Newcastle Eagles men will tip-off the inaugural Super League Basketball (SLB) season at home in the Trophy Group Stages to Sheffield Sharks on Friday 27 September. The 2024/25 SLB season will pay homage to the storied history of top-flight British basketball, with Championship, Cup, Play-Offs and Trophy competitions confirmed and the latter tipping off over…
Super League Basketball (SLB), the new elite basketball competition in the UK, has announced the iconic American sports brand Reebok, as the official kit supplier and basketball sneaker of the league with a multi-year partnership. A dominant force on the court, Reebok’s legacy is rooted in innovative designs and iconic endorsements by some of the…
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…
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…
Ahead of a hotly anticipated debut campaign, Super League Basketball (SLB) have announced the four competitions that will make up its inaugural season, which is set to tip-off on Friday 27 September. The SLB have introduced four formats for the 2024/25 season which pay homage to the storied history of top-flight British basketball, with Championship,…
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…
Super League Basketball (SLB) is pleased to confirm the line-up for its inaugural campaign: Bristol Flyers, Caledonia Gladiators, Cheshire Phoenix, Leicester Riders, London Lions, Manchester, Newcastle Eagles, Sheffield Sharks and Surrey 89ers Nine teams from England and Scotland will take to the court on the opening weekend of SLB action at the end of September,…
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,…
Newcastle Eagles are set to host an exciting pre-season series building-up to the 2024/25 Super League Basketball tip-off. It all starts with an opening encounter against the Eagles’ performance pathway partners and NBL Division 1 side Newcastle University Knights on Sunday 8 September at 5:30pm. The series will then welcome two top-flight clubs to the…
