Newcastle Eagles

ENBL Report: Eagles Men 68 – 91 Dziki Warszawa

October 22, 2025

The Newcastle Eagles tipped off their third successive European North Basketball League campaign on Tuesday night in The Vertu Arena. Their opponents and visitors were a familiar rival making their first trip to Newcastle, Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top-flight Oblen League. Newcastle had actually crossed swords with The Poles twice last season in the 2024/25…

ENBL Preview: Eagles Men vs Dziki Warsawa

October 21, 2025

The Newcastle Eagles begin their third campaign in Europe with Tuesday night’s home opener in their 2025/26 European North Basketball League group game. Their opponents are Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top professional basketball league. In their first two seasons of ENBL competition Newcastle have given an excellent account of themselves and done British Basketball proud…

Cole Long

Report: Cheshire Phoenix 91 – 85 Eagles Men

A much-improved competitive performance from Friday night’s loss at Leicester almost say Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles put an end to their losing streak. However despite better defence and spreading the scoring load they still came up a little short in a battling effort that they took all the way. They say in a team performance…

Cheshire Phoenix

Report: Eagles Women 67 – 74 Caledonia Gladiators

It was a winner-take-all SLB Betty Codona Trophy Group game in The Vertu Arena on Sunday evening. Simply put the winners of the game would advance to the semi-final stage and the losers would be out. The pace, tenacity, commitment and endeavour of both side’s showed that and more. In what was a fantastic advert…

Alyssa Martin

Report: Leicester Riders 91 – 77 Eagles Men

The end analysis will show a loss in the L column for Newcastle and a third successive SLB Championship defeat in a row. A statistic no-one involved whether it be coaching staff, players or even fans. What needs to be addressed is how to reverse the trend and quickly. Especially as The Eagles face another…

Leicester Riders

Preview: Eagles Men at Cheshire Phoenix

The Newcastle Eagles head for the Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Sunday evening. They will face a home side thirsting for revenge. Last month the Cheshire Phoenix travelled to The Vertu Arena and a fine Eagles effort saw them defeated 88 – 70. But past games often count for nothing once the ball is thrown…

Cheshire Phoenix

Preview: Eagles Women VS Caledonia Gladiators

t’s a huge shoot-out in The Vertu Arena on Sunday afternoon when the Caledonia Gladiators arrive in Town. Officially it is a Women’s SLB Betty Cordona Group game but in reality is more like a quarter-final tie. The reason for that is whoever wins on Sunday will advance to the final four and secure a…

Caledonia Gladiators Women

Preview: Eagles Men at Leicester Riders

After only playing four competitive games since the season opening SLB Championship win on 21st September at Caledonia things are about to get very serious for the Newcastle Eagles. They embark on Friday night on a run of three games in a mere 5 days. Two on the road in The SLB and their season…

Leicester Riders

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu Bounce Into A Decade of Community Basketball

Greek Odysssy In ENBL

European North Basketball League (ENBL) officials have confirmed that Greece’s Iraklis BC will come to Tyneside to face our Newcastle Eagles on Wednesday 3 December. The date of the game was set in the summer with the team we would tip-off against previously unannounced and subject to scheduling. Considered one of the most historical teams…

ENBL

Arena

April 3, 2025

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu have agreed to continue a decade-long partnership, which has supported community initiatives, introduced thousands of young people to basketball and helped drive the Eagles to become the most successful British basketball team of all time. Over the last 10 years, Vertu has expanded its sponsorship from providing a small number of…

Arena

February 24, 2025

Preview: GB vs Czechia (FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier)

Let the EuroBasket celebrations begin — that’s the message from proud playcaller Marc Steutel as glory-hunting Great Britain wrap up Group F on Tyneside tonight. The hosts face Czechia at the Vertu Motors Arena with their ticket already stamped for August’s championship tournament. And after Friday’s nailbiting win in Holland secured qualification with a game…

FIBA EuroBasket 2025

Arena

January 20, 2025

GB Back Home Next Month

One month from today, Great Britain will return to the Vertu Motors Arena to take on Czechia in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Monday 24 February at 7:30pm. This will be the eighth time the home of Newcastle Eagles has hosted the national team and follows historic games recent years against basketball powerhouses of…

