2022–23 London Lions season explained

Bblyear:2022–23
Clubname:London Lions
Championshipwin:yes
Cupwin:yes
Playoffwin:yes
Color1:
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Color2:
  1. FF2A00
Color3:
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Coach:Ryan Schmidt
Coach N:USA
Captain:Sam Dekker
Captain N:USA
Arena:Copper Box Arena
Wins:32
Losses:4
Ladder:1st
Bblcup:Champions
Bbltrophy:Quarterfinalist
Playoffs:Champions
Cup1:EuroCup
Cup1 Result:Eightfinalist
Top Scorer:S. Dekker
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:17.1
Rebounds Leader:K. Koufos
Rpg N:GRE
Rpg:9.4
Assists Leader:T. Taylor
Apg N:USA
Apg:5.2
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:23 April 2023

The 2022–23 London Lions season was the 46th season of the franchise in the British Basketball League (BBL), and their 11th under the banner of London Lions.

This season will be their first under the leadership of their new head coach Ryan Schmidt,[1] and their first season in the EuroCup Basketball competition.[2]

Roster

Standings

Ladder

The BBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the BBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

EuroCup ladder

Game log

BBL Championships

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 23 September| @ Sheffield| W 73–86| Sam Dekker (23)| Kosta Koufos (8)| Ovie Soko (5)| Ponds Forge
1,000| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 30 September| Leicester| W 89–78| Tomislav Zubčić (20)| Sam Dekker (11)| Luke Nelson (8)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 2–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 5 October| Caledonia| W 95–87| Sam Dekker (30)| Sam Dekker (8)| Queeley, van Oostrum (4)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 3–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 7 October| @ Newcastle| W 72–85| Sam Dekker (15)| Josh Sharma (8)| Luke Nelson (5)| Vertu Motors Arena
not available| 4–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 15 October| @ Surrey| W 64–83| Luke Nelson (18)| Nelson, Sharma, Zubčić (6)| Luke Nelson (5)| Surrey Sports Park
1,000| 5–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 6| 21 October| Cheshire| W 75–60| Vojtěch Hruban (17)| Devon van Oostrum (6)| Luke Nelson (4)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 6–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 7| 23 October| Manchester| W 91–83| Tomislav Zubčić (22)| Kosta Koufos (9)| Devon van Oostrum (7)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 7–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 8| 28 October| @ Sheffield| L 87–81| Tomislav Zubčić (25)| Kosta Koufos (14)| Aaron Best (6)| Ponds Forge
300| 7–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 6 November| @ Bristol| L 75–71| Sam Dekker (28)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Luke Nelson (4)| SGS College Arena
800| 7–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 10| 1 December| Manchester| W 95–71| Josh Sharma (28)| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (9)| Luke Nelson (11)| Copper Box Arena
750| 8–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 11| 11 December| @ Cheshire| W 74–89| Ovie Soko (12)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Nelson, Soluade (5)| Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,100| 9–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 12| 16 December| Bristol| W 95–60| Sam Dekker (25)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Dekker, Soluade (5)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 10–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 13| 27 December| @ Leicester
| W 75–81| Sam Dekker (21)| Kosta Koufos (14)| Jordan Taylor (10)| Morningside Arena
666| 11–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 30 December| Plymouth| W 87–63| Luke Nelson (19)| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (12)| Jordan Taylor (6)| Copper Box Arena
