London Lions | |
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League | SLB |
Founded | 2008 |
History | Barking Abbey 2008–2014 Barking Abbey Crusaders 2014–2017 BA London Lions 2017–2020 London Lions 2020–present |
Location | London |
Head coach | Styliani Kaltsidou |
Team captain | Shanice Beckford-Norton |
Championships | 3 WBBL Championship 4 WBBL Playoffs 2 WBBL Cup 4 WBBL Trophy 1 EuroCup |
Website | Official website |
The London Lions are an English women's basketball team based in Barking, London that compete in the Super League Basketball , the top league of British women's basketball.
The team became part of the London Lions in 2017, when the WBBL team Barking Abbey Crusaders and men's professional team London Lions formed a partnership. [1] The Lions won their first piece of silverware, the 2020-21 WBBL Trophy, defeating Nottingham Wildcats 96-64 in the final in Worcester. [2] [3]
In 2024, the Lions reached the 2023–24 EuroCup Women final, the first British team to do so, following a streak of 14 victories. [4] On 10 April 2024, the Lions won their second leg against Beşiktaş and won the EuroCup title. [5]
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach | |||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
Barking Abbey | ||||||||||||
2009–10 | NBL D1 | 1 | 5th | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 0.600 | Semi-finals | |||
2010–11 | NBL D1 | 1 | 7th | 21 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0.286 | Did not qualify | |||
2011–12 | NBL D1 | 1 | 3rd | 21 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 0.619 | Semi-finals | |||
2012–13 | NBL D1 | 1 | 3rd | 18 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 0.833 | Runners-Up | |||
2013–14 | NBL D1 | 1 | 8th | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0.214 | Did not qualify | |||
Barking Abbey Crusaders | ||||||||||||
2014–15 | WBBL | 1 | 6th | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0.444 | Semi-finals | 1st round | ||
2015–16 | WBBL | 1 | 4th | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | Quarter-finals | Runners-Up | ||
2016–17 | WBBL | 1 | 7th | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0.444 | Quarter-finals | Pool Stage | Quarter-finals | |
BA London Lions | ||||||||||||
2017–18 | WBBL | 1 | 11th | 20 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0.050 | Did not qualify | Pool Stage | 1st round | Mark Clark |
2018–19 | WBBL | 1 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 0.318 | Did not qualify | Pool Stage | 1st round | Mark Clark |
2019–20 | WBBL | 1 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Pool Stage | 1st round | Mark Clark | ||||||
London Lions | ||||||||||||
2020–21 | WBBL | 1 | 3rd | 20 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 0.800 | Winners, beating Newcastle | Winners, beating Nottingham | Pool Stage | Mark Clark |
2021–22 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 24 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 1.000 | Winners, beating Sevenoaks | Winners, beating Sevenoaks | Winners, beating Newcastle | Mark Clark |
2022–23 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 1 | 42 | 0.955 | Winners, beating Leicester | Winners, beating Leicester | Winners, beating Leicester | Mark Clark Styliani Kaltsidou |
2023–24 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 20 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 1.000 | Winners, beating Newcastle | Winners, beating Essex | Styliani Kaltsidou |
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
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