# London Lions (women)

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. The Lions won their first piece of silverware, the 2020-21 WBBL Trophy, defeating Nottingham Wildcats 96-64 in the final in Worcester.
In 2024, the Lions reached the 2023–24 EuroCup Women final, the first British team to do so, following a streak of 14 victories. On 10 April 2024, the Lions won their second leg against Beşiktaş and won the EuroCup title.

## Home venue

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

## Season-by-season records

| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach |
| Season | Division | Tier | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach |
| 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 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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
#### United Kingdom

* Temi Fagbenle
* Holly Winterburn

#### United States

* Karlie Samuelson

## 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