High-energy and a positive outlook will pace Newcastle Eagles WBBL next season as the 2021 playoff finalists look to convert potential into silverware. That’s the verdict of new signing Ebony Horton after the GB Under 23 3×3 star swapped Manchester for Tyneside. The former Mystics guard has been testing her mettle against USA, Netherlands, Israel…
Marina Fernandez hopes Spanish eyes will be smiling on a long-awaited WBBL return as the Barcelona-based forward prepares to put her injury nightmare to bed. The talented six-footer snapped her Achilles tendon with seconds of her Newcastle Eagles WBBL debut remaining last autumn. And after just one appearance in a black and white vest a…
After an excellent season where he contributed fully to Newcastle Eagles’ silverware double, the club are delighted to return British small forward Louis Sayers to the Vertu Motors Arena as their third signing for the 2021-22 BBL campaign. Last term he contributed 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists a game, mostly coming from the…
Maddy McVicar is predicting another breakout year for women’s basketball across the UK after confirming her return to the Vertu Motors Arena. And the US guard hopes Newcastle Eagles WBBL will ‘get lucky’ this season on the back of a campaign beset by injuries and player exits. The all-action playmaker struck up an unstoppable backcourt…
Ex-Plymouth Raider and London City Royal Matt Scott returns to the BBL as Newcastle Eagles confirm their second new signing and head coach Ian MacLeod’s 2021-22 roster begins to take shape. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Scott lit the BBL up in his short UK stint in 2019-20. At London City Royals he averaged 20.3…
Abby Lowe is chasing more Eagles highs after committing her immediate future to Newcastle’s exciting WBBL roster. Head coach Chris Bunten has been quick to return one of the hottest properties in British basketball as he builds a team capable of finishing in the top four. And Lowe, who saw her reputation soar during a…
Newcastle Eagles have landed their first signing of the season and it’s an exciting one to tip things off. A new Eagle, but not a new face to the BBL or Vertu Motors Arena. Corey Johnson makes the jump to Tyneside after two successful seasons at league champions Leicester Riders. The 6’5” shooting guard is…
Lisa Koop and Mante Kvederaviciute insist they’re already missing their Newcastle ‘family’ after sealing bittersweet mid-season moves to Germany. The experienced internationals were granted permission to link up with heavyweight DBBL franchise TKH Hanover last week. And after withdrawing from the Newcastle Eagles WBBL squad that clinched a thrilling overtime win against Oaklands Wolves, the…
Ian MacLeod has reassured Newcastle fans that the Eagles camp remains fully focused on the task in hand against a backdrop of growing anxiety and disruption related to COVID-19. Fresh fixture postponements across the BBL, coupled with the decision to switch the venue for Newcastle’s cup semi-final against Leicester Riders tonight, are evidence of the…
