# 2023–24 London Lions season

The 2023–24 London Lions season is the 47th season of the franchise in the British Basketball League (BBL), and their 12th under the banner of London Lions.
This season will be their first under the leadership of their new head coach Petar Božić, and their second 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 | 33 | 3 | 3376 | 2935 | +441 | 66 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Cheshire Phoenix | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3334 | 3148 | +186 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Caledonia Gladiators | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3152 | 3044 | +108 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2930 | 2849 | +81 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Leicester Riders | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3281 | 3291 | −10 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3256 | 3177 | +79 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Bristol Flyers | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2925 | 2918 | +7 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Surrey Scorchers | 36 | 14 | 22 | 2955 | 3092 | −137 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 9 | 27 | 2920 | 3311 | −391 | 18 | |
| 10 | Plymouth City Patriots | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2887 | 3251 | −364 | 14 | |
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
2023–24 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 |
| Bristol Flyers | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Caledonia Gladiators | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Leicester Riders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| London Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester Giants | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Newcastle Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Plymouth City Patriots | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Surrey Scorchers | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### EuroCup ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Paris Basketball | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1754 | 1401 | +353 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1729 | 1600 | +129 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | London Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1608 | 1546 | +62 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 4 | Prometey | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1598 | 1574 | +24 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 5 | Joventut Badalona | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1517 | 1503 | +14 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Emlakjet | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1400 | 1428 | −28 | Advance to eighthfinals |
| 7 | Wolves | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1462 | 1550 | −88 | |
| 8 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1507 | 1538 | −31 | |
| 9 | Veolia Towers Hamburg | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1478 | 1762 | −284 | |
| 10 | Cedevita Olimpija | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1509 | 1660 | −151 | |

