Newcastle Eagles advancement to the Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy Semi-Finals and receiving a home draw in the Cup First Round adds three games, including two at home, to the men’s December schedule. These fixtures have now been confirmed by the clubs and SLB officials and we at pleased to announce the following changes. The…
Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club and the Eagles Community Foundation have joined the newly launched Lucentum Basketball Hub, a pioneering networking project, which has been designed to unite basketball clubs, academies, Federations and sports-business stakeholders from across the globe. This innovative hub will serve as a central point for collaborations, events, education and shared growth, offering…
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Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles roster had been left short-handed after three recent injury blows, but the men’s team is set to begin returning to full strength in the coming weeks. Darius Defoe, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Will Neighbour all sat on the sidelines as the Eagles fought for their win on Tuesday night in the European…
Newcastle Eagles women’s team player Shannon Hatch returns to international duty this week with a call up to the Swiss Basketball squad. It will be forward’s sixth cap for the senior team after 14 appearances for the country at Under 16. The 5’10 Canadian-Swiss dual-national last played for Switzerland in November 2023 at Montenegro in…
Newcastle Eagles will welcome fierce-rivals Caledonia Gladiators in a cross-border battle at home to tip-off the First Round of the Super League Basketball (SLB) Cup. Seven non-SLB teams were invited into the inaugural bracketed Cup tournament, made up of five from Basketball England’s National Basketball League (NBL) Division One and two from basketballscotland’s Scottish Basketball…
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Injured Newcastle Eagles players Darius Defoe and Will Neighbour both missed last night’s final Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy group game against Manchester and the club can issue the following update to fans. Defoe, who played limited minutes in the Eagles’ crucial win against Sheffield Sharks that put them through to the SLB Trophy Semi-Finals,…
Super League Basketball (SLB) is delighted to announce that Motorpoint Arena Nottingham will host the league’s inaugural Cup Final on March 9 2025, marking a historic moment as the venue’s first-ever major British basketball event. The Motorpoint Arena is an iconic venue in the heart of Nottingham known for hosting top-tier events ranging from international…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Super League Basketball Women’s Championship fixture this Saturday, 26 October 2024, between the Newcastle Eagles and Durham Palatinates has been postponed following agreement between both clubs. A new date for this fixture will be communicated in due course. Add our women’s schedule to your devices calendar using the button on…
With a historic season for topflight British basketball now well underway, Super League Basketball (SLB) is delighted to confirm that seven teams from outside the division have joined the lineup for the inaugural men’s Cup competition. Five teams from Basketball England’s NBL Division One and two teams from basketballscotland’s Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC) have accepted…
