Middlesbrough Lions Eston Sports Academy, which is located in the borough of Redcar & Cleveland and is managed by Tees Valley Leisure. Eston Sports Academy has the following facilities: American professional Raplh Bucci, currently playing for BBL outfit Durham Wildcats, said of the facility, "Middlesbrough's impressive arena is the 1,200 capacity Eston Sports Academy; a £6 million venue that is rated as one of the best basketball venues in the UK". Middlesbrough Lions The Teesside Lions formally known as the Middlesbrough Lions is an English Basketball team from Middlesbrough, Teesside competing in the English Basketball League, Division 4. They play their home
Middlesbrough Lions Middlesbrough Lions The Teesside Lions formally known as the Middlesbrough Lions is an English Basketball team from Middlesbrough, Teesside competing in the English Basketball League, Division 4. They play their home games in nearby Eston at the Eston Sports Academy. Founded in 2007, the organisation is in the early stages of life but has made a huge impact on the national scene, to such an extent that the governing body, England Basketball, granted National League entry to the ambitious Teessiders after their inaugural season in the National Founders Cup. TADEA Middlesbrough Lions will be playing all their home games at