2020–21 London Lions season

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2020–21 London Lions season
London Lions (basketball) logo
Head CoachUnited Kingdom Vince Macaulay
CaptainUnited Kingdom Joe Ikhinmwin
StadiumCopper Box Arena, London
BBL results
Ladder2nd
FinalsRunners-up
(Lost to Newcastle Eagles in Play-off Final, 66–68)
Wins23
Losses7
Player Records
Efficiency leaderUnited Kingdom
57%
Scoring leaderUnited States
18.3
Rebounding leaderUnited Kingdom
5.7
Assists leaderUnited States DeAndre Liggins
6.9
Uniforms
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2021.

The 2020–21 BBL season will be the 44th season for the London Lions in the BBL, and 9th 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.

Squad[]

Signings[]

  • On 13 July, 2020, the London Lions announce the two-time BBL MVP, Justin Robinson has signed a two year deal with the club.[1]
  • On 20 July, 2020, the Lions have brought back veteran guard, , for a sixth successive season.[3]
  • On 22 July, 2020, the London Lions signed five-year NBA veteran, DeAndre Liggins to the 2020–21 squad.[4]
  • On 29 July, 2020, the London Lions re-signed Edmir Lucas for the 2020–21 BBL season.[6]
  • On 3 August, 2020, the London Lions signed Kervin Bristol after a season in Ukraine. Kervin was a member of the 2018–19 Lions squad.[7] On 21 November, 2020, Kervin Bristol had been de-registered from the team, but remains on staff.
  • On 5 August, 2020, the London Lions re-signed British international Jules Dang-Akodo for the 2020–21 BBL season.[8]
  • On 6 August, 2020, the Lions have signed young Brit, for the 2020–21 squad.[9]
  • On 10 August, 2020, the London Lions signed after a season in Romania. Chris was a member of the 2010–11 Lions squad.[10]
  • On 12 August, 2020, the London Lions signed American Kevin Ware for the 2020–21 BBL season.[11]
  • On 14 August, 2020, the London Lions signed former Leicester Riders player after a season in Sweden.[13]
  • On 20 August, 2020, the London Lions signed six-year NBA veteran, Byron Mullens to the 2020–21 squad.[14]
  • On 13 September, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion Matthew Bryan-Amaning to the 2020–21 squad. Bryan-Amaning was a member of the Lions in 2013.[15] On 13 October, 2020, Bryan-Amaning parted ways with the team.[16]
  • On 21 November, 2020, the London Lions signed for the 2020–21 BBL season.[19]
  • On 11 December, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion to the 2020–21 squad. Spencer was a member of the 2018–19 Lions squad.[20]

Roster[]

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2020–21 London Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 Angola Lucas, Edmir (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 2 United States  (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 3 Barbados 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 5 United States Ware, Kevin (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
F 7 United Kingdom Ikhinmwin, Joe (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 10 United Kingdom Robinson, Justin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G 11 United States  (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alihodžić, Fahro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 17 Cameroon Dang-Akodo, Jules 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 21 United Kingdom Ward-Hibbert, Joshua 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
C 22 United Kingdom 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 121 kg (267 lb)
G 23 United Kingdom 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 25 United Kingdom 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F/C 33 Haiti Bristol, Kervin (IN) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G/F 34 United States Liggins, DeAndre (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F/C 44 United Kingdom 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United Kingdom
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 11 December 2020

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
C
PF Fahro Alihodžić Joshua Ward-Hibbert Kervin Bristol
SF DeAndre Liggins Joe Ikhinmwin
SG Kevin Ware Edmir Lucas
PG Justin Robinson Jules Dang-Akodo

Preseason[]

Game log[]

2020–21 pre-season game log
August: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 30 August @ B.C. Oostende L 91–77 Edmir Lucas (20) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8) Kevin Ware (7) Versluys Dôme 0–1
2 31 August @ B.C. Oostende W 81–84 DeAndre Liggins (15) Not announced Not announced Versluys Dôme 1–1
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 6 September @ Bakken Bears L 105–88 DeAndre Liggins (25) Not announced Not announced Vejlby-Risskov Hallen 1–2
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 9 October @ Surrey Scorchers W 89–107 (41) Not announced Not announced Surrey Sports Park 2–2
5 12 October Bristol Flyers W 96–76 Byron Mullens (27) (13) (5) University of East London 3–2
6 23 October Sheffield Sharks L 68–89 Kevin Ware (22) Fahro Alihodžić (9) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 3–3

Basketball Champions League[]

Main article: 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

Game log[]

2020–21 game log
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 22 September @ Neptūnas L 77–73 Matthew Bryan-Amaning (16) Matthew Bryan-Amaning (6) Kevin Ware (4) Arena Botevgrad 0–1

