Cameron Christon will fly up from Bristol to Newcastle and join Marc Steutel’s new-look Eagles roster for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. The 6’6 former Flyer is the latest to be confirmed for the new campaign tip-off on Tyneside, his fourth season in top-flight British basketball. Christon is well known in the SLB…
Newcastle Eagles’ star Darius Defoe has been awarded the coveted Freedom of Newcastle following a special meeting of the city council. The Eagles and British basketball legend was nominated in recognition of his 22 seasons representing the city with the club and his tireless work in the community. Born in Dominica, Defoe moved to the…
Newcastle Eagles have secured the signature of former Manchester Basketball guard/forward Kyle Carey for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. Carey arrives with considerable experience as he enters his seventh season at the highest level of British basketball, having begun his professional career with the London City Royals in 2018. The 6’6 former England…
Former Youngstown State University Penguins standout Dwayne Cohill is the latest import to land in the Eagles nest for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. The 6’2″ guard arrives in Newcastle for his fourth season as a professional, swapping one set of initials for another as he makes the move from Slovakia’s SBL to…
Newcastle Eagles are pleased to announce their first new import-signing for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season in former Caledonia Gladiators forward Trevond Barnes. After graduating from NCAA Division 1 Hampton University in 2019, 6’9 Barnes spent the 2024/25 season in Scotland with Caledonia, where he averaged 12.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 37.5% from…
Newcastle Eagles will return the hugely popular sharp-shooter Cole Long for a third season in a row, after the Canadian endeared himself to all on Tyneside. Long has become a constant force for the Eagles over the last two campaigns and offers further continuity to head coach Marc Steutel’s roster for the forthcoming season. “I’m…
Newcastle Eagles can officially confirm they have retained their talisman, Josh Ward-Hibbert, for the 2026/27 season. Heading into his 11th top-flight season in British basketball, and his fourth at the Eagles, the 6’5 guard will play a prominent role in head coach Marc Steutel’s roster. “Josh is an integral part of what we want to…
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…
