Edinburgh Lions B.C.

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Edinburgh Lions B.C.
Edinburgh Lions 2018 logo.png
League SBC Division 2
Established2006;20 years ago (2006)
HistoryEdinburgh Lions
2006-present
Arena Broughton High School
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Team colours  
PresidentAris Tyrothoulakis
Head coachAchilleas Chatzitheocharis
Website Official website

The Edinburgh Lions are a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Men's team compete in the 2nd Division of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the second highest level in Scotland and third tier of British basketball. The Lions also have two more Men's teams and a Women's team, which all compete in the Lothian Basketball League.

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Men

The Men's Lions team play in Division 2 of the Scottish Basketball Championship. The team was promoted to National League Division 1 at the start of the 2018–19 season, after winning the 2017–18 Division 2 Playoff title and many successful years in the regional Lothian Basketball League, which they won in the 2011–12 season. After 4 seasons in the top-tier basketball league in Scotland, the team got relegated to National League Division 2 after finishing 9th at the end of the 2022-23 season, when Basketball Scotland decided to reduce the number of teams in the 1st Division to 8.

Honours

National League Division 2 Winners: 2018, 2024
Lothian League Winners: 2012

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonScottish Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Edinburgh Lions
2011-12Lothian Div 141st18171520.944
2012-13Lothian Div 142nd20173540.850
2013-14Lothian Div 144th20119420.550
2014-15Lothian Div 144th20137460.650
2015-16Lothian Div 142nd1073240.700
2016-17 SBC Div 233rd1495230.643Runners UpDid not compete
2017-18 SBC Div 232nd14104240.714Winners1st round
2018-19 SBC Div 128th18315210.167Quarter-finals1st round
2019-20 SBC Div 128th16214180.125Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals
2021-22 SBC Div 128th16115170.063Did not qualify1st round
2022-23 SBC Div 129th20416240.200Did not qualify1st round
2023-24 SBC Div 231st17161320.941Semi-finals

2023–24 Men's team Roster

Edinburgh Lions roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G Flag of Spain.svg Perez, Osama 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
C Flag of Greece.svg Chalkidis, Notis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G Flag of Lithuania.svg Kazakevičius, Eimantas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F Flag of Sweden.svg Vogel, Julian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F Flag of Spain.svg Mendoza Muñoz, Alejandro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Flag of England.svg Norton, Dominic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G Flag of the United States.svg Desimone, Sean 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G Flag of Italy.svg Rossi, Niccolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
C Flag of the United States.svg Bryant, Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
G Flag of Australia (converted).svg Polonsky, Jon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F Flag of France.svg Ramillien, Rudy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F Flag of New Zealand.svg Glynn, Tom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall, Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
C Flag of Spain.svg Hernandez Macias, Angel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G Flag of Scotland.svg Firoozi, Michael 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Women

After several years of being one of the top teams in the Lothian League and three seasons of sweeping all regional titles, the Lions Women's team also moved on to participate in the Scottish Basketball Championship for the first time in the 2022-23 season. Despite a successful first season in the National League, the team made the decision to return to the Lothian League the following year.

Honours

Lothian League Winners: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Lothian Cup Winners: 2019, 2022

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonLothian CupScottish CupPost-Season
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Edinburgh Lions
2011-12Lothian League39th18414250.222
2012-13Lothian League37th20713340.350
2013-14Lothian League33rd20146480.700
2014-15Lothian League34th1697340.563
2015-16Lothian League31st12111340.917
2016-17Lothian League33rd1468260.429
2017-18Lothian League32nd853180.625
2018-19Lothian League31st862200.750Winners
2019-20Lothian League31st981250.889Cancelled
2021-22Lothian League31st10100301.000WinnersQuarter-finals
2022-23 SBC27th1st round
2023-24Lothian League31st

Club records

Men

Women

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