The London Lightning is a Canadian professional basketball team based in London, Ontario, Canada. The team was a charter member of the National Basketball League of Canada which began play with the 2011-12 season (of which they are the inaugural and defending champions). The Lightning plays its home games at the Budweiser Gardens.
The Lightning name was announced on August 12, 2011. [1] On August 17, former Albany Patroons and Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry head coach Michael Ray Richardson was announced as the Lightning's first head coach. [2] The Lightning would go on to win the 2012 NBL championship, defeating the Halifax Rainmen 116-92 on March 25, 2012 at the John Labatt Centre to take the best-of-five championship series three games to two.[3]
Current roster [edit]
| London Lightning roster |
| Players |
Coaches |
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
| 1.5 !G |
0 |
USA ! |
Bowden, DeAnthony |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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| 4.0 !F |
4 |
USA ! |
Mims, Elvin |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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| 2.5 !G/F |
5 |
CAN ! |
Murray, Tyler |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
|
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| 1.5 !G |
6 |
USA ! |
Moss, Adrian |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| 2.5 !G/F |
8 |
CAN ! |
Smith, Dane |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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| 1.5 !G |
10 |
CAN ! |
Atuahene, Antwi |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
|
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| 4.0 !F |
15 |
USA ! |
Blackburn, Jermaine |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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| 1.5 !G |
20 |
USA ! |
Lewis, Morgan |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| 4.0 !F |
23 |
USA ! |
Ellis, Tim |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| 4.0 !F |
30 |
USA ! |
Buford, Rodney |
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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| 4.0 !F |
35 |
USA ! |
Williams, Jeremy |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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| 4.0 !F |
55 |
USA ! |
Phillips, Marvin |
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
 Injured
Roster
Updated: 2013-05-04
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Season-by-season record [edit]
| Season |
Coach |
Regular Season |
Post Season |
| Won |
Lost |
Win % |
Finish |
Won |
Lost |
Win % |
Result |
| 2011-12 |
Michael Ray Richardson |
28 |
8 |
.778 |
1st |
5 |
2 |
.714 |
League Champions |
| 2012-13 |
Michael Ray Richardson |
33 |
7 |
.825 |
1st |
6 |
2 |
.750 |
League Champions |
| Totals |
61 |
15 |
.803 |
2 Regular Season Pennants |
11 |
4 |
.733 |
2 League Championship |
Schedule [edit]
In the following table of results, green rows denote Lightning victories and red rows denote defeats. The Lightning's score is given first, followed by that of the opponents.
2011-12 [edit]
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location |
Record |
| November 3 |
Halifax Rainmen |
118-110 |
Bowden (23) |
Freeman (11) |
Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
1-0 |
| November 5 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
109-90 |
King (22) |
Freeman (15) |
Ellis (7) |
Halifax Metro Centre |
2-0 |
| November 6 |
at Saint John Mill Rats |
81-70 |
Ellis (18) |
Freeman (8) |
Daniels/Dean (5) |
Harbour Station |
3-0 |
| November 10 |
Quebec Kebs |
102-94 |
Ellis (25) |
Freeman (21) |
Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
4-0 |
| November 13 |
Saint John Mill Rats |
86-96 |
Bowden (26) |
Freeman (11) |
Bowden/Daniels (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
4-1 |
| November 17 |
Quebec Kebs |
85-79 |
Buford (19) |
Freeman (12) |
Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
5-1 |
| November 18 |
at Oshawa Power |
96-100 |
Smith (24) |
Freeman (13) |
Bowden (6) |
General Motors Centre |
5-2 |
| November 19 |
Oshawa Power |
105-93 |
Bowden (29) |
Daniels (12) |
Bowden (11) |
John Labatt Centre |
6-2 |
| November 24 |
Moncton Miracles |
122-100 |
Freeman (34) |
Freeman (15) |
Bowden (9) |
John Labatt Centre |
7-2 |
| December 2 |
at Summerside Storm |
115-105 |
Smith (23) |
Ellis (8) |
Smith (8) |
Consolidated Credit Union Place |
8-2 |
| December 3 |
at Moncton Miracles |
98-93 |
Spears (31) |
Freeman (13) |
Smith (10) |
Moncton Coliseum |
9-2 |
| December 8 |
at Oshawa Power |
100-76 |
Smith (20) |
Freeman (12) |
Buford (5) |
General Motors Centre |
10-2 |
| December 10 |
