2021–22 London Lions season
The 2021–22 BBL season was the 45th season for the London Lions in the BBL, and 10th under the banner of London Lions.
| 2021–22 London Lions season | |
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| Head coach |  Nikhil Lawry |
| Captain | Justin Robinson |
| 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 |  Reese 19.3 |
| Rebounds | Kelley 7.4 |
| Assists | Reese 6.5 |
| All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022. | |
The Lions play their home games at the 6,000 seat Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
| 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
| 2021 pre-season game log Total: 2–3 (home: 0–0; road: 2–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| 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
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Medi Bayreuth |
6 | 5 | 1 | 516 | 443 | +73 | 11 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | London Lions |
6 | 5 | 1 | 501 | 444 | +57 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Donar |
6 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 463 | −37 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Kapfenberg Bulls |
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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Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Avtodor[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | 5 | 1 | 556 | 499 | +57 | 11 | Excluded |
| 2 |  Bahçeşehir Koleji |
6 | 5 | 1 | 526 | 474 | +52 | 11 | Advance to Quarter Finals |
| 3 |  Bakken Bears |
6 | 1 | 5 | 505 | 536 | −31 | 7 | |
| 4 | London Lions |
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
South Group
| 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
| 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
Standings
| 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
- 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
| 2021–22 game log Total: 16–11 (home: 9–5; road: 7–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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December: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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January: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
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February: 2–2 (home: 1–2; road: 1–0)
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March: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
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April: 5–4 (home: 4–1; road: 1–3)
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| 2021–22 season schedule |
BBL Trophy
Trophy
| 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
Playoffs
| 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
Re-signed
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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
- London Lions (official website)
- British Basketball League (official website)
- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA Europe Cup (official website)
- FIBA (official website)
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