A star of the NCAA Division 1 University of Notre Dame, a major college of the powerhouse Atlantic Coast Conference, Rex Pflueger will begin his professional career at Newcastle Eagles. The 24-year-old had a stellar five year career with ‘The Fighting Irish’, during which he broke the school record for games played featuring 141 times…
Louis Sayers becomes Newcastle Eagles’ fifth confirmed signing of the summer and their second new arrival. Sayers will be entering his seventh BBL season despite being only 28-years-old. After completing his apprenticeship in the EBL with Reading Rockets and Hemel Storm, Sayers first entered the BBL with Plymouth Raiders back in 2013-14, where he stayed for…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to confirm power forward Darius Defoe has put pen to paper on a deal for an incredible 17th successive season with the club. The veteran player been present for every one of the club’s 25 title wins, the only Eagles player to achieve this feat following the departure of his former coach…
Following the re-signing of Rahmon Fletcher, the Eagles have swooped to bring in a backcourt partner for their veteran point guard. The name and face should be familiar to BBL fans as he played for Worcester Wolves last season in his rookie professional campaign. Cortez Edwards who was a ‘Golden Eagle’ at NCAA Division 1…
After Newcastle Eagles linked up with new sponsor GiveToLocal earlier this week – to support all levels of basketball in the North East from junior level to elite men – the club has revealed the first signing of a new era. A new era but a familiar face as once again the Eagles return the…
CJ Gettys has announced that he will be following in a former Eagle’s footsteps by leaving the BBL to play in Japan. The move echoes that of fellow Eagles fan-favourite Joe Chapman, who signed for Japanese side Bambitious Nara in the early 2010’s after the first of his two stints on Tyneside. The 7-foot centre, who was…
Celebrating 25 years of Newcastle Basketball, 25 trophies won and our 25th Eagles team, we are proud to introduce our 2020-21 BBL and WBBL season kit. In 1995 top-flight British Basketball made Newcastle its home as the ‘Comets’, taking to the court in an iconic pinstripe uniform. We proudly celebrate the history of our basketball…
Britain’s most successful BBL franchise has partnered with innovative sport service GiveToLocal in a move set to benefit basketball across the board. Newcastle Eagles has announced grassroots sport organisation GiveToLocal is the club’s new main sponsor. And a wide-ranging partnership will see GiveToLocal actively support basketball in the North East at every level – from…
After being announced as full-time head coach, Ian MacLeod has wasted no time in signing up his first player for next season’s roster. It won’t come as a huge surprise to most that the first name to be confirmed is veteran point guard Drew Lasker. The 37-year-old is very much a part of the fixture…
