Chris Bunten insists his WBBL players are in the best shape possible ahead of this season’s double assault on silverware – thanks to his latest trip to the US! The Newcastle Eagles playcaller’s dual role as Northumbria University Sport’s head of recruitment meant he was on the other side of the Atlantic scouting new talent…
Rodney Glasgow Jr has lifted the lid on the biggest battle of his basketball career after finally securing his coveted British passport. The talented playmaker feared he had reached the point of no return in his bid to represent Newcastle Eagles in the BBL Championship. But Glasgow Jr admitted he was overwhelmed by the support…
After an exciting January in the BBL, one of the first monthly awards of the new decade has gone, for the second month in a row, to our big man CJ Gettys. Seven foot centre CJ Gettys has scooped the Molten BBL Player of the Month for January, which always looked likely as he made…
It was a superb weekend for Newcastle Eagles with two great wins to keep their BBL Championship hopes on track as well as putting one foot in the BBL Trophy Final, writes Jeff King. It means they go into another big game this weekend in great heart. Veteran forward Darius Defoe was at the heart…
Every two years the Lord Mayor of Newcastle hosts their Design Awards for buildings and projects that have made outstanding contributions to our community and the city across eight award categories. At this year’s ceremony last Thursday night, our Eagles Community Arena won both the community value and social accessibility category and went on to…
Today GB Basketball named their 24-man squad for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers with an Eagle on the roster. Our Eagles Community Arena plays host to the Great Britain against Germany game on Monday 24 February 2020 and a number of the players suiting up for GB will find the venue a familiar court…
Well known Newcastle-based basketball coach Marc Steutel will step up to act as head coach for Great Britain’s February FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifying window, including the Germany game at the Eagles Community Arena on February 24. Head coach Nate Reinking is unavailable for the GB Men’s games against Montenegro away and Germany in Newcastle later…
Our BBL team’s scheduled for the remaining Championship fixtures is now locked-in as our ‘floating game’ against the Leicester Riders is confirmed for Friday 20 March 2020.
Stifling defence and big game experience helped St Bede’s clinch a fourth South Tyneside Hoops 4 Health title in front of a capacity crowd at the Eagles Community Arena. The pre-tournament favourites conceded for the first time on their way to a hard fought 4-2 semi-final win against Stanhope Primary. But a single basket was…
