An explosive end to a tight contest from the home team from Thessaloniki sealed a bonfire night disappointment for the Newcastle Eagles after they sparkled early on and threatened to come away from Greece with a big win. In the end the fireworks produced by Iraklis were too hot for The Eagles to handle as…
It’s a Bonfire Night spectacular for the Newcastle Eagles as they tip-off their second European North Basketball Group stage game in Greece on Wednesday night against Iraklis BC of Thessaloniki. It promises to be a cracker of a game in a white-hot explosive arena that will test Marc Steutel’s men. Both teams have already played…
Newcastle Eagles have added to their front court power by signing the versatile and athletic 6’7 forward Gus Okafor. The 26-year-old American-Nigerian flies in to Newcastle after leaving Penarol Mar Del Plata of the highly-rated top-flight Argentinian La Liga. “I’m really excited to be joining the Eagles and can’t wait to play in front of…
The Newcastle Eagles tipped off their third successive European North Basketball League campaign on Tuesday night in The Vertu Arena. Their opponents and visitors were a familiar rival making their first trip to Newcastle, Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top-flight Oblen League. Newcastle had actually crossed swords with The Poles twice last season in the 2024/25…
The Newcastle Eagles begin their third campaign in Europe with Tuesday night’s home opener in their 2025/26 European North Basketball League group game. Their opponents are Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top professional basketball league. In their first two seasons of ENBL competition Newcastle have given an excellent account of themselves and done British Basketball proud…
European North Basketball League (ENBL) officials have confirmed that Greece’s Iraklis BC will come to Tyneside to face our Newcastle Eagles on Wednesday 3 December. The date of the game was set in the summer with the team we would tip-off against previously unannounced and subject to scheduling. Considered one of the most historical teams…
Newcastle Eagles have made their second change to their 2025/26 men’s roster, bringing in 6’4 guard Deion Hammond, who last season played in the German Bundesliga for BG Goettingen. Hammond had a record-breaking college career, averaging double-figure scoring returns in each of his four years at Monmouth University of the Colonial Athletic Association from 2017…
Newcastle Eagles is delighted to officially announced that Newcastle College continue as its men’s team’s main sponsor for the 2025/26 season. The club’s partnership with the college and its higher education arm, Newcastle College University Centre, was celebrated on its sixth anniversary earlier this year with both staff and students regular visitors to the Vertu…
Perhaps no surprise to anyone as head coach Marc Steutel completes his 2025/26 roster with the return of Eagles legend Darius Defoe. The man known as ‘Mr. 28′ will begin an astonishing 22nd season on Tyneside and in top-flight British basketball. Defoe has been a member of every single one of the Eagles’ 28 national…
