For the 2026/27 season, the Eagles Community Foundation’s junior clubs and Academy have moved from its Nest platform to a new club management system called Spond. Throughout the last season the Foundation has been using the Spond app to manage communications with parents and players, and it will now be the place for annual memberships,…
Great Britain Men return to the Vertu Arena, Newcastle for their opening home game of FIBA EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifying. Coach Marc Steutel’s men host Slovakia on Sunday 30 August at 5pm with another sell-out crowd anticipated. Before the clash, GB travel to Switzerland in the opening game of Group E on 27 August, with follow-up…
Newcastle Eagles Women will tip-off their 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season this October in another exciting campaign for the franchise. Unveiled today by the SLB, the season begins for the Eagles away on Sunday 4 October at Leicester Riders followed by the home opener on Sunday 11 October against Nottingham Wildcats. It is a…
Following a phenomenal debut year that secured the immediate future of elite women’s basketball in the region, Newcastle Eagles’ ‘W Club’ has officially opened its doors for the upcoming season, calling on North East businesses to help make this year bigger, bolder, and even more impactful. Launched last year at the Vertu Arena, the initiative brought together a powerhouse collective of regional business…
Cameron Christon will fly up from Bristol to Newcastle and join Marc Steutel’s new-look Eagles roster for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. The 6’6 former Flyer is the latest to be confirmed for the new campaign tip-off on Tyneside, his fourth season in top-flight British basketball. Christon is well known in the SLB…
Newcastle Eagles’ star Darius Defoe has been awarded the coveted Freedom of Newcastle following a special meeting of the city council. The Eagles and British basketball legend was nominated in recognition of his 22 seasons representing the city with the club and his tireless work in the community. Born in Dominica, Defoe moved to the…
In a move that will come as little surprise to those within the club and around the Super League Basketball (SLB) Women’s team, Chloe Gaynor has decided to step away from her playing career and turn her full focus to leading the side as head coach ahead of the 2026/27 season. Gaynor first joined the…
Newcastle Eagles can confirm that the club will not participate in the European North Basketball League (ENBL) during the 2026/27 season. Following three memorable years competing in European basketball, the decision has been taken to focus all the club’s resources and attention on the upcoming Super League Basketball (SLB) campaign. The Eagles have enjoyed a…
Newcastle Eagles have secured the signature of former Manchester Basketball guard/forward Kyle Carey for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. Carey arrives with considerable experience as he enters his seventh season at the highest level of British basketball, having begun his professional career with the London City Royals in 2018. The 6’6 former England…
