Following an extensive recruitment process carried out by the board of directors at the British Basketball League (BBL), Aaron Radin has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment signals the league’s intent to drive commercial success and build its fan base and comes at a crucial moment for the BBL as the…
Marc Steutel is doubling down on his determination to transform Newcastle Eagles’ defensive mentality. Ahead of Saturday’s BBL Cup clash at Leicester Riders, the experienced playcaller is demanding more from his inconsistent roster. And Steutel conceded his players must learn to balance defensive fundamentals with controlled aggression following a flurry of costly fouls in recent…
Although there were only two games in the WBBL Championship last weekend, there was still plenty of room for standout performances and this week’s All-Star Five sees a trio of Newcastle Eagles in starting spots with two more on the bench Marina Fernandez was on fire against the Wolves with an incredible performance all over the…
Last night live on YouTube the draw took place for the 2023 WBBL Trophy opening ties, which sees our Eagles face the Nottingham Wildcats. The bracketed tournament in which the first round games take place over the weekend of January 7 and 8 will see the winners go on to the next stage to tip-off against…
Last Friday night at the Vertu Motors Arena the draw took place for the 2023 BBL Trophy first round live on Sky Sports. 16 teams in total went into the draw, 10 BBL teams and six invited teams with home ties assured to the teams who made the Trophy Quarter Finals in the 2021-22 campaign. The…
Newcastle Eagles and Mott MacDonald have drawn up big plans that sees the global engineering, management and development consultancy take over the WBBL team’s back of kit sponsorship. Visiting the Vertu Motors Arena last week ahead of the WBBL team’s home tip-off on Saturday, Phil Redman, Mott MacDonald’s Newcastle Area Director said: “We’re delighted to provide…
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…
Straight after our Eagles got their win over the Plymouth City Patriots, The BBL Show filmed their latest episode on the Vertu Motors Arena court. It was the Eagles edition of the popular podcast, recently rebooted as a YouTube show, hosted by its founding presenters and former BBL players Drew Lasker and Jay Marriott. Lasker’s…
