On International Women’s Day, we are proud to share a success story from one of our 2022-23 Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) team sponsors. Tyneside-based trailblazers Marra threw their support behind the WBBL franchise at the start of this season just as they set out on a mission to upskill the tech stars of the future and drive…
Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who came to support our Eagles in their sold-out British Basketball League game on Friday 3 March. Following the game, it has been brought to our attention that a number of vehicles parked on Scotswood Road received Penalty Charge Notices from Newcastle City Council. On Monday morning the Eagles…
This afternoon the league confirmed that our Eagles will play Leicester Riders in the 2023 Betty Cadona WBBL Trophy Semi-Final on Saturday 18 March. A nail-biting one point victory against Essex Rebels in the Quarter-Final nine days ago saw our women take their place in the penultimate stage of this year’s prestigious silverware competition. Riders…
The WBBL returned from the international break in spectacular fashion as our Eagles secured their place in the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy semi-finals and picked up another WBBL Championship win against Nottingham Wildcats as they continue to climb the ladder. Those two wins secured our Katie Nolan a stating place in a hotly contested Week 18…
Newcastle Eagles will join Cheshire Phoenix, Leicester Riders and Manchester Giants in an exciting Retro Series 2023. Five games involving the four teams in March and April have been selected as special retro games featuring retro kits, old-school tunes and off-court appearances from BBL legends. “We are looking forward to throwing it back to the…
Eagles Community Foundation is excited to announce the expansion of its girls basketball programme with the launch of sessions at the Cramlington Vikings club. Girls Only sessions are designed to equip young female players with the skills needed to enjoy the game of basketball in a social environment and as they develop it opens the…
Newcastle Eagles and Great Britain Men’s Head Coach Marc Steutel has confirmed the 24-man roster for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers window next week. GB face Belgium at the Vertu Motors Arena next Friday night, followed by Serbia away in Belgrade on the weekend, with some exciting new faces joining an established…
Eagles Community Foundation and Mental Health UK have teamed up to offer support and guidance to the Newcastle Eagles Academy players. Players from the Academy’s age groups teams along with the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) team will take part in a 9-week programme that is designed to support performance athletes. The mental health awareness…
This week’s WBBL All-Star Five is led by two Eagles whose performances helped our Eagles soar to the Saturday night ‘W’ against Manchester Met Mystics. Katie Nolan and Antoinette Lewis both posted double-doubles as the team took a 14 point victory over the visitors. Our Eagles made it back-to-back home wins beating Manchester Met Mystics…
