Newcastle Eagles have been rocked by a second injury blow in as many weeks after it emerged that Louis Sayers faces up to two months on the sidelines. The three-point specialist and one of the BBL’s most improved players has enjoyed a strong start to his second season in an Eagles vest. But Sayers broke…
Get behind the Newcastle Eagles feeder team this Saturday as Newcastle University face Reading Rockets in the L Lynch Trophy Semi-Final. There will be familiar faces on the court with Themba Yabantu also on the National Basketball League (NBL) Division 1 team’s roster along with our BBL team’s training player Ronald Blaine, who fans saw on the Vertu…
In what is fast becoming one of the most difficult starts Newcastle Eagles have had to a season in living memory, it was another tough night in the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday. The Eagles 111 – 73 loss to Manchester Giants in the BBL Cup North Group game means they will no longer be…
Newcastle Eagles have returned two of their brightest home-grown stars to their BBL roster for the 2021-22 season. Sauveur Kande and Themba Yabantu are back, looking to improve on their game time and add depth to the equation. Both young players are considered valued members of the squad to bring a youthful, energetic and committed attitude…
With the sponsorship of GiveToLocal all confirmed, the Newcastle Eagles have gone local to further stock their 2020-21 line-up. Two of the rising local stars return to the roster for this coming season and they are joined by a new face on the bench for his rookie BBL season. The three players have all been…
The Newcastle Eagles gave their loyal fans the Christmas present they wanted with a sparkling demolition of Manchester Giants at The Eagles Community Arena on Friday night. It was a champagne celebration of a performance as they powered home 131 – 63. True, Manchester were under-strength and short-handed but they still had to be dealt with…
The Newcastle Eagles confirmed the return of 19-year-old Point Guard Themba Yabantu to their ranks for the 2019-20 season. A graduate of the Eagles junior ranks, this will be Yabantu’s third season with the senior side and his second full season. Last campaign was a bit stop and start for a young man with real…
British Basketball League stars Matthew Bryan-Amaning, Conner Washington, Josh Ward Hibbert, Josh Steel, Jordan Spencer and our very own Darius Defoe headline rosters in this Sunday’s ‘Jump 10’ event at Loughborough University. The club is dispatching it’s very own team for the one-day tournament, which will be led by BBL team assistant coach Ian Macleod….
Returning to the Eagles’ roster for the 2018/19 season is 5’10” point guard Themba Yabantu. The teenager who was a product of our Academy program was promoted to the senior side towards the end of last season. The 2017 Academy Player of the Year had been training full-time with the senior squad throughout last season…
