2021–22 London Lions season explained

Bblyear:2021–22
Clubname:London Lions
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Wins:16
Losses:11
Ladder:3rd
Bblcup:Semifinalist
Bbltrophy:Runners-up
Playoffs:Runners-up
Coach N:GBR
Coach:Nikhil Lawry
Captain N:GBR
Captain:Justin Robinson
Arena:Copper Box Arena
Top Scorer:Reese
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:19.3
Rebounds Leader:Kelley
Rpg N:USA
Rpg:7.4
Assists Leader:Reese
Apg N:USA
Apg:6.5
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
Updated:1 May 2022

The 2021–22 BBL season was 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

Depth chart

Pre-season

|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 1| 29 August| @ AEK| L 102–81| not available| not available| not available| Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
closed event| 0–1|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 2| 31 August| @ Α.Ο. Τρίτων| W 47–69| not available| not available| not available| Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
closed event| 1–1|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 3| 6 September| @ Mega Basket| L 82–58| Dirk Williams (14)| not available| not available| Mega Factory Hall
closed event| 1–2|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 4| 8 September| @ OKK Beograd| W 78–97| not available| not available| not available| Mega Factory Hall
closed event| 2–2|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 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

See main article: 2021–22 Basketball Champions League. |- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 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

See main article: 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup.

Regular season

Group A

|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 1| 13 October| @ Donar Groningen| W 60–79| Marquis Teague (22)| Julian Washburn (11)| Isaiah Reese (8)| MartiniPlaza| 1–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 2| 20 October| Kapfenberg Bulls| W 68–58| Isaiah Reese (18)| Julian Washburn (11)| Isaiah Reese (6)| Copper Box Arena| 2–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 3| 27 October| Medi Bayreuth| W 91–81| Reese, D.Williams (19)| Kylor Kelley (7)| Julian Washburn (11)| Copper Box Arena| 3–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 4| 3 November| Donar Groningen| W 85–67| Marquis Teague (17)| Kelley, J.Williams (8)| Marquis Teague (6)| Copper Box Arena| 4–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 5| 10 November| @ Kapfenberg Bulls| W 81–100| Marquis Teague (21)| Julian Washburn (8)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Raiffeisen Sportpark| 5–0|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 6| 17 November| @ Medi Bayreuth| L 97–78| Dirk Williams (30)| Reese, Washburn (6)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Oberfrankenhalle| 5–1|-

Second round

Group L

|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 1| 8 December| @ Bahçeşehir Koleji| L 107–82| Marquis Teague (19)| Kylor Kelley (8)| Isaiah Reese (6)| Ülker Sports Arena| 0–1|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 2| 8 January| @ Avtodor| L 84–81| Kylor Kelley (22)| Kylor Kelley (13)| Marquis Teague (12)| Sports Palace Kristall| 0–2|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 3| 12 January| @ Bakken Bears| L 95–80| Majauskas, Reese (18)| Julian Washburn (9)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Vejlby-Risskov Hallen| 0–3|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 4| 26 January| Bahçeşehir Koleji| L 61–76| Isaiah Reese (19)| Kylor Kelley (11)| Isaiah Reese (6)| Copper Box Arena| 0–4|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 5| 1 February| Avtodor| L 77–104| Marquis Teague (28)| Kylor Kelley (6)| Isaiah Reese (9)| Copper Box Arena| 0–5|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 6| 9 February| Bakken Bears| W 82–75| Dirk Williams (23)| Isaiah Reese (10)| Isaiah Reese (11)| Copper Box Arena| 1–5|-

BBL Cup

Cup

|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 1| 24 September| @ Surrey Scorchers| W 85–86| Jase Harrison (24)| Harrison, Kaboza (7)| Jase Harrison (10)| Surrey Sports Park
250| 1–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 2| 26 September| Plymouth City Patriots| W 90–61| Dirk Williams (19)| Julian Washburn (11)| Isaiah Reese (11)| Copper Box Arena
700| 2–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 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|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 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|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 5| 10 October| Bristol Flyers| W 94–85| Dirk Williams (28)| Julian Washburn (11)| Isaiah Reese (11)| Copper Box Arena
400| 5–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 6| 17 October| @ Plymouth City Patriots| W 62–101| Lorenzo Cugini (35)| Jordan Williams (9)| Jordan Spencer (7)| Plymouth Pavilions
not available| 6–0|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 7| 22 October| @ Leicester Riders| L 93–76| Dirk Williams (30)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Reese, D.Williams (4)| Morningside Arena
not available| 6–1|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 8| 7 November| @ Leicester Riders| W 83–97| Lorenzo Cugini (20)| Jordan Williams (10)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Morningside Arena
666| 7–1|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 9| 13 November| Sheffield Sharks| W 100–68| Lorenzo Cugini (28)| Jordan Williams (12)| Robinson, J.Williams (8)| Copper Box Arena
500| 8–1|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 10| 10 December| Leicester Riders| L 96–99| Dirk Williams (24)| Kylor Kelley (13)| Isaiah Reese (5)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 8–2|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 11| 30 December| @ Leicester Riders| L 79–74| Isaiah Reese (20)| Lorenzo Cugini (7)| Isaiah Reese (7)| Morningside Arena
666| 8–3|-

BBL Championship

See main article: 2021–22 BBL Championship.

