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…
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…