Arena

August 20, 2024

Robertson Homes Make A Difference

Long-time supporters of Newcastle Eagles basketball club and the Eagles Community Foundation, Robertson Homes recently donated two days of volunteering to refresh the Vertu Motors Arena ready for the new season. The arena, which is owned and operated by the Foundation, was in need of a lick of paint this summer after recent years of…

Arena

December 22, 2023

Coming ‘Home’, Newcastle

Big time international basketball returns to the North East next year after Great Britain confirmed plans to revisit its popular Newcastle base. The Vertu Motors Arena has become a home from home for the senior men’s roster with bumper crowds backing the national team on Tyneside. And with Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller Marc Steutel…

Arena

December 6, 2023

Feeding Families Collection This Week

This week at the Vertu Motors Arena we will be taking donations for Feeding Families, the North East-based charity hat offers support, hope and security to those experiencing food poverty. At this difficult time of the year for so many people and in tough economic times across the board, the Eagles family want to ensure that…

Arena

July 7, 2023

Extreme Robots Are Coming To Newcastle

From the crew who brought you the sold-out Robot Wars Live Tours, now the robots have gone EXTREME and the Extreme Robots Live Tour coming to the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July. The world’s most dangerous combat robots are getting ready to fight all across the country for the richest prize…

Arena

June 21, 2023

Cage Warriors Returns To Newcastle

Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – will return to Newcastle for the first time in nine years this November. The event – numbered CW 164 – will take place at the Vertu Motors Arena, home to the most successful team in British basketball history – the Newcastle Eagles – on Saturday, November 25th….

Arena

April 6, 2023

New Scotswood Road Community Defibrillator at Vertu Motors Arena

The Eagles Community Foundation is proud to announce a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been installed at its Vertu Motors Arena to support the local community and public on Scotswood Road. The Community Public Access Defibrillators (cPAD) has been donated to the community by Red Sky Foundation, who provides life-saving defibrillators for city centres, local…

Arena

ENBL Report: Eagles Men 68 – 91 Dziki Warszawa

October 22, 2025

Deion Hammond

ENBL Preview: Eagles Men vs Dziki Warsawa

October 21, 2025

Cole Long

Report: Cheshire Phoenix 91 – 85 Eagles Men

Cheshire Phoenix

Report: Leicester Riders 91 – 77 Eagles Men

Leicester Riders

Preview: Eagles Men at Cheshire Phoenix

Cheshire Phoenix

Preview: Eagles Men at Leicester Riders

Leicester Riders

Greek Odysssy In ENBL

ENBL

October 16, 2025

Hammond Ready To Rev Up

Newcastle Eagles have made their second change to their 2025/26 men’s roster, bringing in 6’4 guard Deion Hammond, who last season played in the German Bundesliga for BG Goettingen. Hammond had a record-breaking college career, averaging double-figure scoring returns in each of his four years at Monmouth University of the Colonial Athletic Association from 2017…

BG Goettingen

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Eagles Injury Update: Josh Ward-Hibbert

October 15, 2025

Newcastle Eagles head coach Marc Steutel will be without Josh Ward-Hibbert until early in the new year as the club’s medical team issued an update on his injury. Ward-Hibbert suffered a high ankle sprain when the Eagles won their opening home game of the season against Cheshire Phoenix. Coach Steutel, his performance staff and club…

Injury

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu Bounce Into A Decade of Community Basketball

July 19, 2025

Summer 2025 Camps

Our 2025 Summer Camps at the Vertu Arena are available to book on the Nest now for ages Under-6 all the way through to Under-18 from 9am to 3pm daily. Whether it’s advancing your game with skills camps led by our performance coaches or just having fun and staying active during the holidays, we’ve got…

Arena

April 3, 2025

Arena

Junior Clubs Tip-Off With Hummel

April 2, 2025

The Eagles Community Foundation’s junior clubs will tip-off in a new range of playing and training kit from hummel. This exciting deal sees hummel’s iconic chevrons adorn reversible jerseys, shorts and brand new off-court and training apparel for the foundation’s junior clubs across the North East. Bespoke designs for all 13 of the foundation’s clubs,…

Hummel

Creating Inclusive Opportunities with Percy Hedley Foundation

February 6, 2025

Over the past two years, the Eagles Community Foundation has actively worked towards greater inclusion in keeping with its mission to make basketball accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability. The foundation’s ‘Inclusive Basketball’ sessions for adults with learning disabilities and autism, run in partnership with LD: North East, have been such a huge…

