# 2022–23 London Lions season

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, and their first season in the EuroCup Basketball competition.

## Roster

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

## Standings
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Bristol Flyers | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2993 | 2873 | +120 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Caledonia Gladiators | 36 | 19 | 17 | 3005 | 2990 | +15 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Cheshire Phoenix | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2948 | 2927 | +21 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 17 | 19 | 3228 | 3223 | +5 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2668 | 2691 | −23 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2879 | 3034 | −155 | 22 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Plymouth City Patriots | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2845 | 3254 | −409 | 22 | |
| 10 | Surrey Scorchers | 36 | 4 | 32 | 2763 | 3147 | −384 | 8 | |
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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Bristol Flyers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Caledonia Gladiators | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Leicester Riders | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| London Lions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester Giants | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Newcastle Eagles | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Plymouth City Patriots | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Surrey Scorchers | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

### EuroCup ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Gran Canaria | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1535 | 1411 | +124 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 2 | Türk Telekom | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1516 | 1412 | +104 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1589 | 1395 | +194 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 4 | Promitheas | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1482 | 1504 | −22 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 5 | Paris Basketball | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1545 | 1539 | +6 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 6 | Budućnost VOLI | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1396 | 1348 | +48 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 7 | London Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1454 | 1454 | 0 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 8 | Hamburg Towers | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1459 | 1535 | −76 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 9 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1315 | 1471 | −156 | |
| 10 | Śląsk Wrocław | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1312 | 1534 | −222 | |

## Game log
### BBL Championships

2022–23 game log Total: 32–4 (home: 17–1; road: 15–3) :
September: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2022–23 game log Total: 8–10 (home: 3–6; road: 5–4) :
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2023 finals game log Total: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1) :
Eightfinals: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2022–23 BBL Cup game log Total: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0) :
Quarterfinal: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2023 BBL Trophy game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) :
First round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2023 playoff game log Total: 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0) :
Quarterfinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
14 May
Leicester
W 88–80
Best, Taylor (15)
Miye Oni (10)
Jordan Taylor (7)
The O2 Arena 3,000
5–0 :
2023 playoff schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 3 July |
| Bradley Kaboza | 5 August |

### Additions

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

### Subtractions

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