We are pleased to announce the additional of two BBL games to the schedule over December 2021 and January 2022. Our Eagles will face Bristol Flyers in the BBL Championship of Friday 10 December 2021 in our final tip-off before Christmas. Then in the new year we take on London Lions for our 2022 BBL…
It’s a very special week of BBL and WBBL All-Star Fives as both our men and women’s teams land places after a perfect weekend of wins. Corey Johnson leads the BBL team into the league’s pick of the players after shooting a 67% from beyond the arc with a performance over Friday and Sunday secured him a…
Everyone at the Eagles and Vertu Motors Arena is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Malcolm Dix today, aged 79. Malcolm had been a trustee of the Eagles Community Foundation since 2006, playing a huge part in its development which will remain an immeasurable legacy for his commitment and contribution. Beyond the foundation…
Our Eagles’ opposition for the first round of the 2022 BBL Trophy will be the London Lions on Friday 14 January. In a live broadcast on the league’s Facebook Page this evening draw-master Daniel Routledge was joined by Leicester Riders’ Geno Crandell and Sheffield Sharks’ Mike Tuck to decide the teams who would face in…
Newcastle United skipper Jamaal Lascelles has hailed city neighbours the Eagles as the benchmark for success after the former baller opened up about his longstanding love affair with basketball. The Magpies’ star is the son of former Derby favourite Tim Lascelles while brother Rema has played professional hoops all over the world. And Jamaal and…
Grab a piece of history and sponsor your favourite Eagles BBL or WBBL player’s kit this season! Kit sponsors get their name on the player’s page of our website, either in our BBL game day programmes or on the WBBL team sheets and then the sponsored item at the end of the season. Check the sponsorship…
International basketball returns to the Vertu Motors Arena next month as Great Britain face Greece. The home of Newcastle Eagles will host the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifier on Thursday 25 November at 6:30pm and tickets are available to purchase now from the Newcastle Eagles Box Office. Last time GB played at home in the UK…
Our WBBL team will face Leicester in the semi-finals of the Cup and the date for this huge fixture has been set. The Eagles will face the Riders on Saturday 4 December at the Vertu Motors Arena with a 7pm tip-off. The previously schedule game against Manchester Mystics on that date will be rearranged in…
In what is fast becoming one of the most difficult starts Newcastle Eagles have had to a season in living memory, it was another tough night in the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday. The Eagles 111 – 73 loss to Manchester Giants in the BBL Cup North Group game means they will no longer be…