Championship

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| 5 November| Cheshire Phoenix| W 113–74| Dirk Williams (22)| Jordan Williams (11)| Jordan Williams (10)| Copper Box Arena
650| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 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|-style="background:#fcc;"| 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|-style="background:#cfc;"| 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|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| 1 January| @ Surrey Scorchers| L 78–77| Lorenzo Cugini (23)| Kylor Kelley (8)| Justin Robinson (7)| Surrey Sports Park
1,000| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 6| 23 January| Newcastle Eagles| W 103–94| Isaiah Reese (25)| Kelley, Washburn (7)| Cugini, Robinson (5)| Copper Box Arena
800| 4–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 7| 28 January| @ Plymouth City Patriots| W 94–101| Reese, D.Williams (22)| Kylor Kelley (12)| Isaiah Reese (13)| Plymouth Pavilions
not available| 5–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8| 4 February| Leicester Riders| 67–80| Dirk Williams (16)| Julian Washburn (13)| Isaiah Reese (6)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 5–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| 13 February| Leicester Riders| W 79–77| Isaiah Reese (23)| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (9)| Isaiah Reese (3)| Copper Box Arena
2,000| 6–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10| 25 February| Plymouth City Patriots| L 81–83| Dirk Williams (20)| Dirk Williams (8)| Isaiah Reese (12)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 6–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| 27 February| @ Plymouth City Patriots| W 73–77| Cugini, D.Williams (17)| Julian Washburn (9)| Isaiah Reese (9)| Plymouth Pavilions
1,300| 7–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 12| 4 March| @ Glasgow Rocks| W 75–96| Reese, D.Williams (21)| Ryan Martin (8)| Isaiah Reese (11)| Emirates Arena
400| 8–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 13| 6 March| Sheffield Sharks| L 76–83| Dirk Williams (21)| Kelly, Washburn (6)| Justin Robinson (5)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 8–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| 13 March| @ Cheshire Phoenix| W 89–97| Kylor Kelley (20)| Kelly, D.Williams (7)| Lorenzo Cugini (5)| Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,000| 9–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 15| 17 March| @ Manchester Giants| L 94–56| Dirk Williams (11)| Kylor Kelley (11)| Robinson, D.Williams (3)| National Basketball Centre
500| 9–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| 25 March| Glasgow Rocks| L 92–100| Isaiah Reese (20)| Kylor Kelley (9)| Reese, J.Williams (4)| Copper Box Arena
2,000| 9–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17| 26 March| @ Bristol Flyers| W 74–77| Isaiah Reese (16)| Cugini, Tawiah (8)| Isaiah Reese (7)| SGS College Arena
not available| 10–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 18| 30 March| Newcastle Eagles| W 92–74| Isaiah Reese (20)| Kylor Kelley (17)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Copper Box Arena
500| 11–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| 1 April| Bristol Flyers| W 79–66| Isaiah Reese (21)| Kylor Kelley (12)| Justin Robinson (5)| Copper Box Arena
1,000| 12–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| 3 April| Sheffield Sharks| W 69–54| Isaiah Reese (25)| Kelley, Tawiah (8)| Lorenzo Cugini (4)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 13–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| 6 April| Bristol Flyers| L 74–78| Isaiah Reese (25)| Kelley, Washburn (8)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Copper Box Arena
1,500| 13–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22| 10 April| @ Glasgow Rocks| L 83–75| Robinson, Washburn (17)| Chris Tawiah (8)| Isaiah Reese (7)| Emirates Arena
400| 13–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| 15 April| @ Sheffield Sharks| L 78–71 (OT)| Isaiah Reese (22)| Kelley, Washburn (7)| Reese, J.Williams (5)| Ponds Forge
800| 13–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 24| 17 April| @ Leicester Riders| L 103–67| Lorenzo Cugini (16)| Chris Tawiah (11)| Isaiah Reese (6)| Morningside Arena
not available| 13–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 25| 20 April| Surrey Scorchers| W 92–71| Cugini, Reese (18)| Julian Washburn (9)| Lorenzo Cugini (4)| Surrey Sports Park
not available| 14–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| 22 April| Cheshire Phoenix| W 99–62| Isaiah Reese (26)| Kylor Kelley (9)| Isaiah Reese (7)| Copper Box Arena
1,500| 15–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| 24 April| @ Manchester Giants| W 80–90| Isaiah Reese (32)| Kelley, Washburn (9)| Isaiah Reese (8)| National Basketball Centre
not available| 16–11|-

