The gulf in class between the WBBL’s leading teams and the chasing pack was brutally exposed in Sheffield last night as the homecourt Hatters cruised to a 20-point win against Newcastle Eagles. The visitors, missing head coach Chris Bunten and GB 3×3 star Abby Lowe, endured a slow start and a nightmare finish as Vanessa…
A dreadful Newcastle Eagles performance saw them crash to a woeful 18-point defeat at home to Bristol Flyers, ending their recent BBL revival. Just a week after back-to-back wins over a previously unbeaten London Lions team and a triple-overtime thriller at Cheshire Phoenix, t’was a nightmare before Christmas at the Vertu Motors Arena. Ian MacLeod’s…
At Newcastle Eagles and the Vertu Motors Arena we want to do everything we can to ensure the continued safety of our fans, staff and teams from COVID-19. To protect all of our Eagles family at BBL and WBBL games to safeguard the well-being of the basketball community we are following the Government’s “Plan B”…
WOW, just WOW. In what must rank as one of the most memorable BBL Championship games in the history of both sides, the Newcastle Eagles came away with a memorable road win at Cheshire Phoenix last night. Why was it so memorable? Because it took three five-minute periods of overtime to finally separate one of…
Brilliant Newcastle Eagles booked their place in the 2022 WBBL Cup final on the back of a battling performance against Leicester Riders. Chris Bunten’s new-look roster will face star-studded London Lions at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on January 30. And a repeat of May’s WBBL Play-Off final — live on Sky Sports — presents the Eagles…
Rahmon Fletcher ripped up the form book and rolled back the years as Newcastle Eagles finally kickstarted their season with a 12-point demolition of London Lions. The unstoppable guard added 17 assists and four steals to his game-high 25 points on a night to remember for the Kansas City native. And the savaged Lions limped…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL are one game away from a cup final appearance that could help to transform women’s basketball in the North East. Owner Paul Blake outlined his long-term vision for the sport ahead of Saturday’s semi-final at the Vertu Motors Arena. When Grace Rae and Sophie Hawkins combined for 34 points at women’s basketball…
London Lions gave Newcastle Eagles a lesson in total team basketball as the title favourites cruised to a sixth straight league win. One of the most talented rosters in WBBL history headed to the North East without Holly Winterburn, Leah McDerment and Valentina Klocker. But it mattered little as a team tipped to win this…
As Storm Arwen raged across the North East, Newcastle Eagles’ fans were desperately hoping for the winds of change. A near fully-fit roster and back-to-back wins meant a familiar air of optimism filled a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena prior to tip-off. But two hours later and Newcastle had been blown away by fierce rivals Sheffield…
