Newcastle Eagles women’s player-coach Chloe Gaynor has secured her first ever signing in the role by returning guard Sarah Birkett to the Eagles for a third consecutive season. Gaynor took the reins part way through last season and is now building her own Super League Basketball (SLB) roster for the first time. “I’m so pleased…
In a move basketball pundits may consider overdue, Newcastle Eagles head coach Marc Steutel will be reunited with 6’5” forward Malcolm Smith for the 2025/26 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. Many Newcastle fans will already be familiar Smith, who as the club’s fifth singing of the summer is preparing to suit-up on Tyneside as an…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce their fourth signing for the new season and give 6’1” Australian guard Mitchell Clarke a chance to show case his talents in the top-flight of UK basketball after two excellent seasons with Reading Rockets. The dual-nationality Aussie-Brit first signed for Reading in 2023 and in his first season in…
Newcastle Eagles third signing to their 2025/26 roster has been confirmed as Ray’Sean Taylor, who comes to Tyneside after a record-breaking senior season at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). The Illinois native led his college team to the Ohio Valley Tournament (OVC) Championship and the NCCA Division 1 Round of 64. “I’m excited and grateful…
Newcastle Eagles have made their first signing of the close season and returned fan’s favourite Cole Long to the Vertu Motors Arena for 2025/26 Super League Basketball (SLB). Canadian sharpshooter Long had a very solid first season in the top-flight of British basketball last campaign impressing many. The 6’7” from Orangeville, Ontario was a very…
It was five and out for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her players down at Sheffield yesterday afternoon. The fifth time Newcastle Eagles had faced the Sheffield Hatters this season and unfortunately the fifth loss to an excellent Sheffield side. It meant a season ending loss for the Eagles in difficult and disappointing circumstances as…
The Newcastle Eagles Women’s side face their biggest game of the season at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield this afternoon. They take on The Hatters in the Super League Basketball Play-Off Semi Final with the winner moving on to play in the showpiece end of season play-off final at the O2 Arena in London….
Somehow, someway the Newcastle Eagles survived a huge final quarter onslaught from Manchester Basketball to extend their season and move through to the semi finals of the End of Season Play-Offs. They will face Champions London Lions next weekend in that two-legged semi-final. The first leg will be in London at The Copperbox on Friday…
The Newcastle Eagles survived an extremely tough encounter with a talented Essex Rebels side to eventually force their way into the Play-Off Semi stage after a great game of basketball. It sets up a game in Sheffield next Sunday against The Hatters for the right to go to the O2 on Sunday May 18th. A…
