In its first announcement for the 2026/27 season, Newcastle Eagles can confirm that guard Mitch Clarke remains with the club to feature in its Super League Basketball (SLB) roster. The multi-year term of Clarke’s contract at the club was exclusively revealed at the Eagles’ exclusive season ticket holders event back in March, but now, as…
This September, 2026, Newcastle Eagles celebrates its ‘pearl’ 30th anniversary season, since becoming Eagles in 1996. To commemorate this moment in the club’s history and following the official announcement of the retirement of Darius Defoe, who spent his entire professional career at the club over 22 of those seasons, we’ve brought our team photo archive…
Newcastle Eagles men’s head coach Marc Steutel will swap basketball court sidelines for streets of the North East this off-season by taking on the AJ Bell Great North Run. As coach Steutel handed out the final player award at the End of Season Supporters Night on Thursday, 14 May, fans took to the stage to…
It was a glittering and memorable night in the Vertu Arena last Thursday, 14 May, as the faithful Newcastle Eagles fanbase came together with players of both the Men’s and Women’s teams, staff and volunteers, to celebrate the end of the 2025-26 season and one Eagle in particular. There were tears and fond memories aplenty…
Ahead of this coming Thursday 14th May’s 2025/26 End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Thursday. This season culmination event is…
So, the hoped for miracle did not unsurprisingly occur. Newcastle Eagles going out at the first stage of the play-offs to the all-conquering London Lions 88-69 on the night and 178-141 on aggregate. A heavy sounding and looking defeat over the two-legs but so many mitigating circumstances. Eagles had to play the first leg at…
After Friday’s first leg SLB playoff quarter-final in the Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles trail by 18-points following their 90-72 loss against London Lions. On the face of it a seemingly impossible task awaits them at Crystal Palace on Sunday night at 7:00pm. Eagles though will travel with heart and desire to at least give a…
At the end of a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball only one thing really counted. The all-conquering London Lions came into the Vertu Arena for the first leg of the SLB playoff quarter-final and left with an 18-point lead to defend at Crystal Palace on Sunday night. It means the Lions already SLB Trophy, Cup…
It’s SLB play-off basketball on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. Newcastle Eagles going into a two-legged quarter-final tie against the regular season champions London Lions who have won three competitions already this season. That included one against Eagles with a 74-68 win in The Trophy Final back on February 1st. That’s one of six…
