2022–23 London Lions season | |
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BBL champions | |
Playoff champions | |
Cup champions | |
Head coach |
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Captain |
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Arena | Copper Box Arena |
BBL results | |
Record | 32–4 (.889) |
Ladder | 1st |
BBL Cup |
Champions (3rd title) (Defeated Riders 71–79) |
BBL Trophy |
Quarterfinalist (lost to Gladiators 52–50) |
Playoff finish |
Champions (1st title) (Defeated Riders 88–80) |
EuroCup | Eightfinalist |
Stats at BBL.org.uk | |
Player records | |
Points |
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Rebounds |
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Assists |
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All statistics correct as of 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]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: 21 April 2023 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | London Lions (C) | 36 | 32 | 4 | 3168 | 2592 | +576 | 64 | Playoffs |
2 | Leicester Riders | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3185 | 2951 | +234 | 50 | |
3 | Bristol Flyers | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2993 | 2873 | +120 | 50 | |
4 | Caledonia Gladiators | 36 | 19 | 17 | 3005 | 2990 | +15 | 38 | |
5 | Cheshire Phoenix | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2948 | 2927 | +21 | 38 | |
6 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 17 | 19 | 3228 | 3223 | +5 | 34 | |
7 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2668 | 2691 | −23 | 34 | |
8 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2879 | 3034 | −155 | 22 | |
9 | Plymouth City Patriots | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2845 | 3254 | −409 | 22 | |
10 | Surrey Scorchers | 36 | 4 | 32 | 2763 | 3147 | −384 | 8 |
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.
Leader and qualification to playoffs | |
Qualification to playoffs | |
Last place |
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18 | 15 | 3 | 1535 | 1411 | +124 | Advance to eighthfinals |
2 |
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18 | 13 | 5 | 1516 | 1412 | +104 | |
3 |
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18 | 13 | 5 | 1589 | 1395 | +194 | |
4 |
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18 | 11 | 7 | 1482 | 1504 | −22 | |
5 |
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18 | 10 | 8 | 1545 | 1539 | +6 | |
6 |
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18 | 9 | 9 | 1396 | 1348 | +48 | |
7 |
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18 | 8 | 10 | 1454 | 1454 | 0 | |
8 |
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18 | 6 | 12 | 1459 | 1535 | −76 | |
9 |
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18 | 4 | 14 | 1315 | 1471 | −156 | |
10 |
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18 | 1 | 17 | 1312 | 1534 | −222 |
2022–23 game log Total: 32–4 (home: 17–1; road: 15–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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October: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
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November: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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December: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)
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January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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February: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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March: 7–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 4–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
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2022–23 season schedule |
2022–23 game log Total: 8–10 (home: 3–6; road: 5–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
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November: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
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December: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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January: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
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February: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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March: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0)
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2022–23 eurocup schedule |
2023 finals game log Total: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Eightfinals: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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2023 finals schedule |
2022–23 BBL Cup game log Total: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinal: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Semifinal: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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Cup Final: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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2022–23 cup schedule |
2023 BBL Trophy game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Quarterfinal: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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2022–23 trophy schedule |
2023 playoff game log Total: 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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Playoff final: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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2023 playoff schedule |
Player | Signed |
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Joshua Ward-Hibbert [3] | 3 July |
Bradley Kaboza [4] | 5 August |
Player | Signed | Former team |
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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 |
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Will Neighbour [21] | Free agent | Cheshire Phoenix |
Dirk Williams [22] | Free agent | Manchester Giants |
Chris Tawiah | Free agent | KK MZT Skopje |
Devon van Oostrum [19] | Released | n/a |
Ryan Martin | Free agent | Surrey Scorchers |
Ovie Soko [23] | Inactive | n/a |