The Teesside Lions are an English basketball club from the town of
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
in the northeast of
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
. The Lions compete in
National Basketball League Division 2, and play their home games at Eston Sports Academy.
History
Founded in 2007 as the Middlesbrough Lions, the organisation made an early impact on the national scene, entering the National League after strong performances in the National Founders Cup, an annual knockout competition for non-league clubs. The club participated in the National League from 2010 to 2013, before dropping back down into the regional league as the newly named Teesside Lions. The Lions announced plans to re-enter National League Division 3 for the 2019–20 season.
In January 2019, the club announced plans to bring professional basketball to the area.
Season-by-season records
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Teesside Lions
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2019-20
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D3 Nor
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, style="text-align:center;", Did not compete
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2020-21
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D3 Nor
, style="text-align:center;", 4
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2021-22
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D3 Nor
, style="text-align:center;", 4
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, style="text-align:center;", 15
, style="text-align:center;", 13
, style="text-align:center;", 2
, style="text-align:center;", 26
, style="text-align:center;", 0.867
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Worcester
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2022-23
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D3 Nor
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, style="text-align:center;", 18
, style="text-align:center;", 18
, style="text-align:center;", 0
, style="text-align:center;", 36
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2023-24
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D2 Nor
, style="text-align:center;", 3
, style="text-align:center;", 4th
, style="text-align:center;", 22
, style="text-align:center;", 13
, style="text-align:center;", 9
, style="text-align:center;", 26
, style="text-align:center;", 0.591
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References
External links
Official Teesside Lions websiteEngland Basketball website
Basketball teams in England
Sport in Middlesbrough