Oshawa Power |
93-99 |
Freeman (22) |
Freeman (18) |
Smith (7) |
John Labatt Centre |
10-3 |
| December 11 |
at Oshawa Power |
87-80 |
Freeman (20) |
Freeman (12) |
Smith (4) |
General Motors Centre |
11-3 |
| December 20 |
at Summerside Storm |
107-98 |
Buford (19) |
Ellis (13) |
Ellis (7) |
Consolidated Credit Union Place |
12-3 |
| December 27 |
at Quebec Kebs |
79-94 |
Spears (18) |
Freeman (13) |
Freeman (6) |
PEPS |
12-4 |
| December 29 |
at Saint John Mill Rats |
104-93 |
Buford/Freeman (20) |
Freeman (17) |
Ellis/Smith (7) |
Harbour Station |
13-4 |
| January 1 |
Moncton Miracles |
103-83 |
Freeman (30) |
Ellis (17) |
Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
14-4 |
| January 6 |
Summerside Storm |
106-98 |
Bowden (26) |
Freeman (10) |
Dean/Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
15-4 |
| January 7 |
Halifax Rainmen |
97-87 |
Freeman (29) |
Freeman (22) |
Bowden (4) |
John Labatt Centre |
16-4 |
| January 12 |
Moncton Miracles |
124-113 |
Bowden (26) |
Freeman (15) |
Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
17-4 |
| January 14 |
at Quebec Kebs |
91-102 |
Freeman (24) |
Freeman (17) |
Bowden (7) |
PEPS |
17-5 |
| January 15 |
at Saint John Mill Rats |
100-91 |
Bowden (22) |
Ellis (11) |
Ellis (7) |
Harbour Station |
18-5 |
| January 19 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
111-94 |
Freeman (23) |
Freeman (12) |
Bowden (7) |
Halifax Metro Centre |
19-5 |
| January 26 |
at Moncton Miracles |
91-98 |
Freeman (21) |
Freeman (13) |
Smith (4) |
Moncton Coliseum |
19-6 |
| January 27 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
100-97 |
Smith (23) |
Daniels (10) |
Bowden (9) |
Halifax Metro Centre |
20-6 |
| January 29 |
Saint John Mill Rats |
125-99 |
Freeman (29) |
Freeman (10) |
Bowden/Daniels (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
21-6 |
| February 2 |
Summerside Storm |
113-107 |
Bowden (25) |
Freeman (14) |
Bowden (9) |
John Labatt Centre |
22-6 |
| February 5 |
Oshawa Power |
129-117 |
Smith (32) |
Ellis (11) |
Smith (7) |
John Labatt Centre |
23-6 |
| February 9 |
at Summerside Storm |
116-110 |
Smith (40) |
Smith (11) |
Bowden/Ellis (6) |
Consolidated Credit Union Place |
24-6 |
| February 16 |
Saint John Mill Rats |
93-89 |
Freeman (23) |
Freeman (14) |
Bowden (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
25-6 |
| February 19 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
78-104 |
Smith (34) |
Freeman/Smith (8) |
Dean/Abrams/Smith/Spears (2) |
Halifax Metro Centre |
25-7 |
| February 21 |
at Moncton Miracles |
119-84 |
Smith (21) |
Buford (12) |
Daniels (9) |
Moncton Coliseum |
26-7 |
| February 25 |
at Quebec Kebs |
95-105 |
Smith (34) |
Spears (7) |
Ellis (4) |
Pavillon de la Jeunesse |
26-8 |
| March 1 |
Quebec Kebs |
124-107 |
Freeman (32) |
Freeman (15) |
Ellis (6) |
John Labatt Centre |
27-8 |
| March 4 |
Summerside Storm |
109-87 |
Ellis (25) |
Freeman (14) |
Smith (7) |
John Labatt Centre |
28-8 |
| NBL Semifinals |
| March 6 |
at Saint John Mill Rats |
106-105 |
Freeman/Spears (18) |
Dean (7) |
Dean (13) |
Harbour Station |
London leads 1-0 |
| March 9 |
Saint John Mill Rats |
87-82 |
Spears (18) |
Freeman (15) |
Daniels (5) |
John Labatt Centre |
London wins 2-0 |
| NBL Finals |
| March 18 |
Halifax Rainmen |
86-83 |
Freeman (17) |
Freeman (13) |
Smith (6) |
John Labatt Centre |
London leads 1-0 |
| March 19 |
Halifax Rainmen |
113-96 |
Smith (25) |
Freeman (13) |
Freeman (4) |
John Labatt Centre |
London leads 2-0 |
| March 21 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
93-95 |
Ellis (22) |
Freeman (12) |
Freeman/Smith (6) |
Halifax Metro Centre |
London leads 2-1 |
| March 22 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
85-93 |
Freeman (21) |
Freeman (21) |
Smith (5) |
Halifax Metro Centre |
Series tied 2-2 |
| March 25 |
Halifax Rainmen |
116-92 |
Bowden (28) |
Ellis (14) |
Smith (7) |
John Labatt Centre |
London wins 3-2 |
2012-13 [edit]
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location |
Record |
| November 3 |
Halifax Rainmen |
107-89 |
Bowden (19) |
Mims (12) |
Bowden (7) |
Budweiser Gardens |
1-0 |
| November 8 |
Oshawa Power |
121-95 |
Lewis (20) |
Lewis (11) |
Moss (5) |
Budweiser Gardens |
2-0 |
| November 15 |
at Oshawa Power |
153-115 |
Bowden (32) |
Ellis (10) |
Bowden (8) |
General Motors Centre |
3-0 |
| November 17 |
Montreal Jazz |
134-86 |
Lewis (18) |
Thomas (9) |
Bowden (7) |
Budweiser Gardens |
4-0 |
| November 18 |
at Montreal Jazz |
79-76 |
Thomas (18) |
Lewis (10) |
Mims (6) |
Centre Pierre Charbonneau |
5-0 |
| November 22 |
Montreal Jazz |
99-75 |
Mims (14) |
Ellis (13) |
Bowden/Moss (5) |
Budweiser Gardens |
6-0 |
| November 25 |
Oshawa Power |
126-107 |
Ellis (23) |
Ellis/Williams (8) |
Bowden (12) |
