2021–22 London Lions season

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2021–22 London Lions season
London Lions (basketball) logo
Head CoachUnited Kingdom Vince Macaulay
CaptainUnited Kingdom Justin Robinson
StadiumCopper Box Arena, London
BBL results
Ladder7th
Wins3
Losses1
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The 2021–22 BBL season will be 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[]

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2021–22 London Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 3 Barbados 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 4 United States Washburn, Julian (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F/C 5 United States Kelley, Kylor (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 6 United Kingdom Williams, Jordan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
F 9 Italy 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 10 United Kingdom Robinson, Justin (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 11 United States  (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 12 United States Teague, Marquis (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 13 United States  (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
F/C 15 United Kingdom 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G/F 21 United Kingdom Ward-Hibbert, Joshua 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 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 34 Lithuania Majauskas, Aurimas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United Kingdom Dave Greenaway
  • United Kingdom Nikhil Lawry
  • United Kingdom Robert Youngblood
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 30 September 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kylor Kelley Chris Tawiah
PF Aurimas Majauskas Jordan Williams Will Neighbour
SF Julian Washburn Lorenzo Cugini Joshua Ward-Hibbert
SG Dirk Williams Justin Robinson Andre Lockhart
PG Marquis Teague Isaiah Reese Jordan Spencer

Pre-season[]

Game log[]

2021 pre-season game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
August: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 29 August @ AEK L 102–81 not available not available not available Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
closed event 		0–1
2 31 August @ W 47–69 not available not available not available Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
closed event 		1–1
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 6 September @ Mega Basket L 82–58 (14) not available not available
closed event 		1–2
4 8 September @ OKK Beograd W 78–97 not available not available not available
closed event 		2–2
5 9 September @ CSM Oradea L 102–90 (OT) not available not available not available
closed event 		2–3

Basketball Champions League[]

Main article: 2021–22 Basketball Champions League

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 13 September @ Universo Treviso Basket L 62–89 (19) (10) (4) Palaverde
903 		0–1

FIBA Europe Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup

Regular season[]

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Medi Bayreuth 6 5 1 516 443 +73 11 Advance to second round
2 United Kingdom London Lions 6 5 1 501 444 +57 11
3 Netherlands Donar 6 2 4 426 463 −37 8
4 Austria Kapfenberg Bulls 6 0 6 432 525 −93 6
Source: Groups Standings

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 13 October @ Donar Groningen W 60–79 Marquis Teague (22) Julian Washburn (11) (8) MartiniPlaza 1–0
2 20 October Kapfenberg Bulls W 68–58 (18) Julian Washburn (11) (6) Copper Box Arena 2–0
3 27 October Medi Bayreuth W 91–81 , (19) Kylor Kelley (7) Julian Washburn (11) Copper Box Arena 3–0
November: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
4 3 November Donar Groningen W 85–67 Marquis Teague (17) Kelley, J.Williams (8) Marquis Teague (6) Copper Box Arena 4–0
5 10 November @ Kapfenberg Bulls W 81–100 Marquis Teague (21) Julian Washburn (8) (8) Raiffeisen Sportpark 5–0
6 17 November @ Medi Bayreuth L 97–78 (30) , Washburn (6) (8) Oberfrankenhalle 5–1

Second round[]

Group L[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 2 2 0 197 158 +39 4 Advance to Quarter Finals
2 Russia Avtodor 1 1 0 96 95 +1 2
3 Denmark Bakken Bears 2 0 2 171 186 −15 2
4 United Kingdom London Lions 1 0 1 82 107 −25 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: Second Round Standings

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
December: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 8 December @ Bahçeşehir Koleji L 107–82 Marquis Teague (19) Kylor Kelley (8) (6) Ülker Sports Arena 0–1
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
2 8 January @ Avtodor boxscore Sports Palace Kristall
3 12 January Bakken Bears boxscore Copper Box Arena
4 26 January Bahçeşehir Koleji boxscore Copper Box Arena
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
5 2 February Avtodor boxscore Copper Box Arena
6 9 February @ Bakken Bears boxscore Vejlby-Risskov Hallen

BBL Cup[]

South Group[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 8–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–1)
September: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 24 September @ Surrey Scorchers W 85–86 (24) , (7) (10) Surrey Sports Park
250 		1–0
2 26 September Plymouth City Patriots W 90–61 (19) Julian Washburn (11) (11) Copper Box Arena
700 		2–0
October: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 2 October @ Bristol Flyers W 80–90 (21) Kelley, J.Williams (6) (10) SGS College Arena
not available 		3–0
4 8 October Surrey Scorchers W 88–73 (20) , J.Williams (7) (14) Copper Box Arena
not available 		4–0
5 10 October Bristol Flyers W 94–85 (28) Julian Washburn (11) (11) Copper Box Arena
400 		5–0
6 17 October @ Plymouth City Patriots W 62–101 (35) Jordan Williams (9) (7) Plymouth Pavilions
not available 		6–0
7 22 October @ Leicester Riders L 93–76 (30) (8) , (4) Morningside Arena
not available 		6–1
November: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 7 November @ Leicester Riders W 83–97 (20) Jordan Williams (10) (8) Morningside Arena
666 		7–1
9 13 November Sheffield Sharks W 100–68 (28) Jordan Williams (12) Robinson, J.Williams (8) Copper Box Arena
500 		8–1
December: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 10 December Leicester Riders L 96–99 (24) Kylor Kelley (13) (5) Copper Box Arena
not available 		8–2
11 30 December @ Leicester Riders boxscore Morningside Arena