FIBA Europe Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup

Game log[]

2020–21 game log
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 26 January @ Anwil Włocławek Withdrawn
2 27 January Fribourg Olympic Withdrawn
3 29 January @ Dnipro Withdrawn

*Note: FIBA has withdrawn the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions will be forfeited.[21]

BBL Cup[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Eagles 6 4 2 539 526 +13 8 Quarter Finals
2 Leicester Riders 5 3 2 455 422 +33 6
3 London Lions 6 3 3 501 497 +4 6
4 Sheffield Sharks 5 1 4 371 421 −50 2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: BBC Sport

Game log[]

2020–21 game log
November: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 1 November Newcastle Eagles L 79–89 (OT) (19) DeAndre Liggins (11) DeAndre Liggins (5) Copper Box Arena 0–1
2 6 November @ Sheffield Sharks L 70–61 DeAndre Liggins (18) Kevin Ware (8) Justin Robinson (3) Ponds Forge 0–2
3 13 November Sheffield Sharks W 88–73 DeAndre Liggins (32) Liggins, Ware (7) Justin Robinson (7) Copper Box Arena 1–2
4 15 November @ Leicester Riders L 97–76 (20) DeAndre Liggins (8) (7) Morningside Arena 1–3
5 20 November @ Newcastle Eagles W 79–99 Justin Robinson (23) DeAndre Liggins (14) Kevin Ware (4) Eagles Community Arena 2–3
6 22 November Leicester Riders W 98–89 DeAndre Liggins (26) (9) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 3–3
December: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 16 December @ Plymouth Raiders W 80–85 (OT) (20) (8) Liggins, Robinson (6) Plymouth Pavilions 4–3
January: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 12 January Manchester Giants W 20–0 N/A N/A N/A National Basketball Performance Centre 5–3
9 24 January Newcastle Eagles L 77–84 (19) Kevin Ware (9) Justin Robinson (6) Morningside Arena 5–4

BBL Trophy[]

Game log[]

2020–21 game log
February: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 11 February Leicester Riders W 76–71 Robinson, (15) Fahro Alihodžić (12) DeAndre Liggins (12) Copper Box Arena 1–0
2 22 February Newcastle Eagles W 101–85 DeAndre Liggins (24) (9) DeAndre Liggins (9) Copper Box Arena 2–0
March: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 7 March Glasgow Rocks W 90–66 DeAndre Liggins (28) (7) (5) Copper Box Arena 3–0
4 10 March @ Glasgow Rocks W 89–108 (26) (7) Kevin Ware (6) Emirates Arena 4–0
5 21 March Plymouth Raiders W 88–82 (20) DeAndre Liggins (7) DeAndre Liggins (8) Worcester Arena 5–0

BBL Championship[]

Main article: 2020–21 BBL Championship

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders (C) 30 24 6 2580 2303 +277 48 Playoffs
2 London Lions 30 23 7 2702 2441 +261 46
3 Plymouth Raiders 30 21 9 2511 2307 +204 42
4 Newcastle Eagles 30 18 12 2576 2543 +33 36
5 Sheffield Sharks 30 15 15 2403 2338 +65 30
6 Worcester Wolves 30 14 16 2349 2456 −107 28
7 Cheshire Phoenix 30 14 16 2357 2407 −50 28
8 Bristol Flyers 30 12 18 2346 2373 −27 24
9 Surrey Scorchers 30 10 20 2446 2615 −169 20
10 Manchester Giants 30 10 20 2514 2601 −87 20
11 Glasgow Rocks 30 4 26 2214 2614 −400 8
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champion

Game log[]

