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Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles logo
LeaguesSLB (Men)
SLB (Women)
ENBL
EstablishedMen: 1976
Women: 2018
HistoryEPAB Sunderland
1976–1977
Sunderland Sunblest
1977–1980
Sunderland Saints
1980–1983
Austin Rover Sunderland
1983–1984
Sunderland Maestros
1984–1985
Sunderland
1985–1986
Sunderland 76ers
1986–1990
Sunderland Saints
1990–1993
Sunderland Scorpions
1993–1995
Newcastle Comets
1995–1996
Newcastle Eagles
1996–present
ArenaVertu Motors Arena
Capacity2,800
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
Team coloursBlack, gold, white
Main sponsorMen: Newcastle College University Centre
Women: Newcastle International Airport
Head coachMen: Marc Steutel
Women: Chloe Gaynor
OwnershipPaul Blake, Ken Nottage
2023-24 positionBBL: 6th
WBBL: 7th
ENBL: Quarter-final
ChampionshipsMen:
7 BBL Championship
7 BBL Playoffs
6 BBL Cup
7 BBL Trophy
1 English National Cup
2 NBL Playoffs
Websitenewcastle-eagles.com

The Newcastle Eagles are a professional basketball club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They play in Super League Basketball, the top-tier professional basketball league in Britain for men and women, and the European North Basketball League. They are the most successful club in the history of British men's professional basketball, with 27 British professional titles and 3 English titles as of 2024.

The team was originally founded as EPAB Sunderland, based at the Northumbria Centre in Washington, and began competing in the Second Division of the English National Basketball League in 1976. In 1987, Sunderland became a founding member of the breakaway British Basketball League with other top-flight English and Scottish clubs. They remained in Sunderland until 1995, when they moved to Newcastle and renamed to the Newcastle Comets, before becoming the Eagles in 1996. Their first Newcastle home was the Newcastle Arena, followed by Northumbria University's Sport Central in 2010. The Eagles moved into their own purpose-built arena, the Eagles Community Arena (known as the Vertu Motors Arena for sponsorship purposes), in January 2019 when they hosted the Plymouth Raiders.[1] Their traditional arch rivals are the Caledonia Gladiators, however in recent years a fierce rivalry with the Leicester Riders has also developed.

Team history

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Early years and move to Tyneside

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The club's roots can be traced back to the founding of EPAB Sunderland in 1976. The club played in Washington at the Northumbria Centre under various monikers throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, managing a second place league finish in 1983, as well as two play-off victories at Wembley in 1981 & '83.[2] In 1995, the owner Dave Elderkin moved the club to Newcastle, to be known as the Newcastle Comets.[2] Soon afterwards the club was bought by Sir John Hall, then the chairman of Newcastle United, adding them to his Newcastle Sporting Group of the city's football, ice hockey and rugby teams. Hall's Sporting Club group was considered by most observers to be a relative failure and upon its dissolution, Ken Nottage and Paul Blake became the Eagles' new owners. The final name change, from the Comets to the Eagles, took place in 1996. Performances remained consistent with the club achieving regular top five league placings from 1998 onwards.

The "Clean sweep" of 2005–06

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The 2005–06 season proved to be the most successful in their history so far when, under the guidance of player/coach Fabulous Flournoy, the club achieved a "clean sweep" of trophies, including the BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and Championship "double".

In addition, Flournoy picked up the BBL Coach of the Year and former Villanova Wildcat, Andrew Sullivan, was voted BBL Player of the Year. Flournoy, Sullivan and Andrew Bridge were also members of the bronze medal winning England team in the 2006 Commonwealth Games during March 2006.

Recent times

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At the start of the 2007–08 season it was announced that Nike and Northern Rock were to sponsor the Eagles, bringing in more money to the club. Also, the signing of Richard Midgley gave great hope that the eagles could challenge Guildford Heat to regain the BBL League title. However, after a bust up with player/coach, Fab Flournoy he soon left to join the Everton Tigers. This meant there was no point guard and this led to the signing of Bryan Defares who could not settle in England and he too left. Finally, at the third attempt, Steve Leven (former NBA prospect) was signed despite his bad boy reputation. After defeat in the BBL Cup, then later defeat in the BBL Trophy Final the Eagles were in danger of having a poor season. Fortunately, after a miraculous overtime win against Guildford Heat, they won the BBL League Title.

