Former Eagles player Jaysean Paige will pull on a Detroit Pistons jersey to start 2022 after signing a 10-day contract with the NBA team. Paige suited up for the Eagles in our 2017-18 BBL season when he averaged 22 points and 6 assists. The signing marks the first time a former Eagle has gone on…
Our Eagles’ visit to London Lions on Sunday 20 February 2022 is going to be rearranged. The new date will be announced in due course Add our schedule to your devices calendar to automatically stay up to date with our games from our fixtures and results page.
The initial tranche of £7 million will ‘transform’ the League helping to unlock ‘huge untapped potential’ for basketball across the UK The British Basketball League (BBL) has today announced that Miami based alternative investment firm, 777 Partners, has invested £7 million in return for a 45% stake in the professional league. Today’s announcement marks the…
Our WBBL team’s road trip to play the Gloucester City Queens this Sunday has been postponed under the league’s Secure Play protocols. This was set to be the first encounter between the Queens and our Eagles and the rearranged date will be confirmed as soon as possible.
At Newcastle Eagles and the Vertu Motors Arena we want to do everything we can to ensure the continued safety of our fans, staff and teams from COVID-19. To protect all of our Eagles family at BBL and WBBL games to safeguard the well-being of the basketball community we are following the Government’s “Plan B”…
Get behind the Newcastle Eagles feeder team this Saturday as Newcastle University face Reading Rockets in the L Lynch Trophy Semi-Final. There will be familiar faces on the court with Themba Yabantu also on the National Basketball League (NBL) Division 1 team’s roster along with our BBL team’s training player Ronald Blaine, who fans saw on the Vertu…
Outstanding performances in the BBL over the weekend from two of our Eagles sees them fly into the league’s latest All-Star Five. Former league MVP Rahmon Fletcher made a statement live on Sky Sports on Friday night, directly involved in over two-thirds of our Eagles’ points with a dominant double-double of 25 points and 17…
On Thursday 25 November 2021 we were proud to host Great Britain vs Greece in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. GB won the thriller of a game 78-69 in front of a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena. Take a look at some of the photos captured from this momentous night of international basketball at the…
Tickets are completely sold out for the GB vs Greece FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifier at the Vertu Motors Arena, but fans can still see all the action live and for free on BBC Sport. The build-up coverage starts on from 6:20pm with tip-off at 6:30pm on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer. Acting head…
