Head coach Matt Newby continues to build a very solid, exciting roster for Newcastle Eagles’ Women’s Super League Basketball 2024/25 roster. Part of that is bringing back a core of players who have experienced what it’s like to be part of the Eagles franchise. So it’s a big welcome back to guard Zoe Willis who…
Newcastle Eagles expect pathway poster boy and local hero Sauveur Kande to take giant steps forward during the 2024/25 Super League Basketball (SLB) campaign. The talented small forward has signed for a fourth successive season as a senior professional on Tyneside. And Newcastle head coach Marc Steutel has challenged Kande to realise his potential as…
Newcastle Eagles Women’s Super League Basketball squad are delighted to share the huge news of the return to Tyneside for last season’s star, Tierra Hodges. The powerful all-round forward coming back to lead from the front after a stellar first season in the Women’s top-flight league is a major coup for coach Matt Newby and…
Marc Steutel claims it was ‘critical’ to retain the services of Darius Defoe with the Newcastle Eagles favourite set to play on. The most decorated player in British basketball history suits up for a 21st consecutive season on Tyneside. And Steutel is convinced Defoe’s experience and leadership will help steer a new-look roster through the traditionally tough…
Dynamic forward De’Sean Allen-Eikens is a ‘unique’ talent perfectly suited to impact Super League Basketball (SLB). That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Stuetel after Newcastle Eagles added a standout NCAA Division One star to the club’s ever-expanding roster. Allen-Eikens averaged an impressive 18 points, five rebounds and two assists per game for Cal State…
Newcastle Eagles women’s roster for 2024/25 is coming together nicely as head coach Matt Newby adds a returning fans favourite to the fore. Power forward Chloe Gaynor will lace them up and step onto the court for her fourth consecutive campaign as an Eagle to bolster their inside strength. Last season Gaynor was a vital…
Newcastle Eagles are playing the Long game after adding a sharp-shooting small forward to the club’s ever-expanding roster. Cole Long arrives on Tyneside following an eye-catching season in Sweden’s Basketligan with top five side KFUM Nassjo Basket. And Newcastle head coach Marc Steutel is confident the Canadian native’s do-it-all attitude can help propel the Eagles…
Matt Newby hopes his newest recruit can add some fine tuning to his roster as Lyric Swann glides into Newcastle. The 5’ 5” guard started her collegiate career at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County back in 2019/20, the same college that her mother Karyn earned legendary status winning the East Conference Defensive Player of the…
Newcastle Eagles have secured the services of the ultimate professional after snaring big man Will Neighbour for a second successive season. That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Stuetel after the men in black made another key signing ahead of the 2024/25 Super League Basketball (SLB) campaign. Neighbour battled back from a painful mid-season injury…
