Team Newcastle Knights B.C.

Team Newcastle Knights
League	NBL Division 1
Arena	Newcastle University
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Team colours
Head coach	Mark Elderkin
Website	Official website

Newcastle University are a basketball team based in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The Knights compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system, which they were promoted to in 2020. The NBL side, having entered the league in 2014, is primarily based on the Newcastle University team that competes in the British Universities and Colleges Sport league, with the addition of other professional players based in the north east. The team's head coach is Mark Elderkin, who assists the coaching team of the Newcastle Eagles, with whom the Knights have a player development pathway.

Players

Newcastle University roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Yabantu, Themba 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) G 2 Kande, Sauveur G 4 Matthews, Maximillian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F 6 Hopkins, Justin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) F 7 Rooney, Logan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F 8 Soodeen, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F 9 Riley, Theo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 10 Moore, Joshua 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F 11 Reed, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F 13 George, Temidire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F 14 Glen, Jamie F 15 Kanwei, Emmanuel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) F 16 Allman, Matthew 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) G Mamuini, Sam 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) F Hickman-Singh, Ravinder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Notable former players Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Criteria To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time. Tosan Evbuomwan Kingsley Pinda Patrick Wrencher Brian McCotter Season-by-season records Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Team Newcastle Knights 2014-15 D4 Nor 5 1st 20 20 0 40 1.000 Quarter-finals Did not compete 2015-16 D3 Nor 4 1st 20 19 1 38 0.950 Runners-Up Did not compete 2016-17 D2 3 2nd 22 19 3 38 0.864 Semi-finals 3rd round 2017-18 D1 2 11th 24 7 17 14 0.292 Did not qualify Quarter-finals 2018-19 D1 2 13th 26 7 19 14 0.269 Did not qualify 4th round 2019-20 D2 Nor 3 1st 18 16 2 34 0.889 No playoffs 3rd round 2020-21 D1 2 5th 19 13 6 26 0.684 Semi-finals No competition 2021-22 D1 2 7th 26 15 11 30 0.577 Quarter-finals Runners-Up 2022-23 D1 2 9th 26 12 14 24 0.462 Did not qualify 5th round References External links Official website