Anna Popovic is ready to prove a point when she returns to the WBBL this season…after revealing she almost quit the game she loves. The GB Under 20 international faced a career crossroads following four years in the US college system. And Popovic was ready to walk away from her beloved basketball before a call…
Jessica Eadsforth-Yates is ready to repay Chris Bunten’s faith in her backcourt talents after landing the number seven shirt at Newcastle Eagles. The former England Under 18 international has returned to the UK following a four-year US college career. And Eadsforth-Yates insisted there was only one WBBL club she considered joining after first working with…
Chloe Gaynor continues to hit the WBBL comeback trail this season after swapping Nottingham Wildcats for Newcastle Eagles. And Chris Bunten’s latest summer signing insists she feels fitter than ever following a succession of character-building surgeries and setbacks. Gaynor hooks up with close friend and former Barking Abbey team-mate Abby Lowe at the Vertu Motors…
Art student Menna El Gharini is hoping to draw on this season’s World Cup experience after inking a deal with Newcastle Eagles WBBL. And the talented teen is confident she can put Chris Bunten’s side in the frame for silverware on the back of a colourful junior career with Egypt. El Gharini helped her country…
High-energy and a positive outlook will pace Newcastle Eagles WBBL next season as the 2021 playoff finalists look to convert potential into silverware. That’s the verdict of new signing Ebony Horton after the GB Under 23 3×3 star swapped Manchester for Tyneside. The former Mystics guard has been testing her mettle against USA, Netherlands, Israel…
Marina Fernandez hopes Spanish eyes will be smiling on a long-awaited WBBL return as the Barcelona-based forward prepares to put her injury nightmare to bed. The talented six-footer snapped her Achilles tendon with seconds of her Newcastle Eagles WBBL debut remaining last autumn. And after just one appearance in a black and white vest a…
Maddy McVicar is predicting another breakout year for women’s basketball across the UK after confirming her return to the Vertu Motors Arena. And the US guard hopes Newcastle Eagles WBBL will ‘get lucky’ this season on the back of a campaign beset by injuries and player exits. The all-action playmaker struck up an unstoppable backcourt…
Abby Lowe is chasing more Eagles highs after committing her immediate future to Newcastle’s exciting WBBL roster. Head coach Chris Bunten has been quick to return one of the hottest properties in British basketball as he builds a team capable of finishing in the top four. And Lowe, who saw her reputation soar during a…
Chris Bunten is confident a potent mix of underdog spirit and greater strength in depth can propel Newcastle Eagles WBBL into top four contention next season. The experienced playcaller managed to fashion a playoff final team against all the odds at the conclusion of a colourful 2020/21 campaign. But a typically forthright Bunten admits mistakes…
