2020–21 London Lions season

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.

2020–21 London Lions season
Head Coach Vince Macaulay
Captain Joe Ikhinmwin
StadiumCopper Box Arena, London
BBL results
Ladder3rd
Wins8
Losses2
Uniforms

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, Andre Lockhart, 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 27 July, 2020, the Lions signed former Sheffield Sharks player Dirk Williams for the 2020–21 squad.[5]
  • 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, Kingsley Okoroh for the 2020–21 squad.[9]
  • On 10 August, 2020, the London Lions signed Chris Tawiah 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 Shane Walker 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 Orlando Parker for the 2020–21 BBL season.[19]
  • On 11 December, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion Jordan Spencer 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 0 Lucas, Edmir (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 2 Parker, Orlando (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 3 Lockhart, Andre 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 5 Ware, Kevin (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
F 7 Ikhinmwin, Joe (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F/C 9 Mullens, Byron (IN) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 122 kg (269 lb)
G 10 Robinson, Justin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G 11 Williams, Dirk (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 15 Alihodžić, Fahro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 17 Dang-Akodo, Jules 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 21 Ward-Hibbert, Joshua  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
C 22 Okoroh, Kingsley 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 121 kg (267 lb)
G 23 Spencer, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 25 Tawiah, Chris 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F/C 33 Bristol, Kervin (IN) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G/F 34 Liggins, DeAndre (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F/C 44 Walker, Shane 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dave Greenaway
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 11 December 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
C Chris Tawiah Byron Mullens Kingsley Okoroh
PF Orlando Parker Fahro Alihodžić Joshua Ward-Hibbert Kervin Bristol
SF DeAndre Liggins Shane Walker Joe Ikhinmwin
SG Kevin Ware Dirk Williams Edmir Lucas
PG Justin Robinson Andre Lockhart Jordan Spencer Jules Dang-Akodo

Preseason

Game log
2020–21 pre-season game log
August: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
4 9 October @ Surrey Scorchers W 89–107 Dirk Williams (41) Not announced Not announced Surrey Sports Park 2–2
5 12 October Bristol Flyers W 96–76 Byron Mullens (27) Chris Tawiah (13) Andre Lockhart (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 season game log
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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 season game log
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1 26 January @ Anwil Włocławek Withdrawn
2 27 January Fribourg Olympic Withdrawn
3 29 January @ Dnipro Withdrawn
4 N/A Anwil Włocławek Withdrawn
5 N/A @ Fribourg Olympic Withdrawn
6 N/A 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 Qualification to 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 season game log
November: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1 1 November Newcastle Eagles L 79–89 (OT) Dirk Williams (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 Dirk Williams (20) DeAndre Liggins (8) Dirk Williams (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) Kingsley Okoroh (7) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 3–3
December: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
7 16 December @ Plymouth Raiders W 80–85 (OT) Dirk Williams (20) Orlando Parker (8) Liggins, Robinson (6) Plymouth Pavilions 4–3
January: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
8 12 January 2021 Manchester Giants W 20–0 N/A N/A N/A National Basketball Performance Centre 5–3
9 24 January 2021 Newcastle Eagles L 77–84 Dirk Williams (19) Kevin Ware (9) Justin Robinson (6) Morningside Arena 5–4

BBL Trophy

Game log
2020–21 season game log
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1 11 February 2021 Leicester Riders boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0

BBL Championship
Main article: 2020–21 BBL Championship

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders 11 10 1 956 818 +138 20 Qualification to playoffs
2 Newcastle Eagles 11 9 2 980 929 +51 18
3 London Lions 10 8 2 932 828 +104 16
4 Plymouth Raiders 14 7 7 1095 1055 +40 14
5 Sheffield Sharks 11 6 5 895 814 +81 12
6 Manchester Giants 12 5 7 981 1009 −28 10
7 Worcester Wolves 9 4 5 665 723 −58 8
8 Cheshire Phoenix 11 4 7 902 895 +7 8
9 Bristol Flyers 11 4 7 854 888 −34 8
10 Surrey Scorchers 9 2 7 695 809 −114 4
11 Glasgow Rocks 13 2 11 917 1104 −187 4
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: BBC Sport

Game log
2020–21 season game log
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1 3 December @ Newcastle Eagles L 88–79 Justin Robinson (17) Ikhinmwin, Taiwah, Williams (5) Justin Robinson (8) Eagles Community Arena 0–1
2 11 December Plymouth Raiders W 101–95 Orlando Parker (22) Alihodžić, Liggins (5) DeAndre Liggins (11) Copper Box Arena 1–1
3 13 December @ Cheshire Phoenix W 99–110 Orlando Parker (25) Orlando Parker (7) DeAndre Liggins (8) Cheshire Oaks Arena 2–1
4 18 December Manchester Giants W 92–88 Dirk Williams (37) Orlando Parker (9) Kevin Ware (7) Copper Box Arena 3–1
5 21 December Worcester Wolves W 103–71 Orlando Parker (25) Shane Walker (8) Justin Robinson (9) Copper Box Arena 4–1
January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
6 3 January @ Leicester Riders W 73–74 Dirk Williams (19) Liggins, Parker (11) Liggins, Robinson (7) Morningside Arena 5–1
7 8 January Newcastle Eagles W 109–89 Dirk Williams (24) Chris Tawiah (10) DeAndre Liggins (8) Copper Box Arena 6–1
8 9 January Glasgow Rocks W 91–74 Dirk Williams (17) Orlando Parker (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: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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 boxscore TBD TBD TBD Plymouth Pavilions 0–0
12 19 February @ Cheshire Phoenix boxscore TBD TBD TBD Cheshire Oaks Arena 0–0
13 24 February @ Worcester Wolves boxscore TBD TBD TBD Worcester Arena 0–0
14 28 February @ Sheffield Sharks boxscore TBD TBD TBD Ponds Forge 0–0
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
15 5 March Bristol Flyers boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
16 7 March Glasgow Rocks boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
17 12 March Manchester Giants boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
18 14 March @ Leicester Riders boxscore TBD TBD TBD Morningside Arena 0–0
19 19 March @ Sheffield Sharks boxscore TBD TBD TBD Ponds Forge 0–0
20 26 March @ Newcastle Eagles boxscore TBD TBD TBD Eagles Community Arena 0–0
21 28 March Worcester Wolves boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
22 31 March Surrey Scorchers boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
23 10 April @ Bristol Flyers boxscore TBD TBD TBD SGS College Arena 0–0
24 16 April Surrey Scorchers boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
25 23 April Cheshire Phoenix boxscore TBD TBD TBD Copper Box Arena 0–0
26 25 April @ Glasgow Rocks boxscore TBD TBD TBD Emirates Arena 0–0

BBL Playoffs

Game log
2021 playoff game log
TBD: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0–0

See also

References
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  2. "Eight is great for Joe". British Basketball League. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. "Lionheart Lockhart Returns". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. "NBA Veteran Liggins In London". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. "Dirk Williams In Capital Landing". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  6. "Edmir Lucas Is Fourth Returnee". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  7. "Kervin Bristol Returns To Lions Defence". www.thelondonlions.com. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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