The Newcastle Eagles, in conjunction with the Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) and Northumbria University, are launching the Eagles Girls Development Plan (EGDP). The EGDP, which aims to increase the participation of girls playing in basketball in the Tyne & Wear area, will be overseen by Team Northumbria Women’s head coach Josh Merrington. Team Northumbria Women…
In preparation for the new season Leeds Carnegie Basketball will take on BBL giants Newcastle Eagles in a friendly match at the Leeds Metropolitan University Arena. The game is scheduled for Saturday 14th September at 7:30pm. Newcastle are the most successful club in British basketball history having won the league title five out of the…
Your Newcastle Eagles are pleased to announce the details of our first pre-season games against Team Northumbria and Team USA Select. Game 1 will take place at Northumbria University Sport Central on Monday 9th September 2013. Doors will open at 7pm with match tip-off at 8pm. Seating is limited for this game, advance purchases are…
As momentum builds towards the beginning of the new season the BBL have taken the exciting step of launching a new dedicated platform for British Basketball fans to enjoy full HD quality live games throughout the 2013/14 season. BBL TV will initially bring league pass holders access to 30 live games during the season using…
The Eagles new look 2013-14 side finally sees the return of two familiar faces in the ‘Prince’ Charles Smith and Darius Defoe. Both players have spent over a decade at the club, Smith entering his 11th season with the Eagles, an ever present at the club since 1999. Defoe enters his 12th season in a…
The Eagles have finally agreed terms to bring back the explosive Seton Hall point guard Paul Gause to the North East, following a season away from the club in Slovakia and Morocco. Gause was part of the 2011-12 quadruple winning Eagles, averaging 15 points per game for the Tyneside franchise. During his time at the…
St Aloysius crowned Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions! St Aloysius RC Primary School from Hebburn, South Tyneside is Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions winning a nail biting contest in overtime vs. Scotland. The event took place in one of basketball’s biggest stage in the Basketball 2012 Olympic Copper Box venue. The Copper Box hosted the first international…
St Aloysius RC Primary from South Tyneside were earlier today crowned Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions after defeating Scotland prior to the GB Senior Men’s International game at the Copper Box. This is the South Tyneside school’s fourth title after previously being crowned South Tyneside, Regional and English Champions. The team will be honored at the…
Cardinal Hume School hosts a week of basketball! Summer is not over yet and there are still plenty of opportunities to get on the court. Cardinal Hume School in Gateshead will be the home for a week of basketball. These are fun days for beginners or experienced players. Boys & Girls Welcome. At the end…
