Newcastle Eagles fourth signing announcement sees 26-year-old Kyle Williams return, not just to the BBL but to the Vertu Motors Arena, for a second spell with the club. “I’m excited to come back to the Eagles. Newcastle is like home to me”, said Williams. “I can’t wait to be with my teammates and the fans!…
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…
The countdown to the next British Basketball League (BBL) season has official begun as the league have today confirmed the 2021-22 fixtures. Our Eagles look to pick-up where they left off with a double-winning campaign, which saw them lift both the BBL Cup and Play-Offs trophies. After a delayed start last year, the 2021-22 season…
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…
RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 2022: MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW THE ALL-STAR LINEUP INCLUDES SOME OF BRITAIN’S FUNNIEST COMEDIANS THIS OCTOBER AT THE VERTU MOTORS ARENA! Britain’s Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy, The Chase star Paul Sinha and Mock The Week’s Andy Parsons are all set to perform. An all-star comedy festival is coming to Newcastle’…
After an excellent season where he contributed fully to Newcastle Eagles’ silverware double, the club are delighted to return British small forward Louis Sayers to the Vertu Motors Arena as their third signing for the 2021-22 BBL campaign. Last term he contributed 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists a game, mostly coming from the…
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…
Ex-Plymouth Raider and London City Royal Matt Scott returns to the BBL as Newcastle Eagles confirm their second new signing and head coach Ian MacLeod’s 2021-22 roster begins to take shape. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Scott lit the BBL up in his short UK stint in 2019-20. At London City Royals he averaged 20.3…
In partnership with Newcastle City Council and StreetGames our Eagles Community Foundation are pleased to announce the return of our FREE basketball and multi-sport camps as part of Newcastle’s Best Summer Ever for 2021. Camps take place at the Vertu Motors Arena every Friday from 30 July to 3 September from 9am to 1pm and include a…
