Newcastle Eagles can officially confirm they have retained their talisman, Josh Ward-Hibbert, for the 2026/27 season. Heading into his 11th top-flight season in British basketball, and his fourth at the Eagles, the 6’5 guard will play a prominent role in head coach Marc Steutel’s roster. “Josh is an integral part of what we want to…
In its first announcement for the 2026/27 season, Newcastle Eagles can confirm that guard Mitch Clarke remains with the club to feature in its Super League Basketball (SLB) roster. The multi-year term of Clarke’s contract at the club was exclusively revealed at the Eagles’ exclusive season ticket holders event back in March, but now, as…
Newcastle Eagles Academy has returned to the top tier of performance basketball after its partnership with Newcastle College secured a place in the country’s top five. Following three years competing in the College Basketball League, the Newcastle College Eagles have been recognised by Basketball England as one of the best academy programmes in the country and…
Newcastle Eagles and its official fan association, Newcastle Eagles All-In, are working together to celebrate the club’s 30th anniversary this year by inviting supporters to help create new merchandise for the upcoming season. Fans can submit ideas for a wide range of items, from apparel items, like t-shirts and hoodies, to accessories, such as scarves,…
This September, 2026, Newcastle Eagles celebrates its ‘pearl’ 30th anniversary season, since becoming Eagles in 1996. To commemorate this moment in the club’s history and following the official announcement of the retirement of Darius Defoe, who spent his entire professional career at the club over 22 of those seasons, we’ve brought our team photo archive…
The Newcastle Hoops 4 Health Finals took place on Friday 24 April, delivering an exciting celebration of school sport and highlighting the positive impact of community partnerships and youth engagement initiatives supported by Newcastle Hospitals Charity. Held at the Vertu Arena, the event brought together pupils from four local schools for an unforgettable opportunity to…
Newcastle Eagles men’s head coach Marc Steutel will swap basketball court sidelines for streets of the North East this off-season by taking on the AJ Bell Great North Run. As coach Steutel handed out the final player award at the End of Season Supporters Night on Thursday, 14 May, fans took to the stage to…
It was a glittering and memorable night in the Vertu Arena last Thursday, 14 May, as the faithful Newcastle Eagles fanbase came together with players of both the Men’s and Women’s teams, staff and volunteers, to celebrate the end of the 2025-26 season and one Eagle in particular. There were tears and fond memories aplenty…
Newcastle Eagles and the Eagles Community Foundation have joined together with their counterparts across the North East in joining a global movement for gender equity in sport. Eight of the region’s most influential sporting, political, and educational institutions united on Sunday at Durham Cricket Ground in a historic multi-signing of the International Working Group (IWG)…
The partnership between Newcastle Eagles and Vertu will continue into the 2026/27 season and beyond thanks to a new multi-year agreement between Britain’s most successful basketball team and the UK’s fourth-largest automotive retailer group. The extension means the partnership, which dates back to 2014 as one of the most long-standing relationships in British basketball, will…
Since February 2020, the Great Britain Men’s team has enjoyed some of their best moments at Newcastle’s Vertu Arena. In eight international games played in front of one of the most passionate basketball cities in the country, GB have beaten established nations such as Greece, Czechia and the current FIBA EuroBasket champions Germany at the…
Tickets are on sale for the Great Britain Men’s team’s FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifier against Italy in Newcastle at the Vertu Arena next month. The game, which will take place on 27 February (7.30pm), is GB’s third in the competition’s First Round Group D after November’s narrow loss to Lithuania in London and…
Newcastle Eagles and Vertu have agreed to continue a decade-long partnership, which has supported community initiatives, introduced thousands of young people to basketball and helped drive the Eagles to become the most successful British basketball team of all time. Over the last 10 years, Vertu has expanded its sponsorship from providing a small number of…
Let the EuroBasket celebrations begin — that’s the message from proud playcaller Marc Steutel as glory-hunting Great Britain wrap up Group F on Tyneside tonight. The hosts face Czechia at the Vertu Motors Arena with their ticket already stamped for August’s championship tournament. And after Friday’s nailbiting win in Holland secured qualification with a game…