At the start of the 2008–09 season they were strengthened by the signing of Trey Moore from Cheshire Jets. After an indifferent start, they embarked on a 17 match winning run to become the first team for nearly two decades to retain the BBL title, finishing 8 points ahead of Everton Tigers. They also reached the semi-finals of the BBL Cup, losing narrowly to Everton Tigers on aggregate before gaining revenge by beating them home and away in the BBL Trophy semi-final. The Eagles beat Guildford Heat at The Spectrum in the Final. In the play-offs they narrowly avoided an upset after seeing off Cheshire Jets 88–83 before beating Plymouth Raiders to form a match against Everton Tigers once again. Despite 30 points from ex-Eagles Richard Midgley, the Eagles held on for a 97–94 win, therefore winning the treble to cap off their most successful season since the clean sweep.

In the 2009–10 season the Eagles again retained the BBL title, finishing 2 points ahead of Sheffield Sharks. The league title actually came down to the last game of the season with Sheffield Sharks losing their last game of the season 97–95 to Worthing Thunder thanks to Evaldas Zabas' basket 4 seconds from the end. This completed the double for the Eagles who had won the BBL Trophy by beating 111–95 in the Final at The Spectrum. In the BBL Cup Eagles lost 64–61 in the quarter-finals to Cheshire Jets and in the play-offs Everton Tigers beat the Eagles 190–158 on aggregate in the two legged semi-final.

At the start of the 2010–2011 season it was announced that the Esh Group, along with partners Northumbria University and Northumbrian Water would be the new main sponsors of the Eagles.[3] In the BBL Cup the Eagles were beaten 204–182 on aggregate by the Mersey Tigers in the semi-finals. Eagles had won the first leg at home 97–90 but lost the second leg away 114–85. It was the Mersey Tigers who would beat the Eagles in the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy also. After a rare first leg draw (82–82) away from home, the Eagles went down 77–74 at home.

Modern era

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Rahmon Fletcher was one of Eagles' star players, with three won BBL Cup MVPs.

The club repeated the feat of 2005–06 by winning all of the trophies on offer in a season for a second time 2011–12. The previous season was the first time since 2003–04 that they had failed to win a trophy. They lost 7 league games, 3 less than in 2005–06, although this time around they were only required to play 30 games, 10 less than in 2005–06. They clinched the clean sweep with a victory over Leicester in the play-off final on 12 May. A hat-trick of sweeps was completed in the 2014–15 season.

Eagles Community Arena

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In January 2019, the Eagles moved into their own purpose-built arena on the Scotswood Road.[4] Success did not follow them there at first, as they crashed out of the BBL Trophy, Cup and Playoffs without reaching any finals, and finished 3rd in the BBL for the second consecutive season..

On the night of their first preseason game ahead of the 2019-20 British Basketball League season, the club was rocked by the announcement that head coach Fabulous Flournoy would leave the club after 17 years. Flournoy joined the Toronto Raptors, the then-defending NBA champions, as an assistant coach, reuniting with his friend and mentor Nick Nurse, who gave him his first professional contract with the Birmingham Bullets in 1996. Assistant coach Ian MacLeod was announced as his interim replacement as head coach.[5] In a season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, MacLeod was able to lead the Eagles to the 2020 BBL Trophy title, defeating NBL side Solent Kestrels, which had made an historic run as an invited team from the English NBL by beating established BBL clubs London Lions and Bristol Flyers, as well as fellow NBL side Worthing Thunder.

In the following 2020-21 season, further success followed as the club defeated London in two tense finals to capture the BBL Cup[6] and Playoffs[7] titles, recording their 6th and 7th titles in those competitions respectively, the most for any BBL club. The following season, however, saw the Eagles slump to 9th in the regular season and miss out on postseason basketball for the first time since 2000.

