2022–23 London Lions season

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2022–23 London Lions season
BBL champions
Playoff champions
Cup champions
Head coachUnited States Ryan Schmidt
CaptainUnited States Sam Dekker
ArenaCopper Box Arena
BBL results
Record32–4 (.889)
Ladder1st
BBL CupChampions (3rd title)
(Defeated Riders 71–79)
BBL TrophyQuarterfinalist
(lost to Gladiators 52–50)
Playoff finishChampions (1st title)
(Defeated Riders 88–80)
EuroCupEightfinalist

Stats at BBL.org.uk
Player records
PointsUnited States S. Dekker
17.1
ReboundsGreece K. Koufos
9.4
AssistsUnited States T. Taylor
5.2
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2023.

The 2022–23 London Lions season was the 46th season of the franchise in the British Basketball League (BBL), and their 11th under the banner of London Lions.

This season will be their first under the leadership of their new head coach Ryan Schmidt,[1] and their first season in the EuroCup Basketball competition.[2]

Roster[edit]

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

2022–23 London Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 United Kingdom Soko, Ovie Injured (IN) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1991-02-07)7 February 1991
C 1 Croatia Zubčić, Tomislav (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 34 – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990
G/F 2 United Kingdom Ward-Hibbert, Joshua 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1994-01-25)25 January 1994
G 3 Canada Best, Aaron (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1992-09-01)1 September 1992
G 4 United States Taylor, Jordan (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1989-09-30)30 September 1989
G/F 6 United Kingdom Soluade, Morayo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 28 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995
F 7 United States Dekker, Sam (C & I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 30 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
F 8 United Kingdom Welche, Zamoku 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2004-10-16)16 October 2004
G 10 United Kingdom Nelson, Luke 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995
G 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis Queeley, Kareem Injured 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (2001-03-30)30 March 2001
F 13 Nigeria Oni, Miye 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997
C 20 United Kingdom Sharma, Josh 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
C 21 Uganda Komagum, Jonathan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1998-11-13)13 November 1998
G 22 United Kingdom Phillip, Tarik 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1993-08-10)10 August 1993
G 31 United Kingdom Kaboza, Bradley 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 22 – (2001-06-29)29 June 2001
C 41 Greece Koufos, Kosta Injured (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 35 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989
F 77 Czech Republic Hruban, Vojtěch (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 34 – (1989-08-29)29 August 1989
Head coach
  • United States Ryan Schmidt
Assistant coach(es)

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

Updated: 21 April 2023

Standings[edit]

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Lions (C) 36 32 4 3168 2592 +576 64 Playoffs
2 Leicester Riders 36 25 11 3185 2951 +234 50
3 Bristol Flyers 36 25 11 2993 2873 +120 50
4 Caledonia Gladiators 36 19 17 3005 2990 +15 38
5 Cheshire Phoenix 36 19 17 2948 2927 +21 38
6 Manchester Giants 36 17 19 3228 3223 +5 34
7 Sheffield Sharks 36 17 19 2668 2691 −23 34
8 Newcastle Eagles 36 11 25 2879 3034 −155 22
9 Plymouth City Patriots 36 11 25 2845 3254 −409 22
10 Surrey Scorchers 36 4 32 2763 3147 −384 8
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions


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
2022–23 BBL Championship
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
Bristol Flyers33322222133333222222222222333
Caledonia Gladiators687888867545666554454555444
Cheshire Phoenix44445656756764444446666676655
Leicester Riders6568433322212333333333333222
London Lions12111111211121111111111111111
Manchester Giants51233344578887555665545444576
Newcastle Eagles810109999999999999999999999998
Plymouth City Patriots25776777684456777777778888889
Sheffield Sharks79854565445678888888887767767
Surrey Scorchers679910101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk

EuroCup ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain Gran Canaria 18 15 3 1535 1411 +124 Advance to eighthfinals
2 Turkey Türk Telekom 18 13 5 1516 1412 +104
3 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 18 13 5 1589 1395 +194
4 Greece Promitheas 18 11 7 1482 1504 −22
5 France Paris Basketball 18 10 8 1545 1539 +6
6 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 18 9 9 1396 1348 +48
7 United Kingdom London Lions 18 8 10 1454 1454 0
8 Germany Hamburg Towers 18 6 12 1459 1535 −76
9 Italy Dolomiti Energia Trento 18 4 14 1315 1471 −156
10 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 18 1 17 1312 1534 −222
Source: EuroCup
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Game log[edit]

BBL Championships[edit]

2022–23 game log
Total: 32–4 (home: 17–1; road: 15–3)
September: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 23 September @ Sheffield W 73–86 Sam Dekker (23) Kosta Koufos (8) Ovie Soko (5) Ponds Forge
1,000
1–0
2 30 September Leicester W 89–78 Tomislav Zubčić (20) Sam Dekker (11) Luke Nelson (8) Copper Box Arena
not available
2–0
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 5 October Caledonia W 95–87 Sam Dekker (30) Sam Dekker (8) Queeley, van Oostrum (4) Copper Box Arena
not available
3–0
4 7 October @ Newcastle W 72–85 Sam Dekker (15) Josh Sharma (8) Luke Nelson (5) Vertu Motors Arena
not available
4–0
5 15 October @ Surrey W 64–83 Luke Nelson (18) Nelson, Sharma, Zubčić (6) Luke Nelson (5) Surrey Sports Park
1,000
5–0
6 21 October Cheshire W 75–60 Vojtěch Hruban (17) Devon van Oostrum (6) Luke Nelson (4) Copper Box Arena
not available
6–0
7 23 October Manchester W 91–83 Tomislav Zubčić (22) Kosta Koufos (9) Devon van Oostrum (7) Copper Box Arena
not available
7–0
8 28 October @ Sheffield L 87–81 Tomislav Zubčić (25) Kosta Koufos (14) Aaron Best (6) Ponds Forge
300
7–1
November: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
9 6 November @ Bristol L 75–71 Sam Dekker (28) Kosta Koufos (10) Luke Nelson (4) SGS College Arena
800
7–2
December: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 1 December Manchester W 95–71 Josh Sharma (28) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (9) Luke Nelson (11) Copper Box Arena
750
8–2
11 11 December @ Cheshire W 74–89 Ovie Soko (12) Kosta Koufos (11) Nelson, Soluade (5) Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,100
9–2
12 16 December Bristol W 95–60 Sam Dekker (25) Kosta Koufos (11) Dekker, Soluade (5) Copper Box Arena
not available
10–2
13 27 December @ Leicester
W 75–81 Sam Dekker (21) Kosta Koufos (14) Jordan Taylor (10) Morningside Arena
666
11–2
14 30 December Plymouth W 87–63 Luke Nelson (19) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (12) Jordan Taylor (6) Copper Box Arena
3,000
12–2
January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
15 8 January @ Caledonia W 60–84 Aaron Best (15) Josh Sharma (10) Luke Nelson (6) Emirates Arena
900
13–2
16 20 January @ Surrey W 67–88 Aaron Best (18) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7) Morayo Soluade (5) Surrey Sports Park
1,000
14–2
17 22 January Sheffield W 75–63 Aaron Best (18) Komagum, Koufos (9) Dekker, Soluade (4) Copper Box Arena
4,382
15–2
18 26 January Cheshire W 89–79 Tomislav Zubčić (19) Sam Dekker (8) Jordan Taylor (7) Copper Box Arena
964
16–2
February: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 5 February @ Plymouth W 79–88 Tomislav Zubčić (21) Ovie Soko (8) Tomislav Zubčić (8) Plymouth Pavilions
not available
17–2
20 12 February @ Cheshire W 65–86 Luke Nelson (21) Josh Sharma (12) Luke Nelson (9) Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,200
18–2
21 14 February Surrey W 88–62 Vojtěch Hruban (18) Tomislav Zubčić (7) Luke Nelson (9) Copper Box Arena
2,402
19–2
22 19 February Bristol W 82–64 Koufos, Nelson (18) Kosta Koufos (11) Jordan Taylor (5) Copper Box Arena
3,410
20–2
March: 7–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
23 3 March @ Leicester W 77–102 Sam Dekker (18) Jonathan Komagum (8) Jordan Taylor (7) Morningside Arena
not available
21–2
24 5 March Caledonia W 99–67 Vojtěch Hruban (21) Oni, Sharma (6) Jordan Taylor (6) Copper Box Arena
3,500
22–2
25 10 March @ Manchester W 76–87 Sam Dekker (18) Miye Oni (10) Jordan Taylor (4) National Basketball Centre
not available
23–2
26 12 March @ Plymouth W 51–102 Sam Dekker (18) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8) Sam Dekker (8) Plymouth Pavilions
1,000
24–2
27 17 March @ Newcastle W 85–88 Sam Dekker (17) Josh Sharma (5) Jordan Taylor (7) Vertu Motors Arena
3,000
25–2
28 19 March Sheffield L 80–82 Sam Dekker (24) Miye Oni (8) Hruban, Soluade, Taylor, Zubčić (3) Copper Box Arena
2,663
25–3
29 23 March Newcastle W 100–69 Vojtěch Hruban (19) Jonathan Komagum (10) Oni, Taylor (5) Copper Box Arena
1,549
26–3
30 31 March Surrey W 88–75 Vojtěch Hruban (17) Vojtěch Hruban (8) Nelson, Taylor (6) Copper Box Arena
3,395
27–3
April: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
31 2 April @ Bristol L 87–82 (OT) Jordan Taylor (19) Ward-Hibbert, Zubčić (7) Aaron Best (4) SGS College Arena
800
27–4
32 7 April Leicester W 83–81 Miye Oni (18) Morayo Soluade (7) Best, Oni, Nelson, Zubčić (3) Copper Box Arena
4,590
28–4
33 9 April @ Manchester W 90–96 Aaron Best (28) Best, Dekker (6) Jordan Taylor (6) National Basketball Centre
200
29–4
34 16 April Newcastle W 89–68 Aaron Best (20) Aaron Best (7) Jordan Taylor (8) Copper Box Arena
4,176
30–4
35 21 April Plymouth W 96–62 Vojtěch Hruban (25) Josh Sharma (6) Jordan Taylor (8) Copper Box Arena
3,694
31–4
36 23 April @ Caledonia W 61–93 Vojtěch Hruban (19) Josh Sharma (8) Nelson, Taylor (6) Emirates Arena
700
32–4
2022–23 season schedule

EuroCup[edit]

2022–23 game log
Total: 8–10 (home: 3–6; road: 5–4)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 12 October @ Hapoel Tel Aviv L 76–59 Tomislav Zubčić (21) Kosta Koufos (10) Devon van Oostrum (5) Drive in Arena
3,514
0–1
2 19 October Trento W 80–75 Ovie Soko (22) Ovie Soko (14) Hruban, Nelson (4) Copper Box Arena
2,183
1–1
3 26 October @ Gran Canaria L 87–69 Vojtěch Hruban (18) Ovie Soko (9) Ovie Soko (5) Gran Canaria Arena
2,411
1–2
November: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 2 November Budućnost L 78–87 Best, Dekker (15) Josh Sharma (6) Sam Dekker (6) Wembley Arena
1,791
1–3
5 23 November @ Hamburg W 75–103 Tomislav Zubčić (22) Sam Dekker (7) Oni, Soluade (6) Edel-optics.de Arena
1,688
2–3
6 30 November Wrocław W 97–80 Sam Dekker (18) Koufos, Soko (6) Luke Nelson (6) Copper Box Arena
1,801
3–3
December: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 7 December @ Patras W 67–77 Sam Dekker (20) Kosta Koufos (9) Luke Nelson (4) Dimitris Tofalos Arena
507
4–3
8 15 December @ Türk Telekom L 102–74 Sam Dekker (20) Dekker, Koufos (7) Sam Dekker (6) Ankara Spor Salonu
6,137
4–4
9 22 December Paris L 80–93 Sam Dekker (19) Kosta Koufos (10) Jordan Taylor (9) Copper Box Arena
5,297
4–5
January: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 11 January Hapoel Tel Aviv L 93–95 Sam Dekker (29) Kosta Koufos (9) Jordan Taylor (9) Wembley Arena
2,907
4–6
11 19 January @ Trento W 70–84 Sam Dekker (23) Dekker, Koufos (10) Jordan Taylor (8) Blm Group Arena
1,389
5–6
12 25 January Gran Canaria L 57–60 Sam Dekker (18) Kosta Koufos (11) Jordan Taylor (5) Copper Box Arena
2,306
5–7
February: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 2 February @ Budućnost L 78–68 Sam Dekker (27) Sam Dekker (8) Jordan Taylor (4) Morača Sports Center
1,515
5–8
14 9 February Hamburg W 83–66 Kosta Koufos (17) Kosta Koufos (11) Dekker, Hruban (4) Copper Box Arena
3,813
6–8
March: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
15 9 March @ Wrocław W 76–83 Jordan Taylor (23) Miye Oni (12) Miye Oni (4) Centennial Hall
2,146
7–8
16 16 March Patras L 89–93 Tomislav Zubčić (24) Sharma, Zubčić (9) Miye Oni (5) Copper Box Arena
2,678
7–9
17 22 March Türk Telekom L 84–89 Sam Dekker (25) Oni, Sharma (6) Jordan Taylor (7) Copper Box Arena
4,092
7–10
18 30 March @ Paris W 85–96 Tomislav Zubčić (24) Josh Sharma (6) Jordan Taylor (8) Halle Georges Carpentier
800
8–10
2022–23 eurocup schedule

EuroCup Playoffs[edit]

2023 finals game log
Total: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Eightfinals: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 12 April @ Joventut L 89–78 Tomislav Zubčić (19) Oni, Soluade, Taylor, Zubčić (3) Oni, Nelson (5) Palau Olimpic De Badalona
7,105
0–1
2023 finals schedule

BBL Cup[edit]

2022–23 BBL Cup game log
Total: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
Quarterfinal: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 26 November Cheshire W 74–65 Hruban, Nelson (12) Komagum, Koufos, Ward-Hibbert (6) Nelson, Oni (4) Copper Box Arena
1,500
1–0
Semifinal: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 19 December @ Bristol W 79–97 Kosta Koufos (24) Kosta Koufos (7) Jordan Taylor (6) SGS College Arena
770
2–0
Cup Final: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 29 January @ Leicester W 71–79 Sam Dekker (22) Kosta Koufos (12) Jordan Taylor (4) Utilita Arena Birmingham
10,000
3–0
2022–23 cup schedule

BBL Trophy[edit]

2023 BBL Trophy game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
First round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 12 January Worthing W 89–53 Aaron Best (24) Komagum, Ward-Hibbert (13) Luke Nelson (7) Copper Box Arena
not available
1–0
Quarterfinal: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 10 February @ Caledonia L 52–50 Joshua Ward-Hibbert (14) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8) Luke Nelson (4) Emirates Arena
500
1–1
2022–23 trophy schedule

Playoffs[edit]

2023 playoff game log
Total: 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0)
Quarterfinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 28 April @ Newcastle W 78–108 Josh Sharma (18) Miye Oni (8) Nelson, Taylor (5) Vertu Motors Arena
2,214
1–0
2 1 May Newcastle W 99–86 Sharma, Taylor (18) Josh Sharma (5) Luke Nelson (7) Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
1,039
2–0
Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 7 May Cheshire W 82–74 Tomislav Zubčić (15) Josh Sharma (9) Jordan Taylor (8) Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
912
3–0
4 8 May @ Cheshire W 81–102 Best, Sharma (16) Aaron Best (7) Nelson, Soluade, Taylor (5) Cheshire Oaks Arena
not available
4–0
Playoff final: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 14 May Leicester W 88–80 Best, Taylor (15) Miye Oni (10) Jordan Taylor (7) The O2 Arena
3,000
5–0
2022–23 playoffs schedule

Transactions[edit]

Re-signed[edit]

Player Signed
Joshua Ward-Hibbert[3] 3 July
Bradley Kaboza[4] 5 August

Additions[edit]

Player Signed Former team
Morayo Soluade[5][6] 5 July Básquet Coruña
Ovie Soko[7][8] 8 July Shiga Lakestars
Josh Sharma[9] 12 July Trefl Sopot
Kareem Queeley[10] 14 July San Pablo Burgos
Kosta Koufos[11] 15 July NBA G League Ignite
Vojtěch Hruban[12] 22 July Basketball Nymburk
Luke Nelson[13] 3 August ESSM Le Portel
Sam Dekker[14] 7 August Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K.
Tarik Phillip[15] 9 August San Pablo Burgos
Aaron Best[16] 14 August Hamilton Honey Badgers
Jonathan Komagum[17] 25 August Sacramento State
Devon van Oostrum[18] 7 September Landstede Hammers
Miye Oni[19] 17 November Utah Jazz
Jordan Taylor[20] 12 December U-BT Cluj-Napoca

Subtractions[edit]

Player Reason left New team
Will Neighbour[21] Free agent Cheshire Phoenix
Dirk Williams[22] Free agent Manchester Giants
Chris Tawiah Free agent KK MZT Skopje
Devon van Oostrum[19] Released n/a
Ryan Martin Free agent Surrey Scorchers
Ovie Soko[23] Inactive n/a

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "London Lions' EuroCup entry confirmed for 2022–23 season". Hoopsfix.com. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ @londonlions (3 July 2022). "Welcome back @jwardhibbert ✍️💯". Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Bradley Kaboza signs long-term Lions deal". www.thelondonlions.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ^ @londonlions (5 July 2022). "MO! ✍️ We are thrilled to confirm the signing of GB International Mo Soluade!". Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Instagram.
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  10. ^ "London Lions confirm signing of Kareem Queeley". Hoopsfix.com. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ^ "LONDON LIONS SIGN KOSTA KOUFOS". thelondonlions.com | London. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  12. ^ "London Lions bring in Czech Republic international Vojtech Hruban". Hoopsfix.com. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. ^ "GB guard Luke Nelson signs with London Lions". Hoopsfix.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  14. ^ "London Lions sign Sam Dekker". Eurohoops. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Tarik Phillip becomes latest GB international to join London Lions". Hoopsfix.com. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  16. ^ Polockas, Erikas (14 August 2022). "Aaron Best joins London Lions". TalkBasket.net. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  17. ^ @LondonLions (August 24, 2022). "JONATHAN! ✍️" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @LondonLions (September 6, 2022). "DEVON! ✍️" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ a b "London sign British-Nigerian guard Miye Oni". BBL.org.uk | BBL. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  20. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (December 12, 2022). "London Lions announce signing of Jordan Taylor". Sportando. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Everybody Needs Good Neighbours". cheshirephoenix.com. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Manchester Giants snap up Dirk Williams from London". Hoopsfix.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  23. ^ @londonlions (13 February 2023). "THANK YOU OVIE! 🙌🦁". Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Instagram.

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