2020–21 London Lions season

The 2020–21 BBL season was the 44th season for the London Lions in the BBL, and 9th under the banner of London Lions.

2020–21 London Lions season
Trophy champions
logo
Head coachUnited Kingdom Vince Macaulay
CaptainUnited Kingdom Joe Ikhinmwin
ArenaCopper Box Arena
BBL results
Record23–7 (.767)
Ladder2nd
BBL CupRunners-up
(lost to Eagles 77–84)
BBL TrophyChampions (1st title)
(Defeated Raiders 88–82)
Playoff finishRunners-up
(lost to Eagles 66–68)
Stats at BBL.org.uk
Player records
PointsUnited States Williams
18.3
ReboundsUnited Kingdom Tawiah
5.7
AssistsUnited States Liggins
6.9
EfficiencyUnited Kingdom Okoroh
57%
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2021.

The Lions play their home games at the 6,000 seat Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Squad

Signings
  • On 13 July, 2020, the London Lions announce the two-time BBL MVP, Justin Robinson has signed a two year deal with the club.[1]
  • On 20 July, 2020, the Lions have brought back veteran guard, Andre Lockhart, for a sixth successive season.[3]
  • On 22 July, 2020, the London Lions signed five-year NBA veteran, DeAndre Liggins to the 2020–21 squad.[4]
  • On 27 July, 2020, the Lions signed former Sheffield Sharks player Dirk Williams for the 2020–21 squad.[5]
  • On 29 July, 2020, the London Lions re-signed Edmir Lucas for the 2020–21 BBL season.[6]
  • On 3 August, 2020, the London Lions signed Kervin Bristol after a season in Ukraine. Kervin was a member of the 2018–19 Lions squad.[7] On 21 November, 2020, Kervin Bristol had been de-registered from the team, but remains on staff.
  • On 5 August, 2020, the London Lions re-signed British international Jules Dang-Akodo for the 2020–21 BBL season.[8]
  • On 6 August, 2020, the Lions have signed young Brit, Kingsley Okoroh for the 2020–21 squad.[9]
  • On 10 August, 2020, the London Lions signed Chris Tawiah after a season in Romania. Chris was a member of the 2010–11 Lions squad.[10]
  • On 12 August, 2020, the London Lions signed American Kevin Ware for the 2020–21 BBL season.[11]
  • On 14 August, 2020, the London Lions signed former Leicester Riders player Shane Walker after a season in Sweden.[13]
  • On 20 August, 2020, the London Lions signed six-year NBA veteran, Byron Mullens to the 2020–21 squad.[14]
  • On 13 September, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion Matthew Bryan-Amaning to the 2020–21 squad. Bryan-Amaning was a member of the Lions in 2013.[15] On 13 October, 2020, Bryan-Amaning parted ways with the team.[16]
  • On 21 November, 2020, the London Lions signed Orlando Parker for the 2020–21 BBL season.[19]
  • On 11 December, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion Jordan Spencer to the 2020–21 squad. Spencer was a member of the 2018–19 Lions squad.[20]

Roster

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2020–21 London Lions roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 0 Angola Lucas, Edmir (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 2 United States Parker, Orlando (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 3 Barbados Lockhart, Andre 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 5 United States Ware, Kevin (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
F 7 United Kingdom Ikhinmwin, Joe (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 10 United Kingdom Robinson, Justin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G 11 United States Williams, Dirk (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alihodžić, Fahro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 17 Cameroon Dang-Akodo, Jules 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 21 United Kingdom Ward-Hibbert, Joshua 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
C 22 United Kingdom Okoroh, Kingsley 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 121 kg (267 lb)
G 23 United Kingdom Spencer, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 25 United Kingdom Tawiah, Chris 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F/C 33 Haiti Bristol, Kervin (IN) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G/F 34 United States Liggins, DeAndre (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F/C 44 United Kingdom Walker, Shane 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United Kingdom Dave Greenaway
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 11 December 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
C Chris Tawiah Kingsley Okoroh
PF Orlando Parker Fahro Alihodžić Joshua Ward-Hibbert Kervin Bristol
SF DeAndre Liggins Shane Walker Joe Ikhinmwin
SG Kevin Ware Dirk Williams Edmir Lucas
PG Justin Robinson Andre Lockhart Jordan Spencer Jules Dang-Akodo

Preseason

Game log
2020–21 pre-season game log
August: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 30 August @ B.C. Oostende L 91–77 Edmir Lucas (20) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8) Kevin Ware (7) Versluys Dôme 0–1
2 31 August @ B.C. Oostende W 81–84 DeAndre Liggins (15) Not announced Not announced Versluys Dôme 1–1
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 6 September @ Bakken Bears L 105–88 DeAndre Liggins (25) Not announced Not announced Vejlby-Risskov Hallen 1–2
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 9 October @ Surrey Scorchers W 89–107 Dirk Williams (41) Not announced Not announced Surrey Sports Park 2–2
5 12 October Bristol Flyers W 96–76 Byron Mullens (27) Chris Tawiah (13) Andre Lockhart (5) University of East London 3–2
6 23 October Sheffield Sharks L 68–89 Kevin Ware (22) Fahro Alihodžić (9) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 3–3