The 2022-23 season saw Great Britain coach Marc Steutel replace MacLeod as head coach.[8] The team continued to struggle in all competitions, but returned to the Playoffs. Results improved in the following 2023-24 season, as the team recorded a 6th place finish in the league and advanced to the semi-finals in the Playoffs, where they lost to a dominant London Lions side which included former NBA players Sam Dekker[9] and David Nwaba.[10] Newcastle also made their first foray into European basketball since the club moved to the city, entering the European North Basketball League for the first time.[11] A strong debut campaign followed, as the Eagles finished 3rd in their group and advanced to the playoffs, where they narrowly lost in a two-legged tie to eventual champions Bakken Bears of Denmark.[12] Eagles guard Rickey McGill was named MVP for the 2023-24 ENBL season.[13]

In the off-season following the 2023-24 BBL season, the league's operating company was stripped of its licence to organise the league by governing body British Basketball due to financial concerns.[14] A consortium of the participating clubs was issued a 3-year interim licence to organise a new league, which was christened Super League Basketball, and replaced the BBL as the premier professional league in Britain.[15]

Women's team history

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After the 2017-18 Women's British Basketball League season, Northumbria University decided that they were going to focus on BUCS competitions going forward, which meant that their successful Team Northumbria WBBL team would be shut down. The Newcastle Eagles and the university came to an agreement where the Eagles would take over the Team Northumbria WBBL side and keep a top-flight women's team in the North East.[16] In Newcastle Eagles colours, the women's team have been competitive, reaching the Playoffs final twice and the Cup final once, although a first major trophy as Eagles continues to elude them.

The first Eagles women's head coach was Chris Bunten, who moved across to the Eagles from Team Northumbria after previously leading the university side to the WBBL Playoffs title in 2016.[17] Several players moved across with him, including new captain Giulia Simioni[18] and team regular Rachael Bland.[19] The team's first season in Eagles colours yielded a 7th-place finish in the league and early exits from other competitions. The 2019-20 season, which was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, saw some improvement, as the Eagles reached the semi-final of the WBBL Cup. In the 2020-21 season, despite another 7th-place finish in the league, the Eagles reached the final of the WBBL Playoff, after defeating the 2nd-placed Leicester Riders 79-73 in the quarter-final[20] and league champions Sevenoaks Suns 79-72 in the semi-final.[21] An historic title for the underdogs was not to be, however, as the Eagles fell 93-71 to London Lions in the final.[22]

