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{{Short description|English basketball club}}
{{one source|date=June 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
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| name            = Tees Valley Mohawks
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| sponsor         = Scott Brothers
| league          = [[English Basketball League|NBL Division 3]]
| established     = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| history         = '''Teesside Mohawks''' <br/> 1997-2006 <br> '''Tees Valley Mohawks''' <br/> 2007-present
| arena           = [[Middlesbrough College]]
| location        = [[Middlesbrough]], [[England]]
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The '''Tees Valley Mohawks''' are an [[England|English]] [[basketball]] club in [[Middlesbrough]], [[North Yorkshire]], which plays in the [[English Basketball League|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/darlington-and-stockton-times-cleveland/173692584/|title=Basketball tournament boost for civil war memorial fund|first=Ashley|last=Barnard|work=[[Darlington & Stockton Times]]|date=9 September 2022|page=64|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Notable former players==
* {{player||UK|[[Caylin Raftopolous]]}}
* {{player||UK|[[David Hanson (basketball)|David Hanson]]}}
* {{player||USA|[[Tony Hanson]]}}
* {{player||UK|[[Kieron Achara]]}}
* {{player||USA|[[E. J. Harrison (basketball)|E. J. Harrison]]}}
* {{player||UK|Jason Swaine}}
* {{player||USA|Ralph Bucci}}
* {{player||UK|Taner Adu}}
* {{player||UK|Michael Gayle}}
* {{player||UK|[[Neil Fingleton]]}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Smith (basketball, born October 1975)|Charles Smith]]
* {{player||UK| Sasha Riley }}
* {{player||IRL|[[Eoin O'Brien (basketball)|Eoin O'Brien]]}}
* {{player||UK|Jon Stonebridge}}

==Season-by-season records==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!rowspan="2"|Tier
!colspan="6"|Regular Season
!rowspan="2"|Post-Season
!rowspan="2"|National Cup
|-
! Finish
! Played
! Wins
! Losses
! Points
! Win %
|-
|colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="black" | <span style="color:white;">'''Teesside Mohawks'''</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1997-98
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|28
|style="text-align:center;"|0.636
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1998-99
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|style="text-align:center;"|7
|style="text-align:center;"|38
|style="text-align:center;"|0.731
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|Last 16
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1999-00
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|44
|style="text-align:center;"|0.917
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2000-01
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|21
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|30
|style="text-align:center;"|0.714
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|Last 16
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2001-02
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|34
|style="text-align:center;"|0.944
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|Last 16
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2002-03
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|21
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|42
|style="text-align:center;"|0.955
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2003-04
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|32
|style="text-align:center;"|0.727
|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners
|style="text-align:center;"|Runners-up
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2004-05
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|12
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|0.455
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2005-06
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|10th
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|0.308
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2006-07
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|11th
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|0.227
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="black" | <span style="color:white;">'''Tees Valley Mohawks'''</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2007-08
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D2]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|1st
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|36
|style="text-align:center;"|0.818
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2008-09
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|0.444
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2009-10
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|11th
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|0.182
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2010-11
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D2]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|32
|style="text-align:center;"|0.800
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2011-12
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|11th
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|0.167
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2012-13
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|4th
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|style="text-align:center;"|32
|style="text-align:center;"|0.615
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2013-14
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|9th
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|12
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|style="text-align:center;"|0.462
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2014-15
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|11th
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|0.375
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2015–16 National Basketball League (England) season|2015-16]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D1]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|13th
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|style="text-align:center;"|0.154
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2016–17 National Basketball League (England) season|2016-17]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D2]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|7th
|style="text-align:center;"|22
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|0.409
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd round
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2017-19
|colspan=13|''Withdrew from league''
|-
|colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="green" | <span style="color:white;">'''Tees Valley Mohawks'''</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2019–20 National Basketball League (England) season|2019-20]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D3 Nor]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|3rd
|style="text-align:center;"|21
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|31
|style="text-align:center;"|0.714
|style="text-align:center;"|''No playoffs''
|style="text-align:center;"|''Did not compete''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2020–21 National Basketball League (England) season|2020-21]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D3 Nor]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|colspan=8|''Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2021–22 National Basketball League (England) season|2021-22]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D3 Nor]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|style="text-align:center;"|12
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|style="text-align:center;"|0.800
|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-fínals
|style="text-align:center;"|''Did not compete''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[2022–23 National Basketball League (England) season|2022-23]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[English Basketball League|D3 Nor]]'''
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|2nd
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|28
|style="text-align:center;"|0.778
|style="text-align:center;"|1st round
|style="text-align:center;"|''Did 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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120831175613/http://teesvalleymohawks.co.uk/ Official Tees Valley Mohawks website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021010120758/http://www.basketballengland.com/ Basketball England website]

{{English Basketball League}}

[[Category:Basketball teams in England]]
[[Category:Sport in Middlesbrough]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in England]]