TEESSIDE BALLERS

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visiting a Teesside Lions community session at Durham University. (Credit Teesside Lions Facebook). Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen recently attended a training Teesside Lions community session, featuring young players learning the fundamentals of the game. On his take away from the visit Ben Houchen said: "It took me straight back to that feeling of training with Middlesbrough Rugby Club - that sense of dedication, commitment and of being part of

Tees Valley Mohawks Wheelchair basketball are a series of teams that play out of Outwood Academy in Middlesbrough. They consist of 3 mixed-sex teams, 3 women's teams and they also have a range of youth teams. The club was started off by Phil Bramley and Lee Fawcett after they finished their careers in Wheelchair basketball with the Newcastle Eagles in 2012. Fawcett assumed the role of club chairman while Bramley would become the team's coach. On the club's beginnings, Lee Faw

Jaydon Wise-Malcolm playing for the Teesside Lions. (credit Cuff Photography) 17-year-old basketball player, Jaydon Wise-Malcolm has accepted an offer to play for Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Florida, USA. The move comes after an impressive campaign for the Teesside Lions in NBL Division 1 and excelling at various international camps with the Richards Elite basketball programme. On his move, Jaydon Wise Malcolm said: "It was a blessing, and I'm really thankful. The opp

Tees Valley Mohawks finished on top of their D2 pool this season, gaining promotion to D1. Teesside Lions on the contary, they finished at the foot of their D1 pool and should be relegated to D2. It is worth noting that basketball England reserves the right to deny promotion to a new division and therefore deny relegation if teams do not meet D1 standards. As things stand, baring Basketball England intervention, Lions will be in D2 and the Mohawks will be in D1. Meaning the o

Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Tehran, Iran. With the 2027 Basketball World Cup in Qatar just over a year away. Many fans are concerned that the ongoing war in the middle east could prevent it from going ahead or could negatively impact the tournament. For more on the situation, I spoke to ITV Political Journalist Lewis Denison. ITV Political Journalist, Lewis Denison. He said that if the tournament goes ahead due to a meaningful resolution of the war, many basketball fans

Samuel Mamuni has officially signed for BCB club Yorkshire Dragons, after playing for Teesside Lions in the tail end of the 25/26 season.. On the move Mamuni said: "I'm grateful to the Teesside Lions team for all their support while I was there. Before playing for the Lions I hadn't played for two and a half years due to ACL injuries. It was a grueling process to get back to full fitness and I'm thankful to the Lions for giving me the opportunity to play for a team again. The

The Teesside Ballers brand made a big leap this Saturday as we released a match programme for Teesside Lions versus St Helens Saints. It proved to be a hit with all 36 copies being bought by fans. Staff and players who received free copies also gave stellar reviews. One fan who bought a copy commented that the programme was "top quality and a great read". They also said that they would buy in future games if there were further releases. Teesside Lions chairman James Thomson d

The Cleveland Steelers are enjoying a successful debut season as a basketball club in the third tier of the NBL, bolstered by their sponsorship with Readman Steel. Wayne Britton, Director of Readman Steel, shared the motivations behind the partnership and the benefits the company has seen so far. A History of Local Support "We've sponsored a couple of local sports setups in the past, from netball to football," Britton said. "Now, with the basketball, we've got our family invo

Fiontan Rogers Section 1: Basketball Earliest memory of picking up a basketball: Secondary school basketball "Go-to" move to secure the win: Harden double step back three Basketball idol growing up: Kyrie Irving Favourite NBA team: Dallas Mavericks Biggest strength as a player: Shooting Section 2: Teesside Lions Funniest teammate: AJ Harris Best trainer: Zak Missouri Worst trainer: Charlie Smythe Locker room DJ: Hector Omitowoju (Taste: "Not bad") Worst fashion sense: Benas M