Abby Lowe came back to haunt Newcastle Eagles as Durham Palatinates eased to an impressive Trophy win in the battle of North East basketball’s WBBL heavyweights. Lowe hit a game high 23 points less than two weeks after swapping the Eagles for the Palatinates in a surprise mid-season move. And there was no 100th career…
Chloe Gaynor is relishing a role demanding greater responsibility as Newcastle Eagles WBBL face the future without their GB stars. The in-form forward has established herself as a key member of Chris Bunten’s starting five following a much-heralded summer switch to Tyneside. And Gaynor has emerged as an increasingly influential on-court leader — setting the…
Seven-times BBL Trophy winners Newcastle Eagles fell at the first hurdle last night as London Lions avenged December’s shock league defeat in style. The damage was done during a desperately disappointing first period as Ian MacLeod’s men paid a heavy price for an inexplicably slow start. And for the second time this season the Eagles…
Newcastle Eagles and the Vertu Motors Arena are excited to be hosting more international basketball next month as Great Britain’s men return for their next World Cup 2023 qualifier. On Monday 28 February the national team will face Belarus in Newcastle as they look to build on their red-hot home form. The GB team are delighted to…
Earlier this season in the BBL Cup the Newcastle Eagles lost five games in a row for the first time since January/February of 2000. A loss tonight in the crucial BBL Trophy clash against London Lions at the Vertu Motors Arena would mean a second losing stretch of five games. That is something that Head…
Newcastle Eagles Under 16 boys laid down a mighty marker after toppling Trafford Magic in Manchester. A standout second quarter underpinned a stunning 85-77 road win as the Eagles executed a near perfect game plan. Newcastle comfortably avenged October’s Vertu Motors Arena loss to the star-studded Magic. And the Eagles are fast emerging as this…
Brandon Peel has warned his former club to prepare for history repeating itself when Newcastle Eagles host London on Friday. The men in black confounded their critics and raised their game on the way to a highlight win against the Lions last month. But Peel and co. face the capital’s big spenders on the back…
Chris Bunten insists his refocused roster can prove the critics wrong after Newcastle Eagles closed out a classy win in Manchester. The visitors were without Ebony Horton and Abby Lowe for the first time this season after the GB 3×3 stars quit the women in black earlier this week. And nobody expected depleted Newcastle to…
Starting from our first WBBL home game of 2022 against Durham Palatinates our Saturday evening tip-offs at the Vertu Motors Arena will be 7:30pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm to allow you more time to take advantage of the cafe bar, check out the club shop and enter “Chuck A Duck” before the game begins….