Budweiser Gardens |
7-0 |
| November 29 |
Saint John Mill Rats |
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| December 2 |
Halifax Rainmen |
|
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|
|
Budweiser Gardens |
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| December 7 |
at Montreal Jazz |
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|
|
Centre Pierre Charbonneau |
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| December 13 |
Moncton Miracles |
|
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| December 15 |
Oshawa Power |
|
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|
|
Budweiser Gardens |
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| December 20 |
Windsor Express |
|
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| December 21 |
at Windsor Express |
|
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|
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WFCU Centre |
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| December 22 |
Montreal Jazz |
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| December 27 |
at Montreal Jazz |
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|
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Centre Pierre Charbonneau |
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| December 29 |
at Windsor Express |
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|
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WFCU Centre |
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| December 30 |
Windsor Express |
|
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| January 3 |
at Oshawa Power |
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General Motors Centre |
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| January 5 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
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Halifax Metro Centre |
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| January 6 |
at Saint John Mill Rats |
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Harbour Station |
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| January 10 |
Moncton Miracles |
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| January 12 |
Oshawa Power |
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| January 13 |
Windsor Express |
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|
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| January 20 |
Montreal Jazz |
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| January 23 |
at Summerside Storm |
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Consolidated Credit Union Place |
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| January 25 |
at Moncton Miracles |
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Moncton Coliseum |
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| January 27 |
at Windsor Express |
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WFCU Centre |
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| February 7 |
at Moncton Miracles |
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Moncton Coliseum |
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| February 8 |
at Saint John Mill Rats |
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Harbour Station |
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| February 10 |
Summerside Storm |
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| February 20 |
at Oshawa Power |
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General Motors Centre |
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| February 21 |
Windsor Express |
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| February 27 |
at Oshawa Power |
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General Motors Centre |
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| February 28 |
Saint John Mill Rats |
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| March 2 |
Summerside Storm |
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Budweiser Gardens |
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| March 8 |
at Windsor Express |
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WFCU Centre |
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| March 9 |
at Montreal Jazz |
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Centre Pierre Charbonneau |
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| March 12 |
at Halifax Rainmen |
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Halifax Metro Centre |
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| March 10 |
at Summerside Storm |
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Consolidated Credit Union Place |
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