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…
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…
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…