## Game log
### BBL Championships

2023–24 game log Total: 33–3 (Home: 16–2; Road: 17–1) :
September: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 September
@ Surrey
W 61–83
Olaseni, Phillip (13)
Gabriel Olaseni (10)
C.Morgan, Kaboza (4)
Surrey Sports Park 850
1–0
2
21 September
Caledonia
W 93–65
Gabriel Olaseni (14)
Gabriel Olaseni (10)
Grantham, Soluade (4)
Copper Box Arena 1,431
2–0
3
23 September
@ Manchester
W 76–115
M.Morgan, Nelson (18)
Josh Sharma (6)
Tarik Phillip (8)
National Basketball Performance Centre 800
3–0
4
28 September
Bristol
W 98–84
Matt Morgan (25)
Grantham, Olaseni (7)
three players (5)
Copper Box Arena 1,494
4–0 :
October: 7–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
1 October
@ Cheshire
W 82–91
Matt Morgan (33)
Matt Morgan (8)
M.Morgan, Olaseni (3)
Cheshire Oaks Arena 200
5–0
6
8 October
Manchester
W 94–89
Matt Morgan (30)
Tarik Phillip (8)
Jordan Taylor (7)
Copper Box Arena 2,545
6–0
7
13 October
Cheshire
W 99–80
Conor Morgan (17)
Conor Morgan (8)
Luke Nelson (10)
Copper Box Arena 1,778
7–0
8
16 October
Newcastle
W 109–104 (OT)
Matt Morgan (30)
Gabriel Olaseni (9)
Luke Nelson (6)
Copper Box Arena 822
8–0
9
20 October
@ Sheffield
W 76–92
Conor Morgan (19)
Ciaran Sandy (9)
M.Morgan, Nelson (5)
Canon Medical Arena n/a
9–0
10
22 October
Surrey
W 82–70
Conor Morgan (17)
Conor Morgan (8)
Grantham, Phillip (6)
Copper Box Arena 3,258
10–0
11
27 October
@ Newcastle
W 86–99
Conor Morgan (17)
Gabriel Olaseni (10)
Gabriel Olaseni (9)
Vertu Motors Arena n/a
11–0 :
November: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
3 November
Bristol
W 95–67
Matt Morgan (19)
Gabriel Olaseni (7)
Morayo Soluade (6)
Copper Box Arena 2,300
12–0
13
5 November
@ Plymouth
L 94–70
Bradley Kaboza (21)
Donte Grantham (7)
Morayo Soluade (4)
Plymouth Pavilions n/a
12–1
14
10 November
@ Leicester
W 95–102
Donte Grantham (22)
Donte Grantham (11)
Jordan Taylor (5)
Leicester Arena n/a
13–1
15
19 November
@ Manchester
W 84–92
Matt Morgan (32)
Josh Sharma (9)
Matt Morgan (6)
National Basketball Performance Centre n/a
14–1
16
23 November
Newcastle
L 80–102
Kareem Queeley (13)
Conor Morgan (6)
Jordan Taylor (7)
Copper Box Arena 1,236
14–2 :
December: 7–1 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
1 December
@ Leicester
W 79–89
Conor Morgan (19)
C.Morgan, Sharma (7)
Jordan Taylor (8)
Leicester Arena n/a
15–2
18
3 December
Caledonia
L 94–100 (OT)
Gabriel Olaseni (26)
Conor Morgan (6)
Jordan Taylor (8)
Copper Box Arena n/a
15–3
19
8 December
Plymouth
W 91–84
Matt Morgan (27)
Ciaran Sandy (8)
Jordan Taylor (5)
Copper Box Arena 1,304
16–3
20
10 December
Leicester
W 100–62
Conor Morgan (21)
C.Morgan, Sharma (7)
Tarik Phillip (5)
Copper Box Arena 1,447
17–3
21
15 December
Cheshire
W 102–95
Matt Morgan (28)
Jordan Taylor (5)
Jordan Taylor (9)
Copper Box Arena 1,279
18–3
22
17 December
Manchester
W 99–91 (OT)
Matt Morgan (31)
Matt Morgan (11)
Jordan Taylor (7)
Copper Box Arena 1,731
19–3
23
24 December
Sheffield
W 83–64
Conor Morgan (15)
Conor Morgan (10)
Jordan Taylor (5)
Copper Box Arena 2,223
20–3
24
29 December
@ Caledonia
W 79–87
Gabriel Olaseni (18)
Conor Morgan (11)
Jordan Taylor (8)
Playsport Arena 1,600
21–3 :
January: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
25
1 January
@ Surrey
W 80–85
Gabriel Olaseni (25)
C.Morgan, Olaseni (8)
Luke Nelson (9)
Surrey Sports Park n/a
22–3 :
February: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
2 February
@ Newcastle
W 87–105
Donte Grantham (18)
Donte Grantham (8)
Nwaba, Queeley (5)
Vertu Motors Arena 2,700
23–3
27
4 February
Plymouth
W 105–84
Matt Morgan (19)
Kareem Queeley (6)
Tarik Phillip (7)
Copper Box Arena n/a
24–3
28
8 February
Sheffield
W 84–73
Donte Grantham (20)
Donte Grantham (10)
Gabriel Olaseni (5)
Copper Box Arena n/a
25–3
29
11 February
@ Sheffield
W 79–89
Conor Morgan (20)
Tarik Phillip (9)
three players (5)
Canon Medical Arena n/a
26–3
30
17 February
@ Bristol
W 93–101
Matt Morgan (31)
Conor Morgan (11)
Tarik Phillip (6)
SGS College Arena 750
27–3 :
March: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
3 March
Leicester
W 105–89
Sam Dekker (17)
Gabriel Olaseni (6)
Donte Grantham (6)
Copper Box Arena 4,231
28–3
32
8 March
@ Caledonia
W 76–82
Matt Morgan (22)
Gabriel Olaseni (19)
Matt Morgan (5)
Playsport Arena 1,600
29–3
All-Star Game :
April: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
7 April
@ Bristol
W 71–86
Gabriel Olaseni (21)
Gabriel Olaseni (10)
M.Morgan, Phillip (5)
SGS College Arena 750
30–3
34
12 April
@ Plymouth
W 57–93
Conor Morgan (20)
Josh Sharma (11)
Tarik Phillip (7)
Plymouth Pavilions n/a
31–3
35
18 April
Surrey
W 97–85
Matt Morgan (24)
Josh Sharma (7)
M.Morgan, Phillip (5)
Copper Box Arena 2,243
32–3
36
21 April
@ Cheshire
W 92–105
Matt Morgan (30)
David Nwaba (9)
Matt Morgan (5)
Cheshire Oaks Arena n/a
33–3 :
2023–24 season schedule :

