On Friday night, the Newcastle Eagles storied franchise added another exciting string to their bow with a first ever joint live announcement of their Men’s and Women’s Super League Basketball rosters for 2024/25. In front of a packed Vertu Motors Arena, game commentator Howard Leighton introduced each player from each team onto court on a…
Hatch-ed at The Launch
The Eagles faithful in attendance at last Friday’s first-of-its-kind launch event in the Vertu Motors Arena were treated to an extra surprise as a returning fan-favourite Abby Lowe was revealed in the roster. Signing up on the day of The Launch, Abby Lowe ran onto court to loud acclaim as she confirmed her return to…
One thing was certain in this curtain raising opening pre-season game at the Vertu Motors Arena. The winning team would come from Newcastle! That’s because former Eagles Assistant Coach Mark Elderkin brought his Knights NBL Division 1 side to take on Marc Steutel’s new-look 2024/25 roster. In the end it was the home court Super…
Keeping continuing from last season’s roster that went all the way to the O2 Play-Offs Final against London Lions, Newcastle Eagles are pleased to announce the return of Sarah Birkett to their Women’s Super League Basketball roster for 2024/25. The popular member of last season’s roster is a great presence around the camp and a…
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Rachael Bland will be part of the Newcastle Eagles Academy Coaching staff comes the confirmation that she will also return to the Women’s Super League Basketball roster for 2024/25. This will be Bland’s 11th consecutive season lining up for her hometown club and 12th in all. The…
Head coach Matt Newby continues to build a very solid, exciting roster for Newcastle Eagles’ Women’s Super League Basketball 2024/25 roster. Part of that is bringing back a core of players who have experienced what it’s like to be part of the Eagles franchise. So it’s a big welcome back to guard Zoe Willis who…
Newcastle Eagles Women’s Super League Basketball squad are delighted to share the huge news of the return to Tyneside for last season’s star, Tierra Hodges. The powerful all-round forward coming back to lead from the front after a stellar first season in the Women’s top-flight league is a major coup for coach Matt Newby and…
Newcastle Eagles women’s roster for 2024/25 is coming together nicely as head coach Matt Newby adds a returning fans favourite to the fore. Power forward Chloe Gaynor will lace them up and step onto the court for her fourth consecutive campaign as an Eagle to bolster their inside strength. Last season Gaynor was a vital…
Matt Newby hopes his newest recruit can add some fine tuning to his roster as Lyric Swann glides into Newcastle. The 5’ 5” guard started her collegiate career at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County back in 2019/20, the same college that her mother Karyn earned legendary status winning the East Conference Defensive Player of the…