Ice queen Chloe Gaynor stayed cool under pressure to fire Newcastle into the semi-finals of this season’s WBBL Trophy. The Eagles centre showed nerves of steel as she converted a crucial mid-range jumper four seconds from time. And hosts Essex Rebels were left stunned after fighting back from a 20-point deficit only to lose a…
Chloe Gaynor promised Newcastle’s powerful frontcourt trio will put the ‘Big’ into The Big One as top-flight women’s basketball takes centre stage this Friday. The homecourt Eagles host high flying Leicester Riders looking to set a WBBL attendance record for the second successive season. And all eyes will be on Gaynor and fellow bigs Nette…
After their record breaking 99 – 72 victory last time on court, the Newcastle Eagles Women’s team return to WBBL action with a trip to Manchester Met Mystics this afternoon. The 99 points is the most a Newcastle side has ever recorded in their history and has increased the confidence in the camp that Head…
Although there were only two games in the WBBL Championship last weekend, there was still plenty of room for standout performances and this week’s All-Star Five sees a trio of Newcastle Eagles in starting spots with two more on the bench Marina Fernandez was on fire against the Wolves with an incredible performance all over the…
A comedy night held in the Vertu Motors Arena Brian Manning Suite run by networking group Golf in the City (GITC) has raised £500 for the Newcastle Eagles Academy. Marc Millar from North Wealth Management, Senior Partner Practice of St. James’s Place Wealth Management and founder of GITC, visited the Vertu Motors Arena this week…
Straight after our Eagles got their win over the Plymouth City Patriots, The BBL Show filmed their latest episode on the Vertu Motors Arena court. It was the Eagles edition of the popular podcast, recently rebooted as a YouTube show, hosted by its founding presenters and former BBL players Drew Lasker and Jay Marriott. Lasker’s…
Instrumental in our Eagles picking up their first win of the WBBL season, Katie Nolan has been rewarded with her first starting spot in the league’s All-Star Five. Our newly recruited 6’1″ centre flew into Tyneside straight out of Seton Hill where she averaged a double-double. Nolan already picked up the game MVP title as…
Newcastle Eagles take a trip into the unknown tonight as they tackle Scotland’s rebooted franchise in a hotly anticipated WBBL season-opener. The newly-branded Caledonia Gladiators feature North East hoops legend and Great Britain star Chantelle Handy in a star-studded roster. And Newcastle’s Chloe Gaynor — who is back from injury and on limited minutes —…
The Chloe Gaynor connection has helped Newcastle Eagles WBBL land one of British basketball’s most exciting emerging talents. Zoe Willis joins Noelia Cacheiro’s new-look roster following a hugely successful four-year spell Stateside. And the Essex-born guard will be reunited with former Barking Abbey team-mate Gaynor after ruling out a move to London Lions. “Chloe is…
