2021–22 London Lions season

2021–22 London Lions season
2021–22 London Lions season
Head Coach	Vince Macaulay
Captain	Justin Robinson
Stadium	Copper Box Arena, London
BBL results
Ladder	6th
Wins	3
Losses	1

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.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
G	3	Lockhart, Andre	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
F	4	Washburn, Julian (I)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
F/C	5	Kelley, Kylor (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
F	6	Williams, Jordan	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
F	9	Cugini, Lorenzo	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
G	10	Robinson, Justin (C)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
G	11	Williams, Dirk (I)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
G	12	Teague, Marquis (I)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
G/F	13	Reese, Isaiah (I)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
F/C	15	Neighbour, Will	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
G/F	21	Ward-Hibbert, Joshua	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	86 kg (190 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	34	Majauskas, Aurimas	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)

Head coach

Vince Macaulay

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Greenaway
Nikhil Lawry
Robert Youngblood

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

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	@ Α.Ο. Τρίτων	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	Dirk Williams (14)	not available	not available	Mega Factory Hall closed event	1–2
4	8 September	@ OKK Beograd	W 78–97	not available	not available	not available	Mega Factory Hall closed event	2–2
5	9 September	@ CSM Oradea	L 102–90 (OT)	not available	not available	not available	Mega Factory Hall closed event	2–3

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	Lorenzo Cugini (19)	Chris Tawiah (10)	Isaiah Reese (4)	Palaverde 903	0–1

FIBA Europe Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Medi Bayreuth	6	5	1	516	443	+73	11	Advance to second round
2	London Lions	6	5	1	501	444	+57	11	Advance to second round
3	Donar	6	2	4	426	463	−37	8
4	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)	Isaiah Reese (8)	MartiniPlaza	1–0
2	20 October	Kapfenberg Bulls	W 68–58	Isaiah Reese (18)	Julian Washburn (11)	Isaiah Reese (6)	Copper Box Arena	2–0
3	27 October	Medi Bayreuth	W 91–81	Reese, D.Williams (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)	Isaiah Reese (8)	Raiffeisen Sportpark	5–0
6	17 November	@ Medi Bayreuth	L 97–78	Dirk Williams (30)	Reese, Washburn (6)	Isaiah Reese (8)	Oberfrankenhalle	5–1

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahçeşehir Koleji	2	2	0	197	158	+39	4	Advance to Quarter Finals
2	Avtodor	1	1	0	96	95	+1	2	Advance to Quarter Finals
3	Bakken Bears	2	0	2	171	186	−15	2
4	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)	Isaiah Reese (6)	Ülker Sports Arena	0–1
2	15 December	@ Avtodor	boxscore				Sports Palace Kristall

January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location	Record
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	Jase Harrison (24)	Harrison, Kaboza (7)	Jase Harrison (10)	Surrey Sports Park 250	1–0
2	26 September	Plymouth City Patriots	W 90–61	Dirk Williams (19)	Julian Washburn (11)	Isaiah Reese (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	Dirk Williams (21)	Kelley, J.Williams (6)	Isaiah Reese (10)	SGS College Arena not available	3–0
4	8 October	Surrey Scorchers	W 88–73	Dirk Williams (20)	D.Williams, J.Williams (7)	Isaiah Reese (14)	Copper Box Arena not available	4–0
5	10 October	Bristol Flyers	W 94–85	Dirk Williams (28)	Julian Washburn (11)	Isaiah Reese (11)	Copper Box Arena 400	5–0
6	17 October	@ Plymouth City Patriots	W 62–101	Lorenzo Cugini (35)	Jordan Williams (9)	Jordan Spencer (7)	Plymouth Pavilions not available	6–0
7	22 October	@ Leicester Riders	L 93–76	Dirk Williams (30)	Isaiah Reese (8)	Reese, D.Williams (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	Lorenzo Cugini (20)	Jordan Williams (10)	Isaiah Reese (8)	Morningside Arena 666	7–1
9	13 November	Sheffield Sharks	W 100–68	Lorenzo Cugini (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	Dirk Williams (24)	Kylor Kelley (13)	Isaiah Reese (5)	Copper Box Arena not available	8–2
11	30 December	@ Leicester Riders	boxscore				Morningside Arena