Basketball Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

Game log
2020–21 game log
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 22 September @ Neptūnas L 77–73 Matthew Bryan-Amaning (16) Matthew Bryan-Amaning (6) Kevin Ware (4) Arena Botevgrad 0–1

FIBA Europe Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup

Game log
2020–21 game log
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 26 January @ Anwil Włocławek Withdrawn
2 27 January Fribourg Olympic Withdrawn
3 29 January @ Dnipro Withdrawn

*Note: FIBA has withdrawn the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions will be forfeited.[21]

BBL Cup

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Eagles 6 4 2 539 526 +13 8 Quarter Finals
2 Leicester Riders 5 3 2 455 422 +33 6
3 London Lions 6 3 3 501 497 +4 6
4 Sheffield Sharks 5 1 4 371 421 −50 2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: BBC Sport

Game log
2020–21 game log
November: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 1 November Newcastle Eagles L 79–89 (OT) Dirk Williams (19) DeAndre Liggins (11) DeAndre Liggins (5) Copper Box Arena 0–1
2 6 November @ Sheffield Sharks L 70–61 DeAndre Liggins (18) Kevin Ware (8) Justin Robinson (3) Ponds Forge 0–2
3 13 November Sheffield Sharks W 88–73 DeAndre Liggins (32) Liggins, Ware (7) Justin Robinson (7) Copper Box Arena 1–2
4 15 November @ Leicester Riders L 97–76 Dirk Williams (20) DeAndre Liggins (8) Dirk Williams (7) Morningside Arena 1–3
5 20 November @ Newcastle Eagles W 79–99 Justin Robinson (23) DeAndre Liggins (14) Kevin Ware (4) Eagles Community Arena 2–3
6 22 November Leicester Riders W 98–89 DeAndre Liggins (26) Chris Taiwah (9) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 3–3
December: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 16 December @ Plymouth Raiders W 80–85 (OT) Dirk Williams (20) Orlando Parker (8) Liggins, Robinson (6) Plymouth Pavilions 4–3
January: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 12 January Manchester Giants W 20–0 N/A N/A N/A National Basketball Performance Centre 5–3
9 24 January Newcastle Eagles L 77–84 Dirk Williams (19) Kevin Ware (9) Justin Robinson (6) Morningside Arena 5–4

BBL Trophy

Game log
2020–21 game log
February: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 11 February Leicester Riders W 76–71 Robinson, Williams (15) Fahro Alihodžić (12) DeAndre Liggins (12) Copper Box Arena 1–0
2 22 February Newcastle Eagles W 101–85 DeAndre Liggins (24) Orlando Parker (9) DeAndre Liggins (9) Copper Box Arena 2–0
March: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 7 March Glasgow Rocks W 90–66 DeAndre Liggins (28) Chris Tawiah (7) Dirk Williams (5) Copper Box Arena 3–0
4 10 March @ Glasgow Rocks W 89–108 Dirk Williams (26) Chris Tawiah (7) Kevin Ware (6) Emirates Arena 4–0
5 21 March Plymouth Raiders W 88–82 Dirk Williams (20) DeAndre Liggins (7) DeAndre Liggins (8) Worcester Arena 5–0

BBL Championship
Main article: 2020–21 BBL Championship

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders (C) 30 24 6 2580 2303 +277 48 Playoffs
2 London Lions 30 23 7 2702 2441 +261 46
3 Plymouth Raiders 30 21 9 2511 2307 +204 42
4 Newcastle Eagles 30 18 12 2576 2543 +33 36
5 Sheffield Sharks 30 15 15 2403 2338 +65 30
6 Worcester Wolves 30 14 16 2349 2456 −107 28
7 Cheshire Phoenix 30 14 16 2357 2407 −50 28
8 Bristol Flyers 30 12 18 2346 2373 −27 24
9 Surrey Scorchers 30 10 20 2446 2615 −169 20
10 Manchester Giants 30 10 20 2514 2601 −87 20
11 Glasgow Rocks 30 4 26 2214 2614 −400 8
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions

Game log
2020–21 game log
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 3 December @ Newcastle Eagles L 88–79 Justin Robinson (17) Ikhinmwin, Taiwah, Williams (5) Justin Robinson (8) Eagles Community Arena 0–1
2 11 December Plymouth Raiders W 101–95 Orlando Parker (22) Alihodžić, Liggins (5) DeAndre Liggins (11) Copper Box Arena 1–1
3 13 December @ Cheshire Phoenix W 99–110 Orlando Parker (25) Orlando Parker (7) DeAndre Liggins (8) Cheshire Oaks Arena 2–1
4 18 December Manchester Giants W 92–88 Dirk Williams (37) Orlando Parker (9) Kevin Ware (7) Copper Box Arena 3–1
5 21 December Worcester Wolves W 103–71 Orlando Parker (25) Shane Walker (8) Justin Robinson (9) Copper Box Arena 4–1
January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 3 January @ Leicester Riders W 73–74 Dirk Williams (19) Liggins, Parker (11) Liggins, Robinson (7) Morningside Arena 5–1
7 8 January Newcastle Eagles W 109–89 Dirk Williams (24) Chris Tawiah (10) DeAndre Liggins (8) Copper Box Arena 6–1
8 9 January Glasgow Rocks W 91–74 Dirk Williams (17) Orlando Parker (8) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 7–1
9 15 January @ Bristol Flyers W 70–98 DeAndre Liggins (18) DeAndre Liggins (7) DeAndre Liggins (7) SGS College Arena 8–1
February: 2–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 7 February Plymouth Raiders L 75–81 Justin Robinson (15) DeAndre Liggins (12) DeAndre Liggins (9) Copper Box Arena 8–2
11 14 February @ Plymouth Raiders W 70–87 Liggins, Williams (25) Dirk Williams (7) DeAndre Liggins (6) Plymouth Pavilions 9–2
12 19 February @ Cheshire Phoenix L 87–80 Justin Robinson (24) Chris Tawiah (11) DeAndre Liggins (5) Cheshire Oaks Arena 9–3
13 24 February @ Surrey Scorchers W 97–98 DeAndre Liggins (20) Fahro Alihodžić (10) DeAndre Liggins (11) Surrey Sports Park 10–3
14 28 February @ Sheffield Sharks L 83–72 DeAndre Liggins (25) DeAndre Liggins (10) Liggins, Robinson (4) Ponds Forge 10–4
March: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 12 March Manchester Giants W 105–81 Kevin Ware (24) Fahro Alihodžić (9) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 11–4
16 14 March @ Leicester Riders L 78–73 Justin Robinson (21) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7) Justin Robinson (5) Morningside Arena 11–5
17 26 March @ Newcastle Eagles L 109–95 Dirk Williams (20) Orlando Parker (8) Jordan Spencer (10) Vertu Motors Arena 11–6
18 28 March Worcester Wolves L 72–84 Kevin Ware (19) Chris Tawiah (9) Kevin Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 11–7
19 31 March Surrey Scorchers W 109–90 Dirk Williams (35) Orlando Parker (9) Liggins, Ware (5) Copper Box Arena 12–7
April: 11–0 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 2 April Sheffield Sharks W 93–81 Dirk Williams (25) Alihodžić, Tawiah (8) DeAndre Liggins (10) Vertu Motors Arena 13–7
21 4 April @ Worcester Wolves W 85–93 (OT) Orlando Parker (22) Chris Tawiah (12) DeAndre Liggins (9) Worcester Arena 14–7
22 7 April Glasgow Rocks W 110–73 DeAndre Liggins (30) Alihodžić, Spencer, Tawiah (6) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 15–7
23 10 April @ Bristol Flyers W 73–84 DeAndre Liggins (18) Chris Tawiah (8) DeAndre Liggins (10) SGS College Arena 16–7
24 14 April Cheshire Phoenix W 87–61 Dirk Williams (17) Parker, Tawiah (8) Justin Robinson (7) Copper Box Arena 17–7
25 16 April Surrey Scorchers W 92–84 DeAndre Liggins (33) Fahro Alihodžić (10) DeAndre Liggins (4) Copper Box Arena 18–7
26 18 April Bristol Flyers W 85–74 Dirk Williams (19) Alihodžić, Ware (5) DeAndre Liggins (9) Copper Box Arena 19–7
27 21 April Leicester Riders W 86–81 Dirk Williams (29) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7) DeAndre Liggins (7) Copper Box Arena 20–7
28 25 April @ Glasgow Rocks W 68–73 Dirk Williams (17) Parker, Ward-Hibbert (6) Jules Dang-Akodo (5) Emirates Arena 21–7
29 28 April @ Manchester Giants W 86–96 Dirk Williams (23) Fahro Alihodžić (9) Liggins, Robinson (6) National Basketball Performance Centre 22–7
30 30 April @ Sheffield Sharks W 68–80 Dirk Williams (20) DeAndre Liggins (10) DeAndre Liggins (10) Ponds Forge 23–7

BBL Playoffs

Game log
2021 playoff game log
May: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 3 May Cheshire Phoenix W 73–66 Dirk Williams (22) Kingsley Okoroh (9) DeAndre Liggins (6) Vertu Motors Arena 1–0
2 5 May Cheshire Phoenix W 95–60 Dirk Williams (17) Kingsley Okoroh (8) Justin Robinson (9) Worcester Arena 2–0
3 11 May Plymouth Raiders L 80–92 DeAndre Liggins (16) DeAndre Liggins (10) DeAndre Liggins (12) Morningside Arena 2–1
4 13 May Plymouth Raiders W 100–80 DeAndre Liggins (23) Walker, Williams (5) Justin Robinson (7) Morningside Arena 3–1
5 16 May Newcastle Eagles L 66–68 Orlando Parker (27) Orlando Parker (12) DeAndre Liggins (8) Morningside Arena 3–2

See also

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