The Tees Valley Mohawks are an English basketball club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, which plays in the National Basketball League Division 3, the fourth tier of British basketball. Their home venue is Middlesbrough College.
History The Mohawks are arguably the most successful basketball club from the area, having won numerous national trophies. Their most successful period was in the early 2000s, in that time winning the 1999-00, 2001-02 and 2002-03 Division 1 league titles, 2002-03 and 2003-04 Division 1 Playoff titles and winning the National Trophy four consecutive times from 1999 to 2003. Their most recent success was the 2008 Patrons Cup.
Success dried up, and following relegation from Division 1 and after a season in Division 2 , the club took a short hiatus, focusing on developing their youth system. The club re-entered the National Basketball League in 2019, playing in the reorganised Division 3.
The Mohawks won the 2022 Otto Estensen Trophy.
Notable former players
Charles Smith
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Teesside Mohawks1997-98D124th22148280.6361998-99D124th26197380.731Last 161999-00D121st24222440.9172000-01D123rd21156300.714Last 162001-02D121st18171340.944Last 162002-03D121st22211420.955WinnersQuarter-finals2003-04D123rd22166320.727WinnersRunners-up2004-05D127th221012200.4552005-06D1210th26818160.308Did not qualify2006-07D1211th22517100.227Did not qualify Tees Valley Mohawks2007-08D231st22184360.8182008-09D127th18810160.4442nd round2009-10D1211th2241880.182Did not qualify3rd round2010-11D232nd20164320.800Semi-finals2nd round2011-12D1211th2442080.167Did not qualifySemi-finals2012-13D124th261610320.615Quarter-finals3rd round2013-14D129th261214240.462Did not qualify3rd round2014-15D1211th24915180.375Did not qualify3rd round2015-16D1213th2642280.154Did not qualify2nd round2016-17D237th22913180.409Quarter-finals3rd round2017-19Withdrew from league Tees Valley Mohawks2019-20D3 Nor43rd21156310.714No playoffsDid not compete2020-21D3 Nor4Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22D3 Nor42nd15123240.800Quarter-fínalsDid not compete2022-23D3 Nor42nd18144280.7781st roundDid not compete
Note: Until 2003, the National Cup was competed for by the professional clubs of the British Basketball League as well as National League clubs. Since 2003-04, the competition has been competed for only by National League clubs, after the creation of the BBL Cup.
References
External links Official Tees Valley Mohawks website Basketball England website