3,000| 12–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 8 January | @ Caledonia| W 60–84 | Aaron Best (15)| Josh Sharma (10)| Luke Nelson (6)| Emirates Arena
900| 13–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 16| 20 January| @ Surrey| W 67–88| Aaron Best (18)| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7)| Morayo Soluade (5)| Surrey Sports Park
1,000| 14–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 17| 22 January | Sheffield| W 75–63| Aaron Best (18)| Komagum, Koufos (9)| Dekker, Soluade (4)| Copper Box Arena
4,382| 15–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 18| 26 January | Cheshire| W 89–79| Tomislav Zubčić (19)| Sam Dekker (8)| Jordan Taylor (7)| Copper Box Arena
964| 16–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 19| 5 February | @ Plymouth| W 79–88| Tomislav Zubčić (21)| Ovie Soko (8)| Tomislav Zubčić (8)| Plymouth Pavilions
not available| 17–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 20| 12 February | @ Cheshire| W 65–86| Luke Nelson (21)| Josh Sharma (12)| Luke Nelson (9)| Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,200| 18–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 21| 14 February | Surrey| W 88–62| Vojtěch Hruban (18)| Tomislav Zubčić (7)| Luke Nelson (9)| Copper Box Arena
2,402| 19–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 22| 19 February | Bristol| W 82–64| Koufos, Nelson (18)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Jordan Taylor (5)| Copper Box Arena
3,410| 20–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 23| 3 March | @ Leicester| W 77–102| Sam Dekker (18)| Jonathan Komagum (8)| Jordan Taylor (7)| Morningside Arena
not available| 21–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 24| 5 March| Caledonia| W 99–67| Vojtěch Hruban (21)| Oni, Sharma (6)| Jordan Taylor (6)| Copper Box Arena
3,500| 22–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 25| 10 March| @ Manchester| W 76–87| Sam Dekker (18)| Miye Oni (10)| Jordan Taylor (4)| National Basketball Centre
not available| 23–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 26| 12 March| @ Plymouth| W 51–102| Sam Dekker (18)| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8)| Sam Dekker (8)| Plymouth Pavilions
1,000| 24–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 27| 17 March| @ Newcastle| W 85–88| Sam Dekker (17)| Josh Sharma (5)| Jordan Taylor (7)| Vertu Motors Arena
3,000| 25–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 28| 19 March| Sheffield| L 80–82| Sam Dekker (24)| Miye Oni (8)| Hruban, Soluade, Taylor, Zubčić (3)| Copper Box Arena
2,663| 25–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 29| 23 March| Newcastle| W 100–69| Vojtěch Hruban (19)| Jonathan Komagum (10)| Oni, Taylor (5)| Copper Box Arena
1,549| 26–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 30| 31 March| Surrey| W 88–75| Vojtěch Hruban (17)| Vojtěch Hruban (8)| Nelson, Taylor (6)| Copper Box Arena
3,395| 27–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 31| 2 April | @ Bristol| L 87–82 (OT)| Jordan Taylor (19)| Ward-Hibbert, Zubčić (7)| Aaron Best (4)| SGS College Arena
800| 27–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 32| 7 April| Leicester| W 83–81| Miye Oni (18)| Morayo Soluade (7)| Best, Oni, Nelson, Zubčić (3)| Copper Box Arena
4,590| 28–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 33| 9 April| @ Manchester| W 90–96| Aaron Best (28)| Best, Dekker (6)| Jordan Taylor (6)| National Basketball Centre
200| 29–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 34| 16 April| Newcastle| W 89–68| Aaron Best (20)| Aaron Best (7)| Jordan Taylor (8)| Copper Box Arena
4,176| 30–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 35| 21 April| Plymouth| W 96–62| Vojtěch Hruban (25)| Josh Sharma (6)| Jordan Taylor (8)| Copper Box Arena
3,694| 31–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 36| 23 April| @ Caledonia| W 61–93| Vojtěch Hruban (19)| Josh Sharma (8)| Nelson, Taylor (6)| Emirates Arena
700| 32–4

