The club is operated by Northumbria University in partnership with the nearby professional Newcastle Eagles team,[1] and currently enters Men's and Women's teams in the respective top flights of the English Basketball League, as well as multiple teams in the BUSA Basketball League.

After a few years adjusting to the level of National League competition, the Men's team started to find success in the 2005/2006 season, when they won the National Shield for the first time, and also claimed second place in the league, earning them promotion to Division Two.

2006/2007 saw them defend their National Shield title, while the following two years brought successive runner-up places in the end-of-season playoffs.

[2] It would take until the 2011/2012 season for the Men's team to finally reach Division One, earning promotion with a double success in winning the league title and end-of-season playoffs.

Coincidentally, the Women's team won their first promotion in the 2005/2006 season as well, claiming the triple of the Division Two title, play-off crown and National Shield,[3] launching the team into the Women's top flight after only a few short years.