2021–22 London Lions season
Appearance
2021–22 London Lions season | |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Arena | Copper Box Arena |
BBL results | |
Record | 16–11 (.593) |
Ladder | 3rd |
BBL Cup | Semifinalist (lost to Riders 178–170 on aggregate) |
BBL Trophy | Runners-up (lost to Phoenix 68–82) |
Playoff finish | Runners-up (lost to Riders 78–75) |
Stats at BBL.org.uk | |
Player records | |
Points | ![]() 19.3 |
Rebounds | ![]() 7.4 |
Assists | ![]() 6.5 |
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022. | |
The 2021–22 BBL season was the 45th season for the London Lions in the BBL, and 10th under the banner of London Lions.
The Lions play their home games at the 6,000 seat Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Kylor Kelley | Jordan Williams | Chris Tawiah |
PF | Julian Washburn | Ryan Martin | Will Neighbour |
SF | Lorenzo Cugini | Joshua Ward-Hibbert | |
SG | Dirk Williams | Bradley Kaboza | Andre Lockhart |
PG | Isaiah Reese | Justin Robinson |
Pre-season
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August: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
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September: 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2)
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Basketball Champions League
[edit]2021–22 game log Total: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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September: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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FIBA Europe Cup
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 516 | 443 | +73 | 11 | Advance to second round |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 501 | 444 | +57 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 463 | −37 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | 432 | 525 | −93 | 6 |
Source: Groups Standings
2021–22 game log Total: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
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November: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
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Second round
[edit]Group L
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 556 | 499 | +57 | 11 | Excluded |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 526 | 474 | +52 | 11 | Advance to Quarter Finals |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 505 | 536 | −31 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 463 | 541 | −78 | 7 |
Source: Second Round Standings
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ On 2 March 2022, FIBA Europe announced it was banning all Russian teams from its competition as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
2021–22 game log Total: 1–5 (home: 1–2; road: 0–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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January: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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February: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
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BBL Cup
[edit]South Group
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | London Lions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 722 | 622 | +100 | 14 | Quarter Finals |
2 | Leicester Riders | 8 | 6 | 2 | 715 | 616 | +99 | 12 | |
3 | Bristol Flyers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 649 | 653 | −4 | 8 | |
4 | Surrey Scorchers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 639 | 654 | −15 | 6 | |
5 | Plymouth City Patriots | 8 | 0 | 8 | 513 | 693 | −180 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: BBC Sport
Cup
[edit]2021–22 game log Total: 8–3 (home: 4–1; road: 4–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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October: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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November: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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December: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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BBL Championship
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leicester Riders (C) | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2458 | 1934 | +524 | 50 | Playoffs |
2 | Sheffield Sharks | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2054 | 2005 | +49 | 34 | |
3 | London Lions | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2276 | 2165 | +111 | 32 | |
4 | Bristol Flyers | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2185 | 2097 | +88 | 28 | |
5 | Manchester Giants | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2351 | 2309 | +42 | 28 | |
6 | Cheshire Phoenix | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2272 | 2280 | −8 | 26 | |
7 | Glasgow Rocks | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2415 | 2471 | −56 | 24 | |
8 | Plymouth City Patriots | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2176 | 2319 | −143 | 24 | |
9 | Newcastle Eagles | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2313 | 2422 | −109 | 20 | |
10 | Surrey Scorchers | 27 | 2 | 25 | 1959 | 2457 | −498 | 4 |
Ladder progression
[edit]- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Bristol Flyers | – | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Cheshire Phoenix | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Glasgow Rocks | – | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Leicester Riders | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
London Lions | – | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Manchester Giants | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Newcastle Eagles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Plymouth City Patriots | – | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Sheffield Sharks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Surrey Scorchers | – | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Championship
[edit]BBL Trophy
[edit]Trophy
[edit]2021–22 game log Total: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
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February: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
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March: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
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BBL Playoffs
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]2022 playoff game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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Semi-finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Playoff final: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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2022 playoffs schedule |
Transactions
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]Player | Signed |
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Jordan Spencer[2] | 28 July |
Dirk Williams[3][4] | 29 July |
Chris Tawiah[3] | 29 July |
Joshua Ward-Hibbert[3] | 29 July |
Additions
[edit]Player | Signed | Former team |
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Julian Washburn[5][6] | 9 July | Delaware Blue Coats |
Isaiah Reese[7] | 12 July | Guelph Nighthawks |
Jordan Williams[8] | 15 July | Worcester Wolves |
Kylor Kelley[9][10] | 21 July | Austin Spurs |
Lorenzo Cugini[11] | 2 August | Destino Palencia |
Will Neighbour[12] | 28 August | Plymouth Raiders |
Marquis Teague | 29 August | Memphis Hustle |
Aurimas Majauskas | 13 September | BC Zaporizhya |
Ryan Martin[13] | 11 February | Tsmoki-Minsk |
Bradley Kaboza[14] | 6 March | London Lions II |
Subtractions
[edit]Player | Reason left | New team |
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Jules Dang-Akodo[15] | Free agent | Cheshire Phoenix |
Shane Walker[16] | Free agent | Bristol Flyers |
Fahro Alihodžić | Free agent | Charilaos Trikoupis |
Joe Ikhinmwin[17] | Retired | N/A |
Kingsley Okoroh[18] | Free agent | Plymouth City Patriots |
Marquis Teague[19] | 11 February | N/A |
Aurimas Majauskas[19] | ||
Jordan Spencer[20] | Free Agent | N/A |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Europe bans Russian teams and officials from club competitions". basketnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Spencer confirmed to remain with the London Lions for another season". thelondonlions.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Williams joins for second season with Lions". bbl.org.uk. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "London Lions confirm Dirk Williams to return for upcoming season". thelondonlions.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "London Lions sign Julian Washburn for upcoming season". thelondonlions.com. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "London Lions sign Julian Washburn for upcoming season". sportando.basketball. Sportando. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Isaiah Reese to join London Lions for 2021-22 season". thelondonlions.com. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Local standout Jordan Williams signs with London Lions for upcoming season". Sportando. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Kylor Kelley confirmed to join London Lions for upcoming season". thelondonlions.com. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Lions add Kylor Kelley to pack". bbl.org.uk. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Lorenzo Cugini will join London Lions for 2021-22 season". thelondonlions.com. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Please welcome Will Neighbour to the Lion's family!". www.twitter.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ @londonlions (11 February 2022). "Everyone welcome the newest London Lion, Ryan Martin". Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ "boxscore". fibalivestats. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Phoenix secure the services of Jules Dang-Akodo". BBL.org.uk. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Flyers add experience with Shane Walker". BBL.org.uk. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Joe Ikhinmwin announces retirement from professional basketball". hoopsfix.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Patriots add Kingsley as second signing". BBL.org.uk. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Lions say farewell to Teague and Majauskas". thelondonlions.com. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Spencer leaves the Lions". www.thelondonlions.com. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- London Lions (official website)
- British Basketball League (official website)
- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA Europe Cup (official website)
- FIBA (official website)