BBL Championship

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leicester Riders	5	5	0	469	358	+111	10	Playoffs
2	Sheffield Sharks	7	5	2	543	516	+27	10
3	Manchester Giants	8	5	3	734	721	+13	10
4	Bristol Flyers	5	4	1	385	351	+34	8
5	Newcastle Eagles	7	4	3	607	608	−1	8
6	London Lions	4	3	1	389	322	+67	6
7	Glasgow Rocks	6	3	3	563	553	+10	6
8	Cheshire Phoenix	7	1	6	582	664	−82	2

9	Surrey Scorchers	5	0	5	366	467	−101	0
10	Plymouth City Patriots	6	0	6	433	511	−78	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 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	Dirk Williams (22)	Jordan Williams (11)	Jordan Williams (10)	Copper Box Arena 650	1–0
2	20 November	@ Surrey Scorchers	W 72–85	Isaiah Reese (24)	Jordan Williams (10)	Reese, 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	Isaiah Reese (23)	Jordan Williams (10)	Reese, J.Williams (8)	Vertu Motors Arena 2,500	2–1
4	5 December	Manchester Giants	W 107–80	Dirk Williams (30)	Julian Washburn (7)	Reese, Robinson, Washburn (5)	Copper Box Arena not available	3–1
5	17 December	Bristol Flyers	boxscore				Copper Box Arena
6	19 December	Sheffield Sharks	boxscore				Copper Box Arena
7	22 December	Surrey Scorchers	boxscore				Copper Box Arena

January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	2 January	Bristol Flyers	boxscore				Copper Box Arena
9	26 January	@ Plymouth City Patriots	boxscore				Plymouth Pavilions

February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance
10	4 February	Leicester Riders	boxscore	Copper Box Arena
11	6 February	@ Manchester Giants	boxscore	National Basketball Centre
12	13 February	Leicester Riders	boxscore	Copper Box Arena
13	20 February	Newcastle Eagles	boxscore	Copper Box Arena
14	27 February	@ Plymouth City Patriots	boxscore	Plymouth Pavilions

March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance
15	4 March	@ Glasgow Rocks	boxscore	Emirates Arena
16	13 March	@ Cheshire Phoenix	boxscore	Cheshire Oaks Arena
17	25 March	Glasgow Rocks	boxscore	Copper Box Arena
18	26 March	@ Bristol Flyers	boxscore	SGS College Arena
19	30 March	Newcastle Eagles	boxscore	Copper Box Arena

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance
20	2 April	@ Surrey Scorchers	boxscore	Surrey Sports Park
21	3 April	Sheffield Sharks	boxscore	Copper Box Arena
22	10 April	@ Glasgow Rocks	boxscore	Emirates Arena
23	15 April	@ Sheffield Sharks	boxscore	Ponds Forge
24	22 April	Cheshire Phoenix	boxscore	Copper Box Arena
25	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
Jordan Spencer[1]	28 July
Dirk Williams[2][3]	29 July
Chris Tawiah[2]	29 July
Joshua Ward-Hibbert[2]	29 July

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Julian Washburn[4][5]	9 July	Delaware Blue Coats
Isaiah Reese[6]	12 July	Guelph Nighthawks
Jordan Williams[7]	15 July	Worcester Wolves
Kylor Kelley[8][9]	21 July	Austin Spurs
Lorenzo Cugini[10]	2 August	Destino Palencia
Will Neighbour[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
Shane Walker[13]	Free agent	Bristol Flyers
Fahro Alihodžić	Free agent	Charilaos Trikoupis
Joe Ikhinmwin[14]	Retired	N/A
Kingsley Okoroh[15]	Free agent	Plymouth City Patriots

References

"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. 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. 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. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
"Please welcome Will Neighbour to the Lion's family!". www.twitter.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
"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.

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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[1] "Jordan Spencer confirmed to remain with the London Lions for another season". thelondonlions.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[re-signings-2] "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.

British Basketball League
Teams	Bristol Flyers Cheshire Phoenix Glasgow Rocks Leicester Riders London Lions Manchester Giants Newcastle Eagles Plymouth City Patriots Sheffield Sharks Surrey Scorchers Worcester Wolves
Competitions	BBL Championship (Play-off Finals) BBL Cup BBL Trophy Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Women's British Basketball League
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Awards	Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player
Other	BBL TV National Basketball League Scottish Basketball Championship National Cup

2021–22 London Lions season

Roster

Depth chart

Pre-season

Game log

Basketball Champions League

Game log

FIBA Europe Cup

Group A

Game log

Group L

Game log

BBL Cup

South Group

Game log

BBL Championship

Standings

Game log

BBL Trophy

Game log

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

See also

References

External links