### EuroCup

2023–24 game log Total: 12–6 (Home: 4–5; Road: 8–1) :
October: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
4 October
Venezia
W 76–69
Donte Grantham (23)
Grantham, Olaseni (7)
Jordan Taylor (7)
Copper Box Arena 1,287
1–0
2
10 October
@ Humburg
W 94–100
Matt Morgan (21)
Conor Morgan (9)
Matt Morgan (6)
Edel-optics.de Arena 1,279
2–0
3
18 October
@ Prometey
W 89–99
Matt Morgan (21)
Donte Grantham (11)
Tarik Phillip (8)
Arena Riga 1,357
3–0
4
24 October
Paris
L 102–106 (2OT)
Matt Morgan (26)
Gabriel Olaseni (11)
Tarik Phillip (9)
Copper Box Arena 6,152
3–1 :
November: 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
2 November
Hapoel Tel Aviv
L 90–98
Matt Morgan (22)
Donte Grantham (12)
Jordan Taylor (8)
Copper Box Arena 85
3–2
6
8 November
@ Joventut Badalona
W 76–87
Gabriel Olaseni (21)
Gabriel Olaseni (9)
Olaseni, Phillip (5)
Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona 2,979
4–2
7
15 November
@ Beşiktaş
W 80–83
Gabriel Olaseni (24)
Matt Morgan (8)
Matt Morgan (7)
Akatlar Arena 2,882
5–2
8
22 November
Cedevita Olimpija
W 101–95
Matt Morgan (24)
Gabriel Olaseni (12)
Jordan Taylor (8)
Copper Box Arena 3,298
6–2
9
28 November
@ Wolves
W 87–101
Conor Morgan (22)
Donte Grantham (8)
Jordan Taylor (5)
Avia Solutions Group Arena 3,724
7–2 :
December: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
5 December
@ Venezia
W 91–95
Gabriel Olaseni (23)
Gabriel Olaseni (12)
C.Morgan, Taylor (4)
Palasport Taliercio 2,636
8–2
11
13 December
Humburg
L 81–83
Gabriel Olaseni (24)
Gabriel Olaseni (9)
Luke Nelson (5)
Copper Box Arena 1,764
8–3
12
20 December
Prometey
W 89–88
Gabriel Olaseni (19)
Gabriel Olaseni (10)
Matt Morgan (7)
Copper Box Arena 3,378
9–3
13
26 December
@ Paris
L 94–77
Matt Morgan (18)
Gabriel Olaseni (7)
Jordan Taylor (4)
Halle Georges Carpentier 2,764
9–4 :
January: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
9 January
@ Hapoel Tel Aviv
W 96–100
David Nwaba (17)
Gabriel Olaseni (10)
Tarik Phillip (7)
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall closed event
10–4
15
17 January
Joventut Badalona
L 80–82
Matt Morgan (20)
David Nwaba (8)
Conor Morgan (5)
Copper Box Arena 2,163
10–5
16
24 January
Beşiktaş
W 93–72
Matt Morgan (20)
Grantham, Olaseni (6)
Matt Morgan (4)
Copper Box Arena 1,357
11–5
17
31 January
@ Cedevita Olimpija
W 85–92
Matt Morgan (26)
Gabriel Olaseni (7)
Matt Morgan (6)
Arena Stožice 2,317
12–5 :
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
7 February
Wolves
L 80–85
M.Morgan, Nwaba (16)
Gabriel Olaseni (8)
Matt Morgan (4)
Copper Box Arena 4,119
12–6 :
2023–24 eurocup schedule :

