London Lions (women)

For the pro men's team, see London Lions (basketball).

London Lions
League	SLB
Founded	2008;17 years ago (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.

History

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]

Home venue

• Barking Abbey School (2008–present)
• Copper Box (2017–present)

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	WBBL Trophy	WBBL Cup	Head Coach
			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

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Player 1 G   USA Juicy Landrum 2 G   SRB Ivana Katanic 3 G   GBR Shanice Beckford-Norton 4 G   GBR Katie Cox 5 C   GBR Cheridene Green 6 F   BLR Katsiaryna Snytsina 8 G   GBR Faye Endean 9 G   GBR Ruchae Walton 12 F   GBR Savannah Wilkinson 20 G   GBR Abby Meyers 21 F   GBR Maya Price

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.

• Holly Winterburn
• Karlie Samuelson
• Katsiaryna Snytsina
• Temi Fagbenle
• Paulina Hersler
• Abby Meyers

Honours

EuroCup Women

• Winners (1): 2023–24

WBBL Championship

• Winners (3): 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

WBBL Playoffs

• Winners (4): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

WBBL Trophy

• Winners (4): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

WBBL Cup

• Winners (2): 2021–22, 2022–23

References

1. "London Lions and Barking Abbey join forces". WBBL. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
2. "London Lions win WBBL Trophy". WBBL. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
3. "London Lions claim first WBBL title with Trophy triumph". women.hoopsfix.com. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
4. Chasing perfection: Will London complete an undefeated season?
5. "London Lions crowned EuroCup Women champions". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-10.

See also

• Barking Abbey Basketball Academy
• London Lions (basketball)