BBL Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 BBL Championship

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders 7 7 0 676 490 +186 14 Playoffs
2 Sheffield Sharks 7 5 2 543 516 +27 10
3 Manchester Giants 8 5 3 734 721 +13 10
4 Bristol Flyers 6 4 2 469 438 +31 8
5 Glasgow Rocks 7 4 3 650 637 +13 8
6 Newcastle Eagles 8 4 4 679 709 −30 8
7 London Lions 4 3 1 389 322 +67 6
8 Cheshire Phoenix 8 2 6 702 733 −31 4
9 Surrey Scorchers 5 0 5 366 467 −101 0
10 Plymouth City Patriots 8 0 8 562 737 −175 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: BBC Sport

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
November: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 5 November Cheshire Phoenix W 113–74 (22) Jordan Williams (11) Jordan Williams (10) Copper Box Arena
650 		1–0
2 20 November @ Surrey Scorchers W 72–85 (24) Jordan Williams (10) , J.Williams (6) Surrey Sports Park
1,000 		2–0
December: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 3 December @ Newcastle Eagles L 96–84 (23) Jordan Williams (10) , J.Williams (8) Vertu Motors Arena
2,500 		2–1
4 5 December Manchester Giants W 107–80 (30) Julian Washburn (7) , Robinson, Washburn (5) Copper Box Arena
not available 		3–1
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 2 January Bristol Flyers boxscore Copper Box Arena
6 16 January @ Leicester Riders boxscore Morningside Arena
7 26 January @ Plymouth City Patriots boxscore Plymouth Pavilions
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 4 February Leicester Riders boxscore Copper Box Arena
9 6 February @ Manchester Giants boxscore National Basketball Centre
10 13 February Leicester Riders boxscore Copper Box Arena
11 20 February Newcastle Eagles boxscore Copper Box Arena
12 27 February @ Plymouth City Patriots boxscore Plymouth Pavilions
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 4 March @ Glasgow Rocks boxscore Emirates Arena
14 13 March @ Cheshire Phoenix boxscore Cheshire Oaks Arena
15 25 March Glasgow Rocks boxscore Copper Box Arena
16 26 March @ Bristol Flyers boxscore SGS College Arena
17 30 March Newcastle Eagles boxscore Copper Box Arena
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 2 April @ Surrey Scorchers boxscore Surrey Sports Park
19 3 April Sheffield Sharks boxscore Copper Box Arena
20 10 April @ Glasgow Rocks boxscore Emirates Arena
21 15 April @ Sheffield Sharks boxscore Ponds Forge
22 22 April Cheshire Phoenix boxscore Copper Box Arena
23 24 April @ Manchester Giants boxscore National Basketball Centre

BBL Trophy[]

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 14 January 2022 @ Newcastle Eagles boxscore Vertu Motors Arena 0–0


Transactions[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed
[1] 28 July
[2][3] 29 July
[2] 29 July
Joshua Ward-Hibbert[2] 29 July

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
Julian Washburn[4][5] 9 July Delaware Blue Coats
[6] 12 July Guelph Nighthawks
Jordan Williams[7] 15 July Worcester Wolves
Kylor Kelley[8][9] 21 July Austin Spurs
[10] 2 August
[11] 28 August Plymouth Raiders
Marquis Teague 29 August Memphis Hustle
Aurimas Majauskas 13 September BC Zaporizhya

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New team
Jules Dang-Akodo[12] Free agent Cheshire Phoenix
[13] Free agent Bristol Flyers
Fahro Alihodžić Free agent Charilaos Trikoupis
Joe Ikhinmwin[14] Retired N/A
[15] Free agent Plymouth City Patriots

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jordan Spencer confirmed to remain with the London Lions for another season". thelondonlions.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Williams joins for second season with Lions". bbl.org.uk. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "London Lions confirm Dirk Williams to return for upcoming season". thelondonlions.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "London Lions sign Julian Washburn for upcoming season". thelondonlions.com. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "London Lions sign Julian Washburn for upcoming season". sportando.basketball. Sportando. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Isaiah Reese to join London Lions for 2021-22 season". thelondonlions.com. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local standout Jordan Williams signs with London Lions for upcoming season". Sportando. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Kylor Kelley confirmed to join London Lions for upcoming season". thelondonlions.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Lions add Kylor Kelley to pack". bbl.org.uk. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Lorenzo Cugini will join London Lions for 2021-22 season". thelondonlions.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Please welcome Will Neighbour to the Lion's family!". www.twitter.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Phoenix secure the services of Jules Dang-Akodo". BBL.org.uk. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Flyers add experience with Shane Walker". BBL.org.uk. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Joe Ikhinmwin announces retirement from professional basketball". hoopsfix.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Patriots add Kingsley as second signing". BBL.org.uk. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

External links[]

  • FIBA (official website)
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