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 3, and play their home games at Eston Sports Academy.

Teesside Lions
LeagueNBL Division 3
Established2007 (2007)
HistoryMiddlesbrough Lions
2007-2013
Teesside Lions
2013-present
ArenaEston Sports Centre
Capacity1,200
LocationMiddlesbrough, England
Team colours              
WebsiteOfficial 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]

Players
Teesside Lions roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 3 Popoola, Manny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 8 Lister, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
PG 32 Devitt, Tommy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 42 Leckenby, Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F Gnagbo, Patrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
C Winterbottom, David
PG Fell, Martin
SF Reed, Anthony
Head coach

James Thomson

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Reed
Paul Hartley [2]

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: 6 February 2020

    Home Arena

    The Lions playing their home games at Eston Sports Academy, which has capacity for 1,200 spectators.

    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
    gollark: There are issues.
    gollark: Working but slow, I think.
    gollark: !help
    gollark: Also, emergency backup Esobøŧ is online. I think.
    gollark: We could have r9k-test and pingchat-test.

    References
    1. https://teessidelions.com/teesside-businessmen-to-bring-professional-basketball-to-the-area/
    2. https://teessidelions.com/highly-regarded-paul-hartley-commits-to-lions/
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