Foundation

November 22, 2024

Rising Star Francis Ogbolu Honoured at Sport Newcastle Awards

The Sport Newcastle Awards night, held at Newcastle Civic Centre, celebrated the outstanding achievements and bright futures of North East athletes across a variety of sports. Among the many talented individuals recognised was Francis Ogbolu, a shining example of the success fostered by the Eagles performance pathway. Francis, a dedicated basketball player and key figure…

Academy

July 22, 2024

Summer Camps 2024

Our Eagles Community Foundation Summer Camps are on now until Friday 16th August. Catering for all age groups and abilities there’s a range of camp days available from fun and player development. Camps take place 9am until 3pm at the Vertu Motors Arena and are all £25 per day on the following weeks commencing: Monday…

Camps

June 11, 2024

Unsung Eagles Awarded

Two of the club and foundation’s longest-serving volunteers have received special recognition for their contribution to sport in our region. Eric Wilson and Linda Williamson have been honoured in the 2024 Sport Newcastle Unsung Hero Awards. These prestigious awards are presented to recognise the true unsung heroes of North East sport who dedicate hours of…

Awards

Second WilliamsAli Challenge Shooting For The Stars

May 30, 2024

The 2024 WilliamsAli 3×3 Basketball Challenge is just around the corner and the Newcastle business community is shooting for the stars with its Eagles Community Foundation fundraising target at the second annual event next Friday, 7th June. Even more companies jumped at the chance and signed-up to take to the court this year, with a…

3x3

Eagles Academy Expands Girls Programme With New U18 Side

May 1, 2024

The Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) is delighted to announce the expansion of the girls programme with the introduction of an under-18’s side for the 2024-25 season. “We are dedicated to increasing our provision for girls and women’s basketball within our programme, I am happy with our trajectory, but there is more to do”, said Ian…

Academy

Report: Eagles Women 67 – 74 Caledonia Gladiators

Alyssa Martin

Preview: Eagles Women VS Caledonia Gladiators

Caledonia Gladiators Women

Report: Manchester Basketball 68 – 79 Eagles Women

October 6, 2025

A quite magnificent second-half comeback with a defensive masterclass enabled Newcastle Eagles to turn what at half-time looked like a loss into a stunning win on the road in Manchester on Sunday evening. In doing so they took their SLB Betty Cordona Group stage record to 2 Wins and 1 loss from their three played…

Alyssa Marin

Preview: Eagles Women at Manchester Basketball (SLB Trophy)

October 5, 2025

Head Coach Chloe Gaynor takes her Newcastle Eagles to Manchester today. It’s a vital Betty Cordona SLB Trophy match-up for both sides that promises to be an intriguing game which neither side can afford to lose if they want to progress in the competition. Manchester Basketball have already lost both the opening games to Caledonia…

Chloe Gaynor

Report: Nottingham Wildcats 56 – 62 Eagles Women

September 29, 2025

The Newcastle Eagles women are off and running for the competitive season. A tough but excellent road win at Nottingham on Saturday night kept their SLB Betty Cordona Group stage qualification hopes alive. It was a game that Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side took control of early and led from first buzzer to last although…

Andrea Daley

Preview: Eagles Women at Nottingham Wildcats

September 27, 2025

The Newcastle Eagles women go into Saturday evening’s SLB Betty Cordona Group match at Nottingham Wildcats knowing they need a win to have any chance of qualifying for the final four of the competition. With games to come against Manchester and Caledonia to complete the group stage a win to reverse last week’s heavy defeat…

Chloe Gaynor

Report: Eagles Women 61 – 91 Sheffield Hatters

September 22, 2025

The Newcastle Eagles women’s team and Head Coach Chloe Gaynor now know the standards they have to hit if they are to have a successful season in 2025/26. The Sheffield Hatters came into The Vertu Motors Arena and put a real marker down for the season ahead with a comprehensive victory. Prior to this opening…

Chloe Gaynor

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Preview: Eagles Women vs Sheffield Hatters

September 21, 2025

There’s no doubting that Head Coach Chloe Gaynore and her new-look 2025/26 face a tough challenge in the opening home game of the new season. The visiting B. Braun Sheffield Hatters are one of the pre-season favourites for honours this season. Sunday’s forthcoming Betty Cordona SLB Trophy Group game between the two sides at The…

Chloe Gaynor

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