BBL Trophy

Trophy

|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 1| 14 January 2022| @ Newcastle Eagles| W 70–84| Dirk Williams (18)| Kylor Kelley (10)| Isaiah Reese (15)| Vertu Motors Arena
2,400| 1–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 2| 6 February| @ Manchester Giants| W 79–90| Dirk Williams (28)| Kylor Kelley (8)| Isaiah Reese (9)| National Basketball Centre
1,000| 2–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 3| 19 February| @ Bristol Flyers| W 61–81| Dirk Williams (19)| Julian Washburn (15)| Isaiah Reese (14)| SGS College Arena
not available| 3–0|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 4| 9 March| Bristol Flyers| W 85–81| Dirk Williams (22)| Tawiah, D.Williams (6)| Justin Robinson (8)| Copper Box Arena
500| 4–0|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 5| 20 March| Cheshire Phoenix| L 68–82| Dirk Williams (24)| Chris Tawiah (6)| Kaboza, Robinson (5)| Emirates Arena
5,900| 4–1|-

BBL Playoffs

Playoffs

|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 1| 29 April| Cheshire Phoenix| W 85–69| Julian Washburn (17)| Julian Washburn (10)| Julian Washburn (6)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 1–0|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 2| 1 May| @ Cheshire Phoenix| L 97–95| Isaiah Reese (24)| Ryan Martin (7)| Isaiah Reese (7)| Cheshire Oaks Arena
800| 1–1|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 3| 6 May| @ Bristol Flyers| W 83–85| Isaiah Reese (24)| Ryan Martin (7)| Isaiah Reese (12)| SGS College Arena
770| 2–1|- style="background-color:#cfc;"| 4| 8 May| Bristol Flyers| W 91–73| Isaiah Reese (28)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Isaiah Reese (8)| Copper Box Arena
1,800| 3–1|- style="background-color:#fcc;"| 5| 15 May| @ Leicester Riders| L 78–75| Isaiah Reese (29)| Chris Tawiah (14)| Isaiah Reese (7)| The O2 Arena
15,824| 3–2|-

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Jordan Spencer[1] 28 July
Dirk Williams[2] [3] 29 July
29 July
29 July

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer 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
29 August Memphis Hustle
13 September BC Zaporizhya
Ryan Martin[12] 11 February Tsmoki-Minsk
Bradley Kaboza[13] 6 March London Lions II

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Jules Dang-Akodo[14] Free agent Cheshire Phoenix
Shane Walker[15] Free agent Bristol Flyers
Free agent Charilaos Trikoupis
Joe Ikhinmwin[16] Retired N/A
Kingsley Okoroh[17] Free agent Plymouth City Patriots
Marquis Teague[18] 11 February N/A
Aurimas Majauskas
Jordan Spencer[19] Free AgentN/A

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Spencer confirmed to remain with the London Lions for another season. 28 July 2021. thelondonlions.com. 30 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Williams joins for second season with Lions. 29 July 2021. bbl.org.uk. 30 July 2021.
  3. Web site: London Lions confirm Dirk Williams to return for upcoming season. 29 July 2021. thelondonlions.com. 30 July 2021.
  4. Web site: London Lions sign Julian Washburn for upcoming season. 9 July 2021. thelondonlions.com. En. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709091826/https://thelondonlions.com/news/403/. dead.
  5. Web site: London Lions sign Julian Washburn for upcoming season . 9 July 2021 . sportando.basketball. Sportando. En. 9 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Isaiah Reese to join London Lions for 2021-22 season . 12 July 2021. thelondonlions.com. En. 12 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Local standout Jordan Williams signs with London Lions for upcoming season . Sportando . 15 July 2021 . 15 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Kylor Kelley confirmed to join London Lions for upcoming season. 21 July 2021. thelondonlions.com. 21 July 2021. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721125313/https://www.thelondonlions.com/news/408/. dead.
  9. Web site: Lions add Kylor Kelley to pack. 21 July 2021. bbl.org.uk. 21 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Lorenzo Cugini will join London Lions for 2021-22 season. 2 August 2021. thelondonlions.com. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802090200/https://www.thelondonlions.com/news/411/. dead.
  11. Web site: Please welcome Will Neighbour to the Lion’s family!. www.twitter.com. 29 August 2021. 28 August 2021.
  12. londonlions. CZ2ctvyhnoS. Everyone welcome the newest London Lion, Ryan Martin. 11 February 2022. 14 March 2022.
  13. Web site: boxscore. fibalivestats. 6 March 2022. 14 March 2022.
  14. News: Phoenix secure the services of Jules Dang-Akodo . BBL.org.uk . 10 July 2021 . 3 June 2021.
  15. News: Flyers add experience with Shane Walker. BBL.org.uk . 19 August 2021 . 17 August 2021.
  16. News: Joe Ikhinmwin announces retirement from professional basketball. hoopsfix.com. 22 August 2021. 19 August 2021.
  17. News: Patriots add Kingsley as second signing. BBL.org.uk. 3 September 2021. 2 September 2021.
  18. Web site: Lions say farewell to Teague and Majauskas. 11 February 2022. thelondonlions.com. 14 February 2022.
  19. News: Spencer leaves the Lions. www.thelondonlions.com. 22 February 2022. 22 February 2022.

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