Hot on the heels of the announcement that Rachael Bland will be part of the Newcastle Eagles Academy Coaching staff comes the confirmation that she will also return to the Women’s Super League Basketball roster for 2024/25. This will be Bland’s 11th consecutive season lining up for her hometown club and 12th in all. The…
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 women will tip-off the inaugural Super League Basketball (SLB) season at away at Caledonia Gladiators in the Trophy Group Stages on Sunday 29 September. It’s an exciting first home game for Matt Newby’s new roster as local rivals the Durham Palatinates make the short journey from Wearside to Tyneside on Saturday 5 October….
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…
Super League Basketball (SLB) is delighted to confirm the unification of Great Britain’s elite men’s and women’s leagues under one banner. Following a unanimous vote by shareholders of the Women’s British Basketball League, both the men’s and women’s elite competitions will now adopt SLB branding and work together to unlock the sport’s considerable potential across…
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…
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…
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 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…
