London Lions | |
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League | Women's British Basketball League |
Founded | 2008 |
History | Barking Abbey 2008–2014 Barking Abbey Crusaders 2014–2017 BA London Lions 2017–2020 London Lions 2020–present |
Location | London |
Head coach | Styliani Kaltsidou |
Team captain | Shanice Beckford-Norton |
Championships | 2 WBBL Championship 3 WBBL Playoffs 2 WBBL Cup 3 WBBL Trophy |
Website | Official website |
The London Lions are an English women's basketball team based in Barking, London that compete in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL), the top league of British women's basketball.
History
The team became part of the London Lions in 2017, when the WBBL team Barking Abbey Crusaders and men's professional team London Lions formed a partnership.[1] The Lions won their first piece of silverware, the 2020-21 WBBL Trophy, defeating Nottingham Wildcats 96-64 in the final in Worcester.[2][3]
Home Venue
- Barking Abbey School (2008–present)
- Copper Box (2017–present)
Season-by-season records
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach | |||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
Barking Abbey | ||||||||||||
2009–10 | NBL D1 | 1 | 5th | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 0.600 | Semi-finals | |||
2010–11 | NBL D1 | 1 | 7th | 21 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0.286 | Did not qualify | |||
2011–12 | NBL D1 | 1 | 3rd | 21 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 0.619 | Semi-finals | |||
2012–13 | NBL D1 | 1 | 3rd | 18 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 0.833 | Runners-Up | |||
2013–14 | NBL D1 | 1 | 8th | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0.214 | Did not qualify | |||
Barking Abbey Crusaders | ||||||||||||
2014–15 | WBBL | 1 | 6th | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0.444 | Semi-finals | 1st round | ||
2015–16 | WBBL | 1 | 4th | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | Quarter-finals | Runners-Up | ||
2016–17 | WBBL | 1 | 7th | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0.444 | Quarter-finals | Pool Stage | Quarter-finals | |
BA London Lions | ||||||||||||
2017–18 | WBBL | 1 | 11th | 20 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0.050 | Did not qualify | Pool Stage | 1st round | Mark Clark |
2018–19 | WBBL | 1 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 0.318 | Did not qualify | Pool Stage | 1st round | Mark Clark |
2019–20 | WBBL | 1 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Pool Stage | 1st round | Mark Clark | ||||||
London Lions | ||||||||||||
2020–21 | WBBL | 1 | 3rd | 20 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 0.800 | Winners, beating Newcastle | Winners, beating Nottingham | Pool Stage | Mark Clark |
2021–22 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 24 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 1.000 | Winners, beating Sevenoaks | Winners, beating Sevenoaks | Winners, beating Newcastle | Mark Clark |
2022–23 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 1 | 42 | 0.955 | Winners, beating Leicester | Winners, beating Leicester | Winners, beating Leicester | Mark Clark Styliani Kaltsidou |
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
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Honours
- Winners (1): 2021–2022
- Winners (2): 2020–2021, 2021–22
- Winners (3): 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023
- Winners (2): 2021–2022, 2022–23
References
- ↑ "London Lions and Barking Abbey join forces". WBBL. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ "London Lions win WBBL Trophy". WBBL. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ↑ "London Lions claim first WBBL title with Trophy triumph". women.hoopsfix.com. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
See also
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