Home venues

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Domestic record

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Men

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Seasons 1976–1996 under previous names
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
EPAB Sunderland
1976–1977 NBL2 II 4th 20 13 7 26 0.650 N/A N/A (NC)
1977–1978 NBL2 II 1st 20 20 0 40 1.000 N/A N/A (NC)
Sunderland Sunblest
1978–1979 NBL I 7th 20 7 13 14 0.350 Did not qualify N/A (NC)
1979–1980 NBL I 6th 18 9 9 18 0.500 Did not qualify N/A (NC)
Sunderland Saints
1980–1981 NBL I 4th 18 11 7 22 0.611 Winners, beating Crystal Palace, 96-92 N/A Semi-final (NC)
1981–1982 NBL I 3rd 22 16 6 32 0.727 Runners-up, losing to Crystal Palace, 86-111 N/A Quarter-final (NC)
Sunderland Saints/Maestros
1982–1983 NBL I 2nd 24 18 6 36 0.750 Winners, beating Crystal Palace, 75-74 N/A Quarter-final (NC)
Austin Rover Sunderland
1983–1984 NBL I 5th 36 23 13 46 0.638 Did not qualify N/A Semi-final (NC)
Sunderland Maestros
1984–1985 NBL I 9th 26 12 14 24 0.461 Did not qualify N/A 1st round (NC)
Sunderland
1985–1986 NBL I 13th 28 8 20 16 0.285 Did not qualify N/A Quarter-final (NC)
Sunderland 76ers
1986–1987 NBL I 10th 24 7 17 14 0.291 Did not qualify N/A 2nd round (NC)
1987–1988 BBL I 12th 28 8 20 16 0.286 Did not qualify 1st round (LT) Quarter-final (NC) Dave Elderkin
1988–1989 BBL I 6th 20 12 8 24 0.600 Quarter-final 1st round (LT) 1st round (NC) Craig Lynch
1989–1990 BBL I 3rd 28 20 8 40 0.714 Runners-up, losing to Kingston, 82-87 Semi-final (LT) Runners-up (NC) Craig Lynch
Sunderland Saints
1990–1991 BBL I 2nd 24 18 6 36 0.750 Runners-up 1st round (LT) Winners, beating Leicester, 88–81 Craig Lynch
Dave Elderkin
1991–1992 BBL I 10th 30 3 27 6 0.100 Did not qualify 1st round (LT) 3rd round (NC) Dave Elderkin
1992–1993 BBL I 11th 33 6 27 12 0.181 Did not qualify 1st round (LT) 3rd round (NC) Dave Elderkin
Sunderland Scorpions
1993–1994 BBL I 10th 36 13 23 26 0.361 Did not qualify 1st round (LT) Quarter-final (NC) Dave Elderkin
1994–1995 BBL I 13th 36 4 32 8 0.111 Did not qualify 1st round (LT) 4th round (NC) Dave Elderkin
Newcastle Comets
1995–1996 BBL I 10th 36 11 25 22 0.440 Did not qualify Quarter-final (LT) 4th round (NC) Tom Hancock
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Newcastle Eagles
1996–97 BBL I 7th 36 21 15 42 0.583 Quarter-final 1st round (LT) Semi-final (NC) Tom Hancock
1997–98 BBL I 3rd 36 25 11 50 0.694 Quarter-final Semi-final (LT) 4th round (NC) Craig Lynch
1998–99 BBL I 5th 36 21 15 42 0.583 Quarter-final Quarter-final (LT) Semi-final (NC) Craig Lynch
1999–00 BBL N I 6th 36 10 26 20 0.277 Did not qualify Quarter-final (LT) 1st round (NC) Craig Lynch
2000–01 BBL N I 3rd 36 20 16 40 0.555 1st round Runners-up (LT) Quarter-final (NC) Tony Garbelotto
2001–02 BBL N I 3rd 32 17 15 34 0.531 Quarter-final Quarter-final (BT) Quarter-final (NC) Tony Garbelotto
2002–03 BBL I 5th 40 25 15 50 0.625 Semi-final Semi-final (BT) Quarter-final (NC) Fab Flournoy
2003–04 BBL I 6th 36 18 18 36 0.500 Quarter-final 1st round (BT) Quarter-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2004–05 BBL I 2nd 40 31 9 62 0.775 Winners, beating Chester, 78–75 Winners, beating Brighton, 85–60 Quarter-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2005–06 BBL I 1st 40 30 10 60 0.750 Winners, beating Scottish, 83–68 Winners, beating Leicester, 71–50 Winners, beating London, 83–69 Fab Flournoy
2006–07 BBL I 3rd 36 25 11 50 0.694 Winners, beating Scottish, 95–82 Runners-up (BT) Semi-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2007–08 BBL I 1st 33 29 4 58 0.878 Semi-final Runners-up (BT) Runners-up (BC) Fab Flournoy
2008–09 BBL I 1st 33 28 5 56 0.848 Winners, beating Everton, 87–84 Winners, beating Guildford, 83–71 Semi-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2009–10 BBL I 1st 36 31 5 62 0.861 Semi-final Winners, beating Cheshire, 115–95 Quarter-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2010–11 BBL I 2nd 33 24 9 48 0.727 Semi-final Semi-final (BT) Semi-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2011–12 BBL I 1st 30 23 7 46 0.733 Winners, beating Leicester, 71–62 Winners, beating Plymouth, 184–177 agg. Winners, beating Plymouth, 115–94 Fab Flournoy
2012–13 BBL I 2nd 33 25 8 50 0.758 Runners-up Quarter-final (BT) Runners-up (BC) Fab Flournoy
2013–14 BBL I 1st 33 28 5 56 0.848 Runners-up Quarter-final (BT) Runners-up (BC) Fab Flournoy
2014–15 BBL I 1st 36 31 5 62 0.861 Winners, beating London, 96–84 Winners, beating Leicester, 96–90 Winners, beating Glasgow, 84–71 Fab Flournoy
2015–16 BBL I 2nd 33 28 5 56 0.848 Quarter-final Runners-up (BT) Winners, beating Leicester, 94–82 Fab Flournoy
2016–17 BBL I 2nd 33 23 10 46 0.697 Runners-up Quarter-final (BT) Winners, beating Glasgow, 91–83 Fab Flournoy
2017–18 BBL I 3rd 33 22 11 44 0.667 Quarter-final Quarter-final (BT) Quarter-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2018–19 BBL I 3rd 33 21 12 42 0.636 Quarter-final Quarter-final (BT) Semi-final (BC) Fab Flournoy
2019–20 BBL I Regular season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic - Winners, beating Solent, 96–94 OT Quarter-final (BC) Ian MacLeod
2020–21 BBL I 4th 30 18 12 36 0.600 Winners, beating London, 68–66 Quarter-final (BT) Winners, beating London, 84-77 Ian MacLeod
2021–22 BBL I 9th 27 10 17 20 0.370 Did not qualify 1st round (BT) Group stage (BC) Ian MacLeod
2022–23 BBL I 8th 36 11 25 22 0.305 Quarter-final 1st round (BT) Quarter-final (BC) Marc Steutel
2023–24 BBL I 6th 36 18 18 36 0.500 Semi-final 1st round (BT) - Marc Steutel
2024–25 SLB I 3rd* 5 4 1 8 0.800 TBD* TBD* TBD* Marc Steutel