One month from today, Great Britain will return to the Vertu Motors Arena to take on Czechia in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Monday 24 February at 7:30pm. This will be the eighth time the home of Newcastle Eagles has hosted the national team and follows historic games recent years against basketball powerhouses of…
Long-time supporters of Newcastle Eagles basketball club and the Eagles Community Foundation, Robertson Homes recently donated two days of volunteering to refresh the Vertu Motors Arena ready for the new season. The arena, which is owned and operated by the Foundation, was in need of a lick of paint this summer after recent years of…
Big time international basketball returns to the North East next year after Great Britain confirmed plans to revisit its popular Newcastle base. The Vertu Motors Arena has become a home from home for the senior men’s roster with bumper crowds backing the national team on Tyneside. And with Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller Marc Steutel…
This week at the Vertu Motors Arena we will be taking donations for Feeding Families, the North East-based charity hat offers support, hope and security to those experiencing food poverty. At this difficult time of the year for so many people and in tough economic times across the board, the Eagles family want to ensure that…
Newcastle Eagles can officially confirm they have retained their talisman, Josh Ward-Hibbert, for the 2026/27 season. Heading into his 11th top-flight season in British basketball, and his fourth at the Eagles, the 6’5 guard will play a prominent role in head coach Marc Steutel’s roster. “Josh is an integral part of what we want to…
In its first announcement for the 2026/27 season, Newcastle Eagles can confirm that guard Mitch Clarke remains with the club to feature in its Super League Basketball (SLB) roster. The multi-year term of Clarke’s contract at the club was exclusively revealed at the Eagles’ exclusive season ticket holders event back in March, but now, as…
This September, 2026, Newcastle Eagles celebrates its ‘pearl’ 30th anniversary season, since becoming Eagles in 1996. To commemorate this moment in the club’s history and following the official announcement of the retirement of Darius Defoe, who spent his entire professional career at the club over 22 of those seasons, we’ve brought our team photo archive…
Newcastle Eagles men’s head coach Marc Steutel will swap basketball court sidelines for streets of the North East this off-season by taking on the AJ Bell Great North Run. As coach Steutel handed out the final player award at the End of Season Supporters Night on Thursday, 14 May, fans took to the stage to…
It was a glittering and memorable night in the Vertu Arena last Thursday, 14 May, as the faithful Newcastle Eagles fanbase came together with players of both the Men’s and Women’s teams, staff and volunteers, to celebrate the end of the 2025-26 season and one Eagle in particular. There were tears and fond memories aplenty…
Ahead of this coming Thursday 14th May’s 2025/26 End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Thursday. This season culmination event is…
So, the hoped for miracle did not unsurprisingly occur. Newcastle Eagles going out at the first stage of the play-offs to the all-conquering London Lions 88-69 on the night and 178-141 on aggregate. A heavy sounding and looking defeat over the two-legs but so many mitigating circumstances. Eagles had to play the first leg at…
As Newcastle Eagles prepared to face London Lions in the Super League Basketball (SLB) Play-Offs Quarter-Finals on Friday 1 May 2026, fans were being revved-up for the action in an all-new way for the sport. In the final count down to tip-off, the remote control Vertu Ford known as ‘Vrummie’, driven by a mini-Swoop the…
After Friday’s first leg SLB playoff quarter-final in the Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles trail by 18-points following their 90-72 loss against London Lions. On the face of it a seemingly impossible task awaits them at Crystal Palace on Sunday night at 7:00pm. Eagles though will travel with heart and desire to at least give a…
Newcastle Eagles Academy has returned to the top tier of performance basketball after its partnership with Newcastle College secured a place in the country’s top five. Following three years competing in the College Basketball League, the Newcastle College Eagles have been recognised by Basketball England as one of the best academy programmes in the country and…
The Newcastle Hoops 4 Health Finals took place on Friday 24 April, delivering an exciting celebration of school sport and highlighting the positive impact of community partnerships and youth engagement initiatives supported by Newcastle Hospitals Charity. Held at the Vertu Arena, the event brought together pupils from four local schools for an unforgettable opportunity to…
Newcastle Eagles and the Eagles Community Foundation have joined together with their counterparts across the North East in joining a global movement for gender equity in sport. Eight of the region’s most influential sporting, political, and educational institutions united on Sunday at Durham Cricket Ground in a historic multi-signing of the International Working Group (IWG)…
The Harry & Janice Banks Foundation has announced a new funding partnership with Eagles Community Foundation to support the delivery of youth basketball programmes designed to engage, inspire, and empower young people across the region. This investment will enable the Foundation to expand access to structured basketball sessions, coaching, and development opportunities for children and…
Ahead of the Newcastle Eagles tip-off on Friday 1 May 2026, representatives from the club’s men’s and women’s teams, fans, staff and volunteers, Academy and all Eagles Community Foundation junior clubs right across the region came together to join and show support for the Become The Bridge campaign. Become The Bridge from the North East…
The partnership between Newcastle Eagles and Vertu will continue into the 2026/27 season and beyond thanks to a new multi-year agreement between Britain’s most successful basketball team and the UK’s fourth-largest automotive retailer group. The extension means the partnership, which dates back to 2014 as one of the most long-standing relationships in British basketball, will…
The Newcastle Hoops 4 Health Tournament brought energy, teamwork and community spirit to the Vertu Arena on Tuesday 31 March, with vital support from Newcastle Hospitals Charity helping to make the event possible. A total of 12 schools and 28 teams took part, engaging more than 224 young people from across the city in a…
Eagles Community Foundation and Northumbria Healthcare Bright Charity are celebrating 13th anniversary of their long-running partnership. The two North East charities have worked together since the start of 2013 to engage young people with informative sessions about exercise and healthy lifestyles through the Eagles’ award-winning Hoops 4 Health initiative. Bright Charity directly support their native…
North East sports clubs and foundations, together with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and the North East Housing Partnership, are coming together to make sure that no child is left on the sidelines with the launch of a new campaign to raise funds to provide sporting opportunities for children across the region. The Together Through…
It was a glittering and memorable night in the Vertu Arena last Thursday, 14 May, as the faithful Newcastle Eagles fanbase came together with players of both the Men’s and Women’s teams, staff and volunteers, to celebrate the end of the 2025-26 season and one Eagle in particular. There were tears and fond memories aplenty…
Ahead of this coming Thursday 14th May’s 2025/26 End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Thursday. This season culmination event is…
Newcastle Eagles 2025/26 season came to a heart-breaking end down in St. Albans on Saturday night. After a season where so often Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her players rose above adversity, they just failed to find one more special moment of resilience. Oaklands Wolves taking a might close thrilling encounter 72-68 on the night…
Beaten but not bowed in their last two games is the overall feeling for Newcastle Eagles as they go into Saturday’s one-off quarter-final SLB playoff tie against Oaklands Wolves. Two weeks ago, Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side travelled to Oaklands and lost 81-76 in a close affair. Had the Eagles won that game and for…
The partnership between Newcastle Eagles and Vertu will continue into the 2026/27 season and beyond thanks to a new multi-year agreement between Britain’s most successful basketball team and the UK’s fourth-largest automotive retailer group. The extension means the partnership, which dates back to 2014 as one of the most long-standing relationships in British basketball, will…
Newcastle Eagles went into their final regular season game of the season against Caledonia Gladiators knowing that they could not improve on their fifth place standing in the SLB. In the end a 92-73 loss against the League’s second top side mattered little. It was only in the latter stages of the match-up that Caledonia…
In the end due to results elsewhere this was a meaningless game but only in terms of final League placings. On the court both teams certainly played with meaning and gave their all in the full forty minutes. A game where both teams were close for a lengthy period until the final quarter. Those ten…
Newcastle Eagles go into Saturday night’s crucial clash with Caledonia Gladiators at the Vertu Arena knowing it is a must win game if they are to clinch a top four end of regular season placing. That would then give them a home quarter-final tie in the one-off play-off series. Home advantage is much coveted by…
Newcastle Eagles just came up short on Saturday evening down in St. Albans against the Oaklands Wolves after a really good all-round effort. Their 81-76 loss denting their hopes of a top four finish in the SLBW Championship but not completely ending them. Newcastle now need to beat Caledonia next Saturday night at home in…
