The date for our previously unscheduled BBL Cup Group Stage tip-off against Sheffield Sharks has now been set for Tuesday 17 November 2020 with a 7pm tip-off. Live Stream Virtual Tickets are on sale now from our box office:
What a sensational start to the season for Head Coach Ian Macleod and his Newcastle Eagles as they moved to 2 – 0 in their BBL Group after a superb road win down in Leicester. In a battle of two of the powerhouses of British basketball it was Newcastle that came up big down the…
Below-strength Newcastle Eagles surrendered a first half lead as Nottingham Wildcats opened up their WBBL Cup campaign with a comfortable 64-51 win. The North Group tie was too close to call after the opening 20 minutes with the visitors edging ahead 32-31. But a Newcastle roster missing five front line players tired badly after the…
Returning favourite Ali Gorrell can’t wait to get back to business when the long overdue Women’s British Basketball League season finally tips off this weekend. But the Newcastle Eagles guard confessed she’s never gone into a competitive game without a single pre-season clash under her belt. And Gorrell admitted today’s WBBL Cup tie at Nottingham…
Welcome back British Basketball League! A stunning game of intense high-energy basketball saw Newcastle Eagles win the first game of the new season down in London. What an absolute thriller it was as The Eagles picked up where they left off last season. The last game of the 2019/20 season way back in March saw…
Newcastle Eagles will finally tip-off the delayed BBL season with a tough clash at London Lions on Sunday. The fixture is the first of six mouthwatering ties in a talent-stacked Group 3 of the remodelled BBL Cup. Newcastle face the Lions, Leicester Riders and fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks home and away — with the top…
Chris Bunten has added a surprise name to his Newcastle Eagles roster after landing Jorjah Smith just two-and-a-half weeks before this season’s big WBBL tip-off. On the day that the new fixture list was finally revealed, nobody expected another new face to jet into Tyneside. But it seems Bunten has been working on a deal…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL team will tip-off their 2020-21 season away in the Cup group stages at Nottingham Wildcats on Saturday 7 November 2020. This will be the seventh season of the Women’s British Basketball League and the third since the Tyne and Wear women’s franchise became Eagles. Head coach Chris Bunten’s new roster of Eagles…
Last week the British Basketball League (BBL) confirmed they are able to get their 2020-21 season underway following assurances from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) that appropriate support will be made available. Full details of the support expected from the Government is still to be confirmed but the assurance has meant…