*- Season in progress

Women

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Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
2018–19 WBBL I 7th 22 10 12 20 0.455 Quarter-final Group stage Quarter-final Chris Bunten
2019–20 WBBL I Regular season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic - Group stage Semi-final Chris Bunten
2020–21 WBBL I 7th 20 7 13 14 0.350 Runners-up Quarter-final Group stage Chris Bunten
2021–22 WBBL I 10th 24 7 17 20 0.292 Did not qualify 1st round Runners-up Chris Bunten/Noelia Cacheiro
2022–23 WBBL I 8th 22 9 13 18 0.409 Quarter-final Semi-final 1st round Matt Newby
2023–24 WBBL I 6th 20 9 11 18 0.450 Runners-up 1st round - Matt Newby
2024-25 SLB I 5th* 3 2 1 4 0.667 TBD* TBD* - Matt Newby/Chloe Gaynor

*- Season in progress

European record

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European North Basketball League

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Season Group stage Playoffs
Group Position Played Won Lost Points +/- Points
2023–24 A 3rd 7 5 2 +34 12 Quarter-final
2024–25 A 2nd* 6 5 1 +35 11 TBD*

*- Season in progress

Club statistics records

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Accurate as of 7 October 2014 (Includes BBL Championship games only)

  • 3 pts scored – Russ Saunders 716
  • Assists – Fabulous Flournoy – 1,528
  • Blocked shots – Fabulous Flournoy – 320
  • Defensive rebounds – Fabulous Flournoy – 1,497
  • Field Goals scored – Charles Smith – 1,621
  • Free Throws scored – Charles Smith – 761
  • Games Played – Fabulous Flournoy – 393
  • Offensive Rebounds – Darius Defoe – 894
  • Personal Fouls – Fabulous Flournoy – 1,075
  • Points – Charles Smith – 5,897
  • Steals – Fabulous Flournoy – 605
  • Total Rebounds – Fabulous Flournoy – 2,139
  • Turnovers – Fabulous Flournoy – 910

Honours

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League

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  • BBL Championship
    • Winners: 7 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15)
    • Runners-up: 6 (1990–91, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17)
  • NBL First Division
    • Runners-up: 1 (1982–83)
  • NBL Second Division
    • Winners: 1 (1977–78)

Playoffs

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  • BBL Playoffs
    • Winners: 7 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2020–21)
    • Runners-up: 5 (1989–90, 1990–91, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17)
  • WBBL Playoffs
    • Runners-up: 2 (2020–21, 2023–24)
  • NBL Playoffs
    • Winners: 2 (1980–81, 1982–83)
    • Runners-up: 1 (1981–82)

Trophy

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  • BBL Trophy
    • Winners: 7 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2019-20)
    • Runners-up: 4 (2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16)

Cup

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  • BBL Cup
    • Winners: 6 (2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21)
    • Runners-up: 3 (2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14)
  • WBBL Cup
    • Runners-up: 1 (2021–22)
  • English National Cup
    • Winners: 1 (1990–91)
    • Runners-up: 1 (1989–90)

Players

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Men's team roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Newcastle Eagles roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G/F 2 United Kingdom Ward-Hibbert, Joshua 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 3 United States Okauru, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 7 United States Knight, Seneca 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 9 United Kingdom Kandé, Sauveur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F/C 13 United Kingdom Defoe, Darius (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F 15 Canada Long, Cole 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F/C 22 United Kingdom Delpeche, Malcolm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
G 23 United Kingdom Spencer, Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G/F 24 United States James, Christian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 25 United States Allen-Eikens, De'Sean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F/C 88 United Kingdom Neighbour, Will 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 December 2024

