PM – 6:30PM JUST £10 PER PLAYER INCLUDES TICKET FOR THE WBBL GAME WORTH £7 Book clinic places and additional tickets on…
A comedy night held in the Vertu Motors Arena Brian Manning Suite run by networking group Golf in the City (GITC) has raised £500 for the Newcastle Eagles Academy. Marc Millar from North Wealth Management, Senior Partner Practice of St. James’s Place Wealth Management and founder of GITC, visited the Vertu Motors Arena this week…
As the Newcastle Eagles Central Venue League prepares to mark its 20th anniversary next month the Eagles Community Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its newest junior basketball club, the Ponteland Panthers. Working in partnership with Ponteland schools, this new club will tap into the growth the sport is seeing across the region,…
We have been informed by our junior club kits supplier Core 37 that in order to meet demand in their factory, any new orders of the made-to-order sublimated jerseys and shorts need to be ordered before a deadline to guarantee Christmas delivery: JUNIOR CLUBS JERSEYS AND SHORTS DEADLINE: ORDER BY 11PM WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2022 FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY…
Newcastle Eagles Academy brought in their first win of the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) season at home to BMET Rockets on Wednesday night. A solid forth quarter closeout at the Vertu Motors Arena saw EABL head coach Anthony Reed’s side turnaround an exciting game. Newcastle came out strong on the boards along with some…
Our October 2022 Half-Term Camps are available to book now for Under-6 through to Under-18s and EABL players. The camp days are for players of all ranges of ability and take place from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 October. Please see below for details about each camp date: Monday 24 October 09:00 – 16:00 U10,…
On Wednesday evenings our Vertu Motors Arena hosts weekly girls only coaching sessions led by WBBL players. WEEKLY GIRLS ONLY WEDNESDAYS U10 & U12 – 6-7pm U14 & U16 – 7-8pm These beginner and intermediate sessions are open to all girls. Players just need to be registered on the Nest and pay for the hour session, which is just…
In first major event for the re-launched Eagles Academy its coaches, players and officials took part in a two-day crossover event in Edinburgh and Newcastle. There were wins on the court for all our performance players, but the biggest win was the development of all involved. Saturday saw our Eagles Under 14s boys, girls and…
At such an exciting moment for women’s sport it’s the perfect opportunity to get into basketball with our brand new girls only sessions, coached by players from our Newcastle Eagles WBBL team. Following the historic and inspirational performances of the Lionesses winning the 2022 UEFA European Women’s Football Championship, the first major trophy for a senior England…
Noelia Cacheiro heaped praise on her energetic bench after a strong start and explosive finish bookended Newcastle’s second win on the bounce. The in-form Eagles head into a two-week break sitting pretty in sixth place in the WBBL. And the women in black proved their playoff pedigree after overcoming a nervy period either side of…
Newcastle Eagles will go into tonight’s WBBL Championship clash hoping it’s not going to be an after the Lord Mayor’s Show occasion as Manchester Mystics come to town hoping to cast a spell over the home side. A week ago third-placed Sheffield Hatters came into the Vertu Motors Arena boasting an impressive 7 – 2…
Antoinette Lewis’ huge MVP performance against Sheffield Hatters on Saturday night has landed her in the Week 16 WBBL All-Star Five. Our Eagles recorded a first WBBL Championship win of 2023 and gained some daylight in the tightly contested race for the WBBL Play-Off places with an impressive victory over the top four contenders Hatters….
Was this the game and moment when the Eagles season turned? Time and future games will answer that question. But what is in no doubt is that Newcastle sent a resounding message to the rest of the WBBL that they could be a force to be reckoned with. Coming into the game Hatters had a…
Bullish Rachael Bland insists Newcastle Eagles boast the talent and experience to send northern rivals Sheffield Hatters packing tonight. The experienced guard promised lessons have been learnt from sobering back-to-back losses against title-chasing Leicester Riders and London Lions. And Bland expects the Abby Lowe factor to give Newcastle a fresh injection of power, pace and…
Law firm Sintons is continuing its commitment to North East sport – and building further on its support of basketball – by becoming a sponsor of the Newcastle Eagles women’s team. Newcastle Eagles are the most successful club in British basketball and North East sporting history, and since 2018-19 have operated the region’s top-flight Women’s…
It was a bad night at the office for the Newcastle Eagles WBBL side last Saturday night as minus four senior players they had to take on the domestically unbeaten London Lions. It was therefore no real surprise at anyone when Lions took the win but perhaps the margin of victory was. A score line…
Perhaps a veil should be drawn over Saturday’s WBBL Championship game when the domestically unbeaten and possibly unbeatable London Lions came to town. But that would be churlish as you have to give credit to a Lions side that might well be the best to ever play in the WBBL. They certainly came, we saw…
Abby Lowe insists Newcastle have nothing to lose as the Eagles bid to become the first British side to defeat London Lions this season. The returning favourite rejoined the women in black this week determined to play her part in a fresh playoff push. But Lowe admits nobody expects Newcastle to put a dent in…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL have been boosted by the return of former favourite Abby Lowe with Saturday’s London Lions test looming large. The undefeated Championship leaders bring their 8-0 record to Tyneside this weekend looking to take one step closer to another UK title. But London may be forced to contend with a fired-up Lowe after…
It was labelled ‘The Big One’ as Newcastle attempted to smash the all-time attendance award for a WBBL Championship game. It was a home game at the Vertu Motors Arena and once again the Eagles as a club excelled. Off the court a brilliant crowd of 1,303 did indeed break Eagles own record and became…
Newcastle Eagles go into The Big One tonight against a strong Leicester Riders on a three-match winning run. The sold-out top-flight women’s basketball tip-off is set to see the club break the league attendance record once again this evening after 1,122 turned out to the first Big One just under a year ago. Our Eagles’…
