London Lions won their second British Basketball All-Stars Championship in three years, beating B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 39-33 in the final at the Copper Box Arena, London, live on Sky Sports. Lions had lifted the inaugural All-Stars title in 2017 and reclaimed the trophy at their home venue in east London. They beat Sharks and…
The London Lions are the second game up against the Sheffield Sharks in Sunday’s British Basketball All-Stars Championship at the Copper Box, London, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. The Lions won the Inaugural Championship in 2017 at the O2 Arena, bowing out in the Semi-finals in last season’s series, won by Surrey Scorchers Cheshire…
BBL Cup Rnd 2; London City Royals 92 – 77 London Lions LONDON – Crystal Palace – 5 October ‘19 The London Lions travelled across the Thames to face cross town rivals, London City Royals and their merry contingent of Lithuanian fans in the second round of the BBL Cup. In what was eventually…
Fixture Changes The London Lions game against Plymouth Raiders on Sunday 29th September has been unavoidably re-scheduled to Wednesday 23rd October at the Copper Box Arena at 7.30pm. If you have purchased tickets for 29th September, you do not have to do anything, your tickets will automatically be re-issued for the 23rd October at 7.30pm….
Worcester Wolves 92-67 London Lions BBL Cup Friday 20th September 2019 Worcester Arena The short-handed London Lions fell on the road to Worcester Wolves in the opening pool game of the revamped BBL Cup on Friday. The defending Champion Lions found out before tip off that International Clearance for point guard Jorge Romero…
London Lions have secured the services of 6’8” Centre, Trent Weaver ahead of the start of the new season. The 25 year old Weaver graduated from NCAA Division II side, Ohio Dominican in 2016 after averaging 15 points and 10 re-bounds. The center has pro experience in Germany with FC Shalke and in Luxembourg the…
Pre-Season Friendly; London Lions 89 – 105 Bakken Bears (Denmark) LONDON – UEL Sportsdock 9 September The London Lions were back in action, this time against Champions League qualifiers, Bakken Bears current Danish Champions on Monday evening. BBL MVP, Justin Robinson opened the scoring and would fire in 17 points in his 20 minutes on…
London Lions announce the acquisition of 6’9” Centre, Jordan Jackson ahead of the new season. Jackson has gained all his basketball experience in the USA, most recently graduating from McMurry University but has had spells at Florida A&M before being tracked by the Lions. Born in Leeds, Jackson will enter his first season as a…
Pre-Season Friendly; London Lions 89 – 71 Cal Poly LONDON – Copper Box Arena 6 September The London Lions returned to the Copper Box on Friday as they began pre-season action hosting Cal Poly from NCAA Division 1. It was Brandon Peel who led the way with 23 points and 6 rebounds as the Lions…
London Lions’ have confirmed the return of guard, Andre Lockhart for his fifth season in the Capital. The 33-year-old dual Bajan-British passport holder showed his immense contribution to the team in the Championship winning season as he backed up the point position whilst bringing healthy scoring and a wise head to proceedings. Already heading up…
London Lions Captain, Joe Ikhinmwin, makes it seven straight seasons after the Club confirms he will return for the 2019-20 season. Fan favourite Ikhinmwin joined the Lions in 2013 and has been ever present since and will line up once again at the Copper Box Arena. This past season the London native was hampered early…
Mark Clark, Head Coach of BA London Lions, is delighted to announce the re-signing of Lavinia Da Silva and Kristie Velasquez. He said “The pair will lead a Lions roster that will see a number of additions to the Club as we look to get back into WBBL play offs and build on the huge…
London Lions announce the return of two-time BBL MVP, Justin Robinson to the squad for a third year, as the reigning BBL Champions set out to defend their title. Robinson was voted League MVP by the BBL Coaches in 2018 and 2019 as the Lions reached new heights culminating in a first League Championship for…
London Lions have acquired scoring Jordan Whelan ahead of the 2019-20 season. The Manchester born 25-year-old played last season at the Worcester Wolves averaging 10 points a game in a tough year. Following junior basketball at Manchester Magic Whelan headed off to college in America, concluding his time there at Mid America Nazarene University where…
JORDAN JETS IN London Lions have added versatile guard/forward Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan to their squad ahead of the 2019-20 season. The 25-year-old was with the Cheshire Phoenix last season as well as the 2016-17 season. A native of Plainsville New Jersey, Allen-Jordan played his college basketball at Francis Marion and Campbellsville before a stint in the…
London Lions have acquired Spanish guard, Jorge Romero after a stellar career in his home country. Romero is 29 years old and brings a wealth of experience to the guard position for the BBL Champions. The 6.4” Spaniard averaged 9.6 points and 3 rebounds a game for his team Marin Ence Peixe Galego who captured…
London Lions 82 (17, 36, 49) Evansville University 84 (24, 40, 64) A warm Saturday evening tip off at the University of East London, Sportsdock saw the visiting University of Evansville Aces claim victory against a London Lions select 82-84. 24 points from the Ace’s DeAndre Williams led all scorers whilst it was Jordan…
A London Lions’ select team will face former NBA player and Coach, Walter McCarthy’s NCAA Division One outfit, Evansville University on Saturday at the University of East London. The scrimmage game will take place at 5.30pm as part of the partnership between the Lions and the University of East London. Coach McCarthy, a veteran 10…
