GB Basketball

Newcastle Eagles/GB Basketball

July 17, 2024

Professional Men’s League License Awarded to Premier Basketball Limited

The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed a three-year license has been awarded to a consortium of British clubs for the professional men’s basketball league in Great Britain. The BBF revoked the license from Basketball League Limited (the operating company of the BBL) following breaches in the license after the 23/24 Season concluded. The…

BBL

Men

July 17, 2024

BBF Statement: League Operating License

The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed the award of an interim licence to operate the men’s professional basketball league in Great Britain. The three-year licence has been awarded to Premier Basketball Limited, a company formed by a consortium of British clubs. The previous agreement, with Basketball League Limited (BLL), was terminated by the…

Basketball League Limited

Men

June 14, 2024

Club Statement: British Basketball League

Following the announcement by the British Basketball Federation, the governing body of Basketball League Ltd (BBL), to terminate the current operational professional league licence, we have taken the decision to issue the following statement. In what has been a very challenging period in recent times, the decision to act by the BBF has been accepted…

Basketball League Limited

Men

February 29, 2024

ENBL Preview: Eagles Men vs Bakken Bears

A pain-free Scott Spencer is poised to play a key role in Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ high-pressure run-in as big time European basketball returns to the North East. The US star has missed the bulk of his rookie campaign with the men in black after suffering a painful back injury in pre-season. But after successful…

Bakken Bears

Men

January 23, 2024

New Eagles Partnership Takes Off

Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are on cloud nine after agreeing the latest in a series of high-profile partnerships this season. Newcastle International Airport has already played a key role in the club’s ambitious move into European competition, and the Eagles’ bosses are delighted to confirm the award-winning gateway to hundreds of global destinations is now…

Airport

Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel is priming the GB team for the future.

Men

June 5, 2023

Steutel Is New National Team Boss

Newcastle playcaller Marc Steutel insists his appointment as Great Britain’s permanent head coach aligns perfectly with a burning ambition to build on the Eagles’ proud legacy. The highly-rated playcaller came through a rigorous interview process before national team bosses rubber-stamped his role over the weekend. And Steutel — who led GB to landmark wins against…

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Men

April 5, 2023

Mockford Calls Time On GB Career

Ben Mockford insists he has no regrets after revealing the time is right to step down from senior international basketball. The Newcastle Eagles guard has been one of the first names on Marc Steutel’s Great Britain team sheet in recent years. And the duo reprised that successful working relationship at club level last summer when…

Ben Mockford

Men

May 15, 2022

Steutel’s Hoops Journey Comes Full Circle

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Marc Steutel has realised his long-held dream of coaching Newcastle Eagles. As Simon Rushworth discovers, the playcaller’s deep affinity with the BBL’s most successful franchise always made him a perfect fit. Had it not been for the persistence and persuasiveness of one of the most familiar faces in…

BBL

Men

May 13, 2022

Marc Steutel Confirmed As New Eagles BBL Head Coach

Marc Steutel is ‘overjoyed’ to take on one of the biggest jobs in British basketball after landing a dream return to Newcastle Eagles. And the ambitious playcaller has pledged to deliver a team that the club’s fans can be proud of as he bids to put the men in black back where they belong. Steutel…

BBL