Our 2019-20 season tips-off with a new-format BBL Cup home clash against Cheshire Phoenix on Friday 20 September at 7:30pm and tickets are on sale now from the all-new Newcastle Eagles Box Office. Ahead of the start to the new campaign our new-look Eagles team take on USA Select, Worcester Wolves and Sheffield Sharks in…
Georgia Ohrdorf has vowed to hit the ground running as the all-action Australian bids to blow away the opposition in her second season in the WBBL. The feisty forward showed flashes of brilliance during her rookie campaign in a Newcastle Eagles vest. But Ohrdorf believes the best is yet to come ahead of next month’s…
The Newcastle Eagles have turned to the entente cordiale and added a bit of Gallic flair to their roster with the signing of the first ever Frenchmen to wear the famous black and white. Sade Aded Hussein is a 6’9” power forward with professional experience in his home country and abroad having played Pro-B and…
The Newcastle Eagles have moved to plug the gap left by the departing Victor Moses who will be plying his trade in Iceland next season by bringing in 6’9” John Mitchell a centre/power forward hailing from The Bronx, New York. This will be Mitchell’s third season as a professional following successful spells in his rookie…
As the 2019-20 Newcastle Eagles BBL team signing announcements continue to roll-out ahead of our first full season in the Eagles Community Arena, we are excited to reveal the first pre-season games to be hosted in our new venue. Three games will give you the chance to see our new squad in action before the…
We are pleased to introduce our brand new innovative ticketing platform for the coming season and beyond, the Newcastle Eagles Box Office. Fans will be able to securely purchase tickets for BBL and WBBL games, as well as other Eagles events, all in one place! In the new system discount vouchers, special offers and golden…
There will be a new face in Toon when Newcastle Eagles come together for the forthcoming season although it’s a face that has appeared in the BBL before. Nick Schlitzer played for Surrey Scorchers back in 2015-6, his rookie year as a professional player. Since then the 6’6” shooting guard has gained experience playing at…
The 2019 World Transplant Games are coming to the North East and our Eagles Community Arena is excited to be the host venue for basketball next week. Thousands of transplant athletes and their friends and family will descend on the region with participants from 59 countries across the world, including Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mongolia and…
Persistence has paid off for Newcastle Eagles WBBL playcaller Chris Bunten after the experienced coach landed long-term target Anja Fuchs-Robetin. Bunten has been trailing the Austrian international for five years – and hosted the forward’s fact-finding trip to Tyneside in 2017. But Fuchs-Robetin has finally opted to pull on the black and white vest as…