2020–21 game log
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 3 December @ Newcastle Eagles L 88–79 Justin Robinson (17) Ikhinmwin, , (5) Justin Robinson (8) Eagles Community Arena 0–1
2 11 December Plymouth Raiders W 101–95 (22) Alihodžić, Liggins (5) DeAndre Liggins (11) Copper Box Arena 1–1
3 13 December @ Cheshire Phoenix W 99–110 (25) (7) DeAndre Liggins (8) Cheshire Oaks Arena 2–1
4 18 December Manchester Giants W 92–88 (37) (9) Kevin Ware (7) Copper Box Arena 3–1
5 21 December Worcester Wolves W 103–71 (25) (8) Justin Robinson (9) Copper Box Arena 4–1
January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 3 January @ Leicester Riders W 73–74 (19) Liggins, (11) Liggins, Robinson (7) Morningside Arena 5–1
7 8 January Newcastle Eagles W 109–89 (24) (10) DeAndre Liggins (8) Copper Box Arena 6–1
8 9 January Glasgow Rocks W 91–74 (17) (8) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 7–1
9 15 January @ Bristol Flyers W 70–98 DeAndre Liggins (18) DeAndre Liggins (7) DeAndre Liggins (7) SGS College Arena 8–1
February: 2–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 7 February Plymouth Raiders L 75–81 Justin Robinson (15) DeAndre Liggins (12) DeAndre Liggins (9) Copper Box Arena 8–2
11 14 February @ Plymouth Raiders W 70–87 Liggins, (25) (7) DeAndre Liggins (6) Plymouth Pavilions 9–2
12 19 February @ Cheshire Phoenix L 87–80 Justin Robinson (24) (11) DeAndre Liggins (5) Cheshire Oaks Arena 9–3
13 24 February @ Surrey Scorchers W 97–98 DeAndre Liggins (20) Fahro Alihodžić (10) DeAndre Liggins (11) Surrey Sports Park 10–3
14 28 February @ Sheffield Sharks L 83–72 DeAndre Liggins (25) DeAndre Liggins (10) Liggins, Robinson (4) Ponds Forge 10–4
March: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 12 March Manchester Giants W 105–81 Kevin Ware (24) Fahro Alihodžić (9) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 11–4
16 14 March @ Leicester Riders L 78–73 Justin Robinson (21) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7) Justin Robinson (5) Morningside Arena 11–5
17 26 March @ Newcastle Eagles L 109–95 (20) (8) (10) Vertu Motors Arena 11–6
18 28 March Worcester Wolves L 72–84 Kevin Ware (19) (9) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 11–7
19 31 March Surrey Scorchers W 109–90 (35) (9) Liggins, Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 12–7
April: 11–0 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 2 April Sheffield Sharks W 93–81 (25) Alihodžić, (8) DeAndre Liggins (10) Vertu Motors Arena 13–7
21 4 April @ Worcester Wolves W 85–93 (OT) (22) (12) DeAndre Liggins (9) Worcester Arena 14–7
22 7 April Glasgow Rocks W 110–73 DeAndre Liggins (30) Alihodžić, , (6) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 15–7
23 10 April @ Bristol Flyers W 73–84 DeAndre Liggins (18) (8) DeAndre Liggins (10) SGS College Arena 16–7
24 14 April Cheshire Phoenix W 87–61 (17) , (8) Justin Robinson (7) Copper Box Arena 17–7
25 16 April Surrey Scorchers W 92–84 DeAndre Liggins (33) Fahro Alihodžić (10) DeAndre Liggins (4) Copper Box Arena 18–7
26 18 April Bristol Flyers W 85–74 (19) Alihodžić, Ware (5) DeAndre Liggins (9) Copper Box Arena 19–7
27 21 April Leicester Riders W 86–81 (29) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 20–7
28 25 April @ Glasgow Rocks W 68–73 (17) , Ward-Hibbert (6) Jules Dang-Akodo (5) Emirates Arena 21–7
29 28 April @ Manchester Giants W 86–96 (23) Fahro Alihodžić (9) Liggins, Robinson (6) National Basketball Performance Centre 22–7
30 30 April @ Sheffield Sharks W 68–80 (20) DeAndre Liggins (10) DeAndre Liggins (10) Ponds Forge 23–7

BBL Playoffs[]

Game log[]

2021 playoff game log
May: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 3 May Cheshire Phoenix W 73–66 (22) (9) DeAndre Liggins (6) Vertu Motors Arena 1–0
2 5 May Cheshire Phoenix W 95–60 (17) (8) Justin Robinson (9) Worcester Arena 2–0
3 11 May Plymouth Raiders L 80–92 DeAndre Liggins (16) DeAndre Liggins (10) DeAndre Liggins (12) Morningside Arena 2–1
4 13 May Plymouth Raiders W 100–80 DeAndre Liggins (23) , (5) Justin Robinson (7) Morningside Arena 3–1
5 16 May Newcastle Eagles L 66–68 (27) (12) DeAndre Liggins (8) Morningside Arena 3–2

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Eight is great for Joe". British Basketball League. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
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  10. ^ "Junior Lion Tawiah Is A Senior Lion". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. ^ "Kevin Ware Defies The Odds". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  12. ^ "Anyone For Tennis As Lions Net Josh Ward-Hibbert". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  13. ^ "London Welcomes Walker". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  14. ^ "Byron Mullens Is London's 2nd NBA Star". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  15. ^ "Bryan-Amaning Joins The Pride". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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  17. ^ "Brown Is Final Euro Piece". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  18. ^ "Home Is Sweet For Fahro". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  19. ^ "Orlando At Home In London". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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External links[]

  • FIBA (official website)
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