2023–24 London Lions season

The 2023–24 London Lions season is the 47th season of the franchise in the British Basketball League (BBL), and their 12th under the banner of London Lions.

2023–24 London Lions season
Head coachSerbia Petar Božić
CaptainUnited States Sam Dekker
ArenaCopper Box Arena
BBL results
Record100 (1.000)
Ladder1st
BBL TrophyGroup stage
EuroCupRegular season

Stats at BBL.org.uk
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

This season will be their first under the leadership of their new head coach Petar Božić,[1][2] and their second season in the EuroCup Basketball competition.[3][4]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

London Lions roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 0 United Kingdom Olaseni, Gabriel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G 1 United States Taylor, Jordan (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G/F 6 United Kingdom Soluade, Morayo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 7 United States Dekker, Sam (C & I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
F/C 9 Canada Morgan, Conor (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 10 United Kingdom Nelson, Luke 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 11 United Kingdom Queeley, Kareem Injured 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
C 20 United Kingdom Sharma, Josh 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G 22 United Kingdom Phillip, Tarik 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 23 United Kingdom Sandy, Ciaran 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 31 United Kingdom Kaboza, Bradley 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
F 32 United States Grantham, Donte (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G 33 United States Morgan, Matt (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 29 September 2023

Standings

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Lions 10 10 0 956 787 +169 20 Playoffs
2 Bristol Flyers 9 6 3 753 702 +51 12
3 Cheshire Phoenix 8 5 3 697 669 +28 10
4 Caledonia Gladiators 6 4 2 512 513 1 8
5 Leicester Riders 7 4 3 619 613 +6 8
6 Sheffield Sharks 9 4 5 710 688 +22 8
7 Newcastle Eagles 8 3 5 656 700 44 6
8 Manchester Giants 8 2 6 641 731 90 4
9 Surrey Scorchers 7 1 6 550 587 37 2
10 Plymouth City Patriots 8 1 7 602 706 104 2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: BBC Sport

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
2023–24 BBL Championship
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Bristol Flyers448432
Caledonia Gladiators366664
Cheshire Phoenix135353
Leicester Riders1073225
London Lions211111
Manchester Giants8107888
Newcastle Eagles522777
Plymouth City Patriots7999910
Sheffield Sharks654546
Surrey Scorchers981010109
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk

Game log

BBL Championships

2023–24 game log
Total: 10–0 (home: 6–0; road: 4–0)
September: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 16 September @ Surrey W 61–83 Olaseni, Phillip (13) Gabriel Olaseni (10) C.Morgan, Kaboza (4) Surrey Sports Park
850
1–0
2 21 September Caledonia W 93–65 Gabriel Olaseni (14) Gabriel Olaseni (10) Grantham, Soluade (4) Copper Box Arena
1,431
2–0
3 23 September @ Manchester W 76–115 M.Morgan, Nelson (18) Josh Sharma (6) Tarik Phillip (8) National Basketball Performance Centre
800
3–0
4 28 September Bristol W 98–84 Matt Morgan (25) Grantham, Olaseni (7) three players (5) Copper Box Arena
1,494
4–0
October: 6–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5 1 October @ Cheshire W 82–91 Matt Morgan (33) Matt Morgan (8) M.Morgan, Olaseni (3) Cheshire Oaks Arena
200
5–0
6 8 October Manchester W 94–89 Matt Morgan (30) Tarik Phillip (8) Jordan Taylor (7) Copper Box Arena
2,545
6–0
7 13 October Cheshire W 99–80 Conor Morgan (17) Conor Morgan (8) Luke Nelson (10) Copper Box Arena
1,778
7–0
8 16 October Newcastle W 109–104 (OT) Matt Morgan (30) Gabriel Olaseni (9) Luke Nelson (6) Copper Box Arena
822
8–0
9 20 October @ Sheffield W 76–92 Conor Morgan (19) Ciaran Sandy (9) M.Morgan, Nelson (5) Canon Medical Arena
n/a
9–0
10 22 October Surrey W 82–70 Conor Morgan (17) Conor Morgan (8) Grantham, Phillip (6) Copper Box Arena
3,258
10–0
11 27 October @ Newcastle Vertu Motors Arena
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
12 3 November Bristol Copper Box Arena
13 5 November @ Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
14 10 November @ Leicester Leicester Arena
15 19 November @ Manchester National Basketball Performance Centre
16 23 November Newcastle Copper Box Arena
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17 1 December @ Leicester Leicester Arena
18 3 December Caledonia Copper Box Arena
19 8 December Plymouth Copper Box Arena
20 10 December Leicester Copper Box Arena
21 15 December Cheshire Copper Box Arena
22 17 December Manchester Copper Box Arena
23 24 December Sheffield Copper Box Arena
24 29 December @ Caledonia Playsport Arena
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
25 1 January @ Surrey Surrey Sports Park
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
26 2 February @ Newcastle Vertu Motors Arena
27 4 February Plymouth Copper Box Arena
28 8 February Sheffield Copper Box Arena
29 17 February @ Bristol SGS College Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
30 3 March Leicester Copper Box Arena
31 8 March @ Caledonia Playsport Arena
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
32 5 April @ Sheffield Canon Medical Arena
33 7 April @ Bristol SGS College Arena
34 12 April @ Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
35 18 April Surrey Copper Box Arena
36 21 April @ Cheshire Cheshire Oaks Arena
2023–24 season schedule

EuroCup

2023–24 game log
Total: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
October: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 5 October Venezia W 76–69 Donte Grantham (23) Grantham, Olaseni (7) Jordan Taylor (7) Copper Box Arena
1,287
1–0
2 11 October @ Humburg W 94–100 Matt Morgan (21) Conor Morgan (9) Matt Morgan (6) Edel-optics.de Arena
1,279
2–0
3 19 October @ Prometey W 89–99 Matt Morgan (21) Donte Grantham (11) Tarik Phillip (8) Gran Canaria Arena
2,612
3–0
4 25 October Paris L 102–106 (2OT) Matt Morgan (26) Gabriel Olaseni (11) Tarik Phillip (9) Copper Box Arena
6,152
3–1
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2023–24 eurocup schedule

BBL Trophy

2024 BBL Trophy game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 4 January Newcastle Copper Box Arena
2 7 January Leicester Copper Box Arena
3 12 January @ Manchester National Basketball Performance Centre
4 19 January @ Bristol SGS College Arena
2023–24 trophy schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed

Additions

Player Signed Former team

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team

See also

References

  1. "London Lions Confirm Petar Božić As New Head Coach". BritishBasketballLeague.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. "London signs head coach Bozic". euroleaguebasketball.net. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. "2023-24 BKT EuroCup: Group A at a glance". euroleaguebasketball.net. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. "British Basketball League clubs prepare for historic 2023/24 European campaign". BritishBasketballLeague.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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