Women's team roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Newcastle Eagles roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 1 United States Currence, Kendall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
G 2 United Kingdom Birkett, Sarah 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
F 3 United Kingdom Gaynor, Chloe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 4 United Kingdom Willis, Zoe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G 8 United Kingdom Bland, Rachael 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
G 9 United Kingdom Lowe, Abby 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 10 United States Saiki, Lauren 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
G 11 United Kingdom Campbell, Alex 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
G 15 United States Hodges, Tierra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G 22 United States Swann, Lyric 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 24 United States Guinn, Jada 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
G 25 Republic of Ireland Adeogun, Princess 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 33 Switzerland Hatch, Shannon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 December 2024

Notable former players

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

– Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Head coach

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Stats correct up to and including 31 May 2024

Name From To Regular season Play-offs Cup Trophy Total Win % Notes
W L W L D W L D W L W L %
United Kingdom Dave Elderkin 1987 1988 8 20 0 0 0 1 1 – 3 3 12 24 33.33%
United States Craig Lynch 1988 1990 32 16 1 3 0 1 2 – 6 12 40 33 51.94%
United Kingdom Dave Elderkin 1991 1995 26 109 0 0 0 1 4 – 3 9 30 122 19.74%
United States Tom Hancock 1995 1997 32 40 1 2 0 3 2 – 2 7 38 51 42.70%
United States Craig Lynch 1997 2000 56 52 2 4 0 2 3 – 11 10 71 69 50.71%
United Kingdom Tony Garbelotto 2000 2002 37 31 1 2 0 2 2 – 10 5 50 40 55.55%
United States Fabulous Flournoy 2002 2019 417 137 38 15 0 32 13 1 58 16 545 181 76.60%
United Kingdom Ian MacLeod 2019 2022 35 35 3 1 1 14 13 – 5 3 57 52 52.29%
United Kingdom Marc Steutel 2022 - 29 43 2 4 0 1 1 – 2 3 34 51 40.00%

Retired numbers

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  • 5 TJ Walker, Guard, 2000–2007
  • 10 Charles Smith, Forward, 2000–2016

Hall of Fame

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  • TJ Walker 2000–2007
  • Lynard Stewart 2007–2010

Staff

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  • Chief Executive Officer - Sam Blake
  • Managing Director - Paul Blake
  • Chief Operating Officer - Susan Hunter
  • Head coach – Marc Steutel
  • Assistant coach – Gary Stronach
  • Team Manager – Eric Wilson
  • Club Doctor - Dr Graeme Wilkes
  • Physiotherapist - Vicky Percy
  • Sports Therapist - Katie Stienlet
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach - Anthony Reed
  • Development Manager - Ian MacLeod
  • Sales & Communications Manager - Dan Black
  • Business Strategy Consultant - David Broom
  • Media Manager - Simon Rushworth
  • Press Officer - Jeff King
  • Digital Team - Dave Moore, Gary Forster, Abbie Orwin, Reece Alderson, Stu Dryburgh & Logan Forster
  • Public Announcer - Howard Leighton
  • Events & F&B Manager - Rachel Sweeney
  • Arena Operations Supervisors - Neil Curry, Gerda Morkunaite & Kyle Stewart
  • Primary Participation Specialist - Anthony Forrester
  • Secondary Participation Specialist - Graham Heath
  • Development Specialist - Chris Applewhite
  • League Specialist - Martin Walton
  • Officials Specialist - Matty Langley
  • Administration Officers - Taylor Rendles & Laura Ridley
  • Receptionists - Kelly Sibblies, Katie Tolic & Liam Bateman
  • Arena Assistants - Les Harris & Leroy Sibblines
  • Cleaning Technician - Dot Stubley
  • Academy coach - Calvin George
  • Academy coach - Chloe Gaynor
  • Academy coach - Ellen Totten
  • Academy coach - Marina Fernandez
  • Community Coach - Joan Ducasin
  • Community Coach - Adam Hall
  • Community Coach - Frank Thomas
  • Community Coach - Max Flint
  • Community Coach - Carl Thompson
  • Community Coach - Jacob Jonas
  • Community Coach - Kristen Morten
  • Community Coach - Mark Sowerby
  • Community Coach - Jack Bertram
  • Community Coach - Zak Whitlam
  • Community Coach - Laura Ridley
  • Community Coach - Mark Sowerby
  • Community Coach - Zoe Willis

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