Newcastle Eagles women’s head coach Matt Newby is delighted that he has been able to bring last season’s play-maker Lauren Saiki back for the 2024/25 Super League Basketball season. This will be Saiki’s first full campaign as an Eagle after she first landed on Tyneside in December last year as one of Newby’s first changes…
Newcastle Eagles have beaten off competition from across Europe to secure the signature of ‘explosive’ US guard Mike Okauru. The 25-year-old burst onto the professional scene with Czech giants USK in 2022 — averaging 18 points and four rebounds for the Prague outfit. And Okauru arrives on Tyneside bidding to kickstart his hoops career following…
Head Coach Matt Newby’s next signing for the Newcastle Eagles Women’s team comes with an impressive CV as 5’ 8” guard Jada Guinn joins the club following graduation from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After four impressive seasons with Tennessee Tech University where she improved year on year and was named Ohio Valley Tournament…
Marc Steutel has hailed the ‘ultimate professional’ after Malcolm Delpeche put pen to paper on a fresh Newcastle Eagles deal. The experienced centre emerged as a key cog in the wheel of a new-look roster that winged its way to the 2024 Playoff semi-finals. And with Steutel keen to retain a core of homegrown talent,…
Hot on the heels of the great news that Matt Newby will return to Newcastle Eagles for the 2024/25 season to continue as head coach of the women’s team, the club are delighted to announce his first signing for the forthcoming campaign. In in a lovely bit of synergy his first signing will wear #1…
Canadian sharp shooter Jaelin Llewellyn will step up to the professional ranks this season after sealing a deal with new-look Newcastle Eagles. And the 6ft 2in star knows just where to turn for the lowdown on Tyneside — after spending three seasons with Newcastle’s NBA star Tosan Evbuomwan. The duo were two of the first names…
Seneca Knight has gone from Redbird to Eagle after Marc Steutel snapped up one of the breakout stars of last season’s European North Basketball League (ENBL). The ex-Illinois State star impressed Newcastle bosses with a fluid display for Valmiera Glass Via against the men in black last November. A free-scoring performance stuck in the mind…
Newcastle Eagles have snapped up one of British basketball’s most electrifying playmakers after kickstarting Jordan Spencer’s top-flight career. Head coach Marc Steutel has been tracking the point guard’s progress with hometown team Milton Keynes Breakers for the last two years. And after Spencer spearheaded the NBL Division Two side’s historic trophy triple in 2024, Newcastle…
Generational Great Britain talent Josh Ward-Hibbert will bring his wealth of experience back to the Vertu Motors Arena this season after Newcastle Eagles announced the club’s first signing of the summer. The experienced former London and Leicester star emerged as a standout performer at home and abroad for the men in black after moving to…
