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| Newcastle Eagles | |||
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| Leagues | SLB (Men) SLB (Women) ENBL | ||
| Established | Men: 1976 Women: 2018 | ||
| History | EPAB 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 | ||
| Arena | Vertu Motors Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,800 | ||
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Team colours | Black, gold, white | ||
| Main sponsor | Men: Newcastle College University Centre Women: Newcastle International Airport | ||
| Head coach | Men: Marc Steutel Women: Chloe Gaynor | ||
| Ownership | Paul Blake, Ken Nottage | ||
| 2023-24 position | BBL: 6th WBBL: 7th ENBL: Quarter-final | ||
| Championships | Men: 7 BBL Championship 7 BBL Playoffs 6 BBL Cup 7 BBL Trophy 1 English National Cup 2 NBL Playoffs | ||
| Website | newcastle-eagles | ||
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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 28 British professional titles and 3 English titles as of January 2025.
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.
- ^ "Basketball's Newcastle Eagles to play in front of capacity crowd at Eagles Community Arena". Chronicle Live. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.