After joining fellow legends Drew Lasker and Mike Tuck to select his pre-season favourites to win the Championship title and other major awards, Ant Rowe is now flying solo to name his five players to watch ahead of the upcoming Super League Basketball campaign. Keep reading to find out who made the cut in Ant’s …
As we prepare to tip off a brand-new season, I want to take a moment to introduce myself. I have recently been appointed as the independent Chair of Super League Basketball (SLB). Over the last six years, I have worked predominantly in sports governance across football, tennis and athletics. It is a privilege to serve …
The Newcastle Eagles have announced a new multi-year flagship kit partnership with hummel. This landmark collaboration is hummel’s inaugural venture into professional basketball, bringing their famous chevrons and heritage of performance innovation to the sport for the very first time. The globally recognised sportswear brand will design and supply bespoke playing kits, training wear, and …
Super League Basketball (SLB) is pleased to announce the structure and key dates for the 2025/26 season, promising another action-packed year of British basketball across four major competitions. The new season will tip off on Friday, September 19th and run through to Sunday, May 17th where a spectacular second SLB season will draw to a …
The Newcastle Eagles have confirmed that fan favourite hooper Josh Ward-Hibbert has signed for the Tyneside club for a third consecutive season. Ward-Hibbert had a stellar season in black and white last time out, where the influential team player and leader firmly established himself as one of the most committed and driven players in the …
Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel has delved into British basketball’s rich talent pool once again and plucked a huge prospect for his roster by securing Emmanuel Kanwei in a two-year deal. The 6’10” centre is the third pick for Steutel to move up to Super League Basketball (SLB) from the National Basketball League (NBL) …
Head Coach Marc Steutel has returned Eagles Academy graduate Sauveur Kande to his roster for 2025/26. It will be the 23-year-old’s seventh season involved with the senior side. Homegrown-hero Kande has shown improvement in each of his season’s as part of the Eagles team, after former head coach Ian MacLeod called him up through the …
Newcastle Eagles continue to add to their exciting 2025/26 roster with the announcement of Caleb Huffman’s acquisition by the Tyneside club. The 6’4” guard hailing from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, will spend his third professional season on Tyneside competing in Super League Basketball (SLB) and the European North Basketball League (ENBL). “I’m blessed and super excited …
After making history in becoming the first British side to reach a major European final last year, Newcastle Eagles will enter the European North Basketball League (ENBL) for a third consecutive season. The club has unfinished business on the European stage after CSO Voluntari took victory in April’s 2025 ENBL Final. Finishing as runners-up was …
The Newcastle Eagles have made 6’9” centre Brett Reed their latest signing for their 2025/26 Super League Basketball (SLB) roster. Head coach Marc Steutel’s new big man with inside presence actually played at the Vertu Arena for Spartak Pleven in the European North Basketball League (ENBL) back in October last year. “Brett is a high-motor-skilled …