Teesside Lions

The Teesside Lions are an English basketball club from the town of Middlesbrough in the northeast of England. The Lions compete in National Basketball League Division 2, and play their home games at Eston Sports Academy.

Teesside Lions
League	NBL Division 2
Established	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
History	Middlesbrough Lions 2007-2013 Teesside Lions 2013-present
Arena	Eston Sports Centre
Capacity	1,200
Location	Middlesbrough, England
Team colours
Website	Official website

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.^[1]

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	National Cup
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Points	Win %
Teesside Lions
2019-20	D3 Nor	4	6th	19	9	10	20	0.474	Did not qualify	Did not compete
2020-21	D3 Nor	4	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	D3 Nor	4	1st	15	13	2	26	0.867	Winners, beating Worcester	3rd round
2022-23	D3 Nor	4	1st	18	18	0	36	1.000	Quarter-finals	4th round
2023-24	D2 Nor	3	4th	22	13	9	26	0.591	Quarter-finals