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Basketball

We have the training programme and opportunities to nurture your talent.

Our Basketball programme welcomes high performance student athletes to both our Men's and Women's teams. 

Our Men's team compete in the BUCS Premiership, NBL1, and provide BBL pathway through our Newcastle Eagles partnership.

Our Women's team compete in the BUCS Premiership and WBBL through our Newcastle Eagles partnership.

We are established as one of the elite University programmes in the country. Our Men's team ranked number 1 in the country 21/22 and our Women's team ranked number 4 in the country 21/22.

We have development squads of both Men and Women alongside providing 3 Men's teams and 2 Women's teams for BUCS. 

 

Find out more about our men’s programme here - Men's Basketball Recruitment.

Find out more about our women’s programme here - Women's Basketball Recruitment 

 

 

Contacts

Mens Head Coach: Mark Elderkin – Mark.Elderkin@newcastle.ac.uk 

Find out more about our men’s programme here. Men's Baskeball 2023-24 Recruitment 

Women’s Head Coach: Noelia Cacheiro – Noelia.cacheiro-quintas@newcastle.ac.uk

Find out more about our women’s programme here. Women's Basketball 2023-24 Recruitment