EuroCup

See main article: 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball. |-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 12 October| @ Hapoel Tel Aviv| L 76–59| Tomislav Zubčić (21)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Devon van Oostrum (5)| Drive in Arena
3,514| 0–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 19 October| Trento| W 80–75| Ovie Soko (22)| Ovie Soko (14)| Hruban, Nelson (4)| Copper Box Arena
2,183| 1–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 26 October| @ Gran Canaria| L 87–69| Vojtěch Hruban (18)| Ovie Soko (9)| Ovie Soko (5)| Gran Canaria Arena
2,411| 1–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 2 November| Budućnost| L 78–87| Best, Dekker (15)| Josh Sharma (6)| Sam Dekker (6)| Wembley Arena
1,791| 1–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 23 November| @ Hamburg| W 75–103| Tomislav Zubčić (22)| Sam Dekker (7)| Oni, Soluade (6)| Edel-optics.de Arena
1,688| 2–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 6| 30 November| Wrocław| W 97–80| Sam Dekker (18)| Koufos, Soko (6)| Luke Nelson (6)| Copper Box Arena
1,801| 3–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 7| 7 December| @ Patras| W 67–77| Sam Dekker (20)| Kosta Koufos (9)| Luke Nelson (4)| Dimitris Tofalos Arena
507| 4–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 8| 15 December| @ Türk Telekom| L 102–74| Sam Dekker (20)| Dekker, Koufos (7)| Sam Dekker (6)| Ankara Spor Salonu
6,137| 4–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 22 December| Paris| L 80–93| Sam Dekker (19)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Jordan Taylor (9)| Copper Box Arena
5,297| 4–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 11 January| Hapoel Tel Aviv| L 93–95| Sam Dekker (29)| Kosta Koufos (9)| Jordan Taylor (9)| Wembley Arena
2,907| 4–6|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 11| 19 January| @ Trento| W 70–84| Sam Dekker (23)| Dekker, Koufos (10)| Jordan Taylor (8)| Blm Group Arena
1,389| 5–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 12| 25 January| Gran Canaria| L 57–60| Sam Dekker (18)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Jordan Taylor (5)| Copper Box Arena
2,306| 5–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 13| 2 February| @ Budućnost| L 78–68| Sam Dekker (27)| Sam Dekker (8)| Jordan Taylor (4)| Morača Sports Center
1,515| 5–8|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 9 February| Hamburg| W 83–66| Kosta Koufos (17)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Dekker, Hruban (4)| Copper Box Arena
3,813| 6–8|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 9 March| @ Wrocław| W 76–83| Jordan Taylor (23)| Miye Oni (12)| Miye Oni (4)| Centennial Hall
2,146| 7–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 16| 16 March| Patras| L 89–93| Tomislav Zubčić (24)| Sharma, Zubčić (9)| Miye Oni (5)| Copper Box Arena
2,678| 7–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 17| 22 March| Türk Telekom| L 84–89| Sam Dekker (25)| Oni, Sharma (6)| Jordan Taylor (7)| Copper Box Arena
4,092| 7–10|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 18| 30 March| @ Paris| W 85–96| Tomislav Zubčić (24)| Josh Sharma (6)| Jordan Taylor (8)| Halle Georges Carpentier
800| 8–10

EuroCup Playoffs

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 12 April| @ Joventut| L 89–78| Tomislav Zubčić (19)| Oni, Soluade, Taylor, Zubčić (3)| Oni, Nelson (5)| Palau Olimpic De Badalona
7,105| 0–1

BBL Cup

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 26 November| Cheshire| W 74–65| Hruban, Nelson (12)| Komagum, Koufos, Ward-Hibbert (6)| Nelson, Oni (4)| Copper Box Arena
1,500| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 19 December| @ Bristol| W 79–97| Kosta Koufos (24)| Kosta Koufos (7)| Jordan Taylor (6)| SGS College Arena
770| 2–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 29 January| @ Leicester| W 71–79| Sam Dekker (22)| Kosta Koufos (12)| Jordan Taylor (4)| Utilita Arena Birmingham
10,000| 3–0

BBL Trophy

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 12 January| Worthing| W 89–53| Aaron Best (24)| Komagum, Ward-Hibbert (13)| Luke Nelson (7)| Copper Box Arena
not available| 1–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 10 February| @ Caledonia| L 52–50| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (14)| Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8)| Luke Nelson (4)| Emirates Arena
500| 1–1

Playoffs

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 28 April| @ Newcastle| W 78–108| Josh Sharma (18)| Miye Oni (8)| Nelson, Taylor (5)| Vertu Motors Arena
2,214| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 1 May| Newcastle| W 99–86| Sharma, Taylor (18)| Josh Sharma (5)| Luke Nelson (7)| Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
1,039| 2–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 7 May| Cheshire| W 82–74| Tomislav Zubčić (15)| Josh Sharma (9)| Jordan Taylor (8)| Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
912| 3–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 8 May| @ Cheshire| W 81–102| Best, Sharma (16)| Aaron Best (7)| Nelson, Soluade, Taylor (5)| Cheshire Oaks Arena
not available | 4–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 14 May| Leicester| W 88–80| Best, Taylor (15)| Miye Oni (10)| Jordan Taylor (7)| The O2 Arena
3,000| 5–0

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Joshua Ward-Hibbert[3] 3 July
Bradley Kaboza[4] 5 August

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Morayo Soluade[5] [6] 5 July Básquet Coruña
Ovie Soko[7] [8] 8 July Shiga Lakestars
Josh Sharma[9] 12 July Trefl Sopot
Kareem Queeley[10] 14 July San Pablo Burgos
Kosta Koufos[11] 15 July NBA G League Ignite
Vojtěch Hruban[12] 22 July Basketball Nymburk
Luke Nelson[13] 3 August ESSM Le Portel
Sam Dekker[14] 7 August Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K.
Tarik Phillip[15] 9 August San Pablo Burgos
Aaron Best[16] 14 August Hamilton Honey Badgers
Jonathan Komagum[17] 25 August Sacramento State
Devon van Oostrum[18] 7 September Landstede Hammers
Miye Oni[19] 17 November Utah Jazz
Jordan Taylor[20] 12 December U-BT Cluj-Napoca

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Will Neighbour[21] Free agent Cheshire Phoenix
Dirk Williams[22] Free agent Manchester Giants
Chris Tawiah Free agent KK MZT Skopje
Released n/a
Ryan Martin Free agent Surrey Scorchers
Ovie Soko[23] Inactive n/a

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryan Schmidt appointed London Lions Head Coach. BBL.org.uk BBL. 4 July 2022. 9 July 2022. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708235903/http://www.bbl.org.uk/ryan-schmidt-appointed-london-lions-head-coach/. live.
  2. Web site: London Lions' EuroCup entry confirmed for 2022–23 season. Hoopsfix.com. 26 June 2022. 10 July 2022. 9 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709160530/https://www.hoopsfix.com/2022/06/london-lions-eurocup-entry-confirmed-for-2022-23-season/. live.
  3. londonlions. Cfg6FThst00. Welcome back @jwardhibbert ✍️. 3 July 2022. 9 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Bradley Kaboza signs long-term Lions deal . 2022-08-09 . www.thelondonlions.com.
  5. londonlions. CfoTne5MG0g. MO! ✍️ We are thrilled to confirm the signing of GB International Mo Soluade!. 5 July 2022. 9 July 2022.
  6. Web site: London brings in swingman Soluade. live. EuroLeagueBasketball.net. 5 July 2022. 10 July 2022. 10 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220710004154/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/london-brings-in-swingman-soluade/.
  7. Web site: LONDON LIONS SIGN OVIE SOKO AND MO SOLUADE WHO RETURN TO THRIVING UK BASKETBALL SCENE. live. thelondonlions.com London. 8 July 2022. 9 July 2022. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708204732/https://www.thelondonlions.com/news/london-lions-sign-ovie-soko-and-mo-soluade-who-return-to-thriving-uk-basketball-scene.
  8. Web site: London brings local star Soko home. live. EuroLeagueBasketball.net. 8 July 2022. 10 July 2022. 15 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715230537/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/london-brings-local-star-soko-home/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=%2Feurocup%2F.
  9. LondonLions. 1546821070816165888. JOSH SHARMA! ✍️. 12 July 2022. 14 July 2022.
  10. Web site: 14 July 2022. London Lions confirm signing of Kareem Queeley. 14 July 2022. Hoopsfix.com . en-US . 15 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715230538/https://www.hoopsfix.com/2022/07/london-lions-confirm-signing-of-kareem-queeley/ . live.
  11. Web site: LONDON LIONS SIGN KOSTA KOUFOS. live. thelondonlions.com London. 15 July 2022. 16 July 2022. 15 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715230537/https://www.thelondonlions.com/news/london-lions-sign-kosta-koufos.
  12. Web site: 22 July 2022. London Lions bring in Czech Republic international Vojtech Hruban . 28 July 2022. Hoopsfix.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: 3 August 2022. GB guard Luke Nelson signs with London Lions. 3 August 2022. Hoopsfix.com. en-US.
  14. Web site: 7 August 2022. London Lions sign Sam Dekker. 8 August 2022. Eurohoops. en.
  15. Web site: 9 August 2022. Tarik Phillip becomes latest GB international to join London Lions. 15 August 2022. Hoopsfix.com. en-US.
  16. Web site: Polockas. Erikas. 14 August 2022. Aaron Best joins London Lions. 15 August 2022. TalkBasket.net. en.
  17. LondonLions. 1562455944122220546. JONATHAN! ✍️. 25 August 2022. 4 September 2022.
  18. LondonLions. 1567165436076122113. DEVON! ✍️. 7 September 2022. 8 September 2022.
  19. Web site: London sign British-Nigerian guard Miye Oni. BBL.org.uk BBL. 17 November 2022. 19 November 2022.
  20. News: London Lions announce signing of Jordan Taylor. December 12, 2022. Sportando. En. December 12, 2022. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  21. News: Everybody Needs Good Neighbours . cheshirephoenix.com . 9 July 2022 . 14 June 2022 . 9 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709184822/https://cheshirephoenix.com/2022/06/14/everybody-needs-good-neighbours/ . live .
  22. Web site: 7 July 2022. Manchester Giants snap up Dirk Williams from London. 28 July 2022. Hoopsfix.com . en-US.
  23. londonlions. ComaDfhM1yu. THANK YOU OVIE! . 13 February 2023. 4 March 2023.

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