Newcastle Eagles and the Vertu Motors Arena are excited to be hosting more international basketball next month as Great Britain’s men return for their next World Cup 2023 qualifier. On Monday 28 February the national team will face Belarus in Newcastle as they look to build on their red-hot home form. The GB team are delighted to…
On Thursday 25 November 2021 we were proud to host Great Britain vs Greece in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. GB won the thriller of a game 78-69 in front of a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena. Take a look at some of the photos captured from this momentous night of international basketball at the…
Super Ted Okereafor paced Great Britain to another dramatic win on Tyneside as Marc Steutel’s men scripted a Greek tragedy for the ages. A sell-out crowd witnessed a World Cup thriller as the home side followed up last February’s shock win against Germany with another famous victory in Newcastle. And it was record-breaking guard Okereafor…
Tickets are completely sold out for the GB vs Greece FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifier at the Vertu Motors Arena, but fans can still see all the action live and for free on BBC Sport. The build-up coverage starts on from 6:20pm with tip-off at 6:30pm on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer. Acting head…
Hoops hero Dan Clark insists he never gets bored of pulling on the Great Britain vest. And ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifier against European heavyweights Greece, ‘Mr GB’ revealed he’s relishing a swift return to Tyneside. Clark has collected more than a century of caps for his country during a glittering career in…
There has never been a better time to get behind British basketball and help fire the resurgent men’s national team towards World Cup glory. That’s the verdict of acting GB head coach Marc Steutel ahead of this month’s eye-catching qualifier against European powerhouse Greece at the city’s Vertu Motors Arena. GB tackle a Greek side…
International basketball returns to the Vertu Motors Arena next month as Great Britain face Greece. The home of Newcastle Eagles will host the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifier on Thursday 25 November at 6:30pm and tickets are available to purchase now from the Newcastle Eagles Box Office. Last time GB played at home in the UK…
This week two well-known faces of the Eagles are in FIBA 3×3 U23 Nations League action as WBBL player Abby Lowe and Eagles Academy graduate, now with Princeton Tigers, Tosan Evbuomwan are competing for Great Britain in Israel. Lowe, who wears number 4 for GB, was recently awarded the title of Most Improved Player in the club’s…
Rex Pflueger is ‘excited’ about the future of British basketball as the dual national Newcastle Eagles star prepares to take his international bow tonight. And ahead of a mouthwatering EuroBasket qualifier against France, acting head coach Marc Steutel revealed his latest call-up was always destined to wear a Great Britain vest. Pflueger, whose late mother…