### EuroCup Playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) :
Eightfinals: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
6 March
Türk Telekom
W 100–77
David Nwaba (19)
Gabriel Olaseni (8)
Tarik Phillip (5)
Copper Box Arena 3,141
1–0 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
13 March
@ U-BT Cluj-Napoca
W 79–91
Sam Dekker (21)
David Nwaba (8)
Donte Grantham (4)
Bt-Arena 10,000
1–0 :
Semifinals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
26 March
@ Paris
L 99–86
David Nwaba (24)
Olaseni, Nwaba (5)
Tarik Phillip (8)
Adidas Arena 5,425
0–1
2
29 March
Paris
L 85–93
Matt Morgan (25)
David Nwaba (9)
David Nwaba (4)
Copper Box Arena 5,486
0–2 :
2024 eurocup playoff schedule :

### BBL Trophy

2024 BBL Trophy game log Total: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1) :
January: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
4 January
Newcastle
W 99–77
C.Morgan, Nelson (20)
C.Morgan, Sandy (9)
Gabriel Olaseni (9)
Copper Box Arena n/a
1–0
2
7 January
Leicester
W 89–74
Donte Grantham (16)
Ciaran Sandy (11)
Tarik Phillip (9)
Copper Box Arena 2,960
2–0
3
12 January
@ Manchester
W 75–106
Matt Morgan (22)
Tarik Phillip (7)
Tarik Phillip (7)
National Basketball Performance Centre n/a
3–0
4
19 January
@ Bristol
L 94–72
Bradley Kaboza (18)
three players (6)
Donte Grantham (5)
SGS College Arena n/a
3–1
5
27 January
Caledonia
W 85–75
Josh Sharma (19)
Gabriel Olaseni (15)
Matt Morgan (4)
Arena Birmingham n/a
4–1
6
28 January
Cheshire
L 82–98
David Nwaba (18)
Donte Grantham (9)
Donte Grantham (3)
Arena Birmingham n/a
4–2 :
2023–24 trophy schedule :

### BBL Playoffs

2024 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 AttendanceSeries
1
28 April
Surrey
W 80–65
Gabriel Olaseni (16)
Gabriel Olaseni (7)
Matt Morgan (7)
Copper Box Arena n/a
1–0
2
3 May
@ Surrey
W 96–105
Matt Morgan (22)
Gabriel Olaseni (8)
Jordan Taylor (7)
Surrey Sports Park n/a
2–0 :
Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
3
10 May
@ Newcastle
W 75–106
David Nwaba (19)
Gabriel Olaseni (11)
Tarik Phillip (8)
Vertu Motors Arena
1–0
4
12 May
Newcastle
W 94–81
M.Morgan, Nwaba (18)
Donte Grantham (11)
M.Morgan, Phillip (5)
Copper Box Arena 1,740
2–0 :
Playoff final: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
5
19 May
Cheshire
W 88–85
Sam Dekker (17)
Sam Dekker (10)
Tarik Phillip (7)
The O2 Arena n/a
1–0 :
2024 playoff schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

* Player
* Sam Dekker
* Josh Sharma
* Luke Nelson
* Morayo Soluade
* Jordan Taylor
* Tarik Phillip
* Kareem Queeley
* Bradley Kaboza

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Gabriel Olaseni | | Darüşşafaka |
| Conor Morgan | | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| Matt Morgan | | Le Mans |
| Donte Grantham | | SLUC Nancy Basket |
| Ciaran Sandy | | Mercyhurst Lakers |
| Rokas Gustys | | Fundación CB Granada |
| Joshua Djanogly | | Wolfenbüttel |
| David Nwaba | 4 January 2023 | Motor City Cruise |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Joshua Ward-Hibbert | Free agent | Newcastle Eagles |
| Vojtěch Hruban | Free agent | Cholet Basket |
| Tomislav Zubčić | Free agent | Napoