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 were the big winners at this year’s Sport Newcastle Annual Awards Dinner as they walked away with no fewer than three awards. Leading the way was men’s head coach Marc Steutel. The Eagles and GB playcaller won Sport Newcastle Coach of the Year after leading the club to two finals and earning an…
Our 2025 Summer Camps at the Vertu Arena are available to book on the Nest now for ages Under-6 all the way through to Under-18 from 9am to 3pm daily. Whether it’s advancing your game with skills camps led by our performance coaches or just having fun and staying active during the holidays, we’ve got…
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…
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…
A community match made in heaven celebrates its sixth anniversary tonight as two committed North East partners continue to thrive. Newcastle Eagles and Newcastle College rubber-stamped their relationship in January 2019 — just days after British basketball’s most successful club moved into its brand new arena. And six years down the line that partnership has…
Gateshead-based office technology company, SOS Group, is helping Newcastle Eagles soar towards their sustainability goals by supplying Epson heat-free business inkjet technology to the Vertu Motors Arena. The new technology will reduce energy usage and costs for both the basketball club and the Eagles Community Foundation and is already being put to good use. This…
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…
Late last year we shared the untimely loss of Newcastle Eagles’ director and much-loved former player Ken Nottage, who passed away aged 64. On Friday 22nd March, at our Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles men’s tip-off against Surrey Scorchers, the club unveiled the renaming of the Vertu Motors Arena’s East Stand as the Ken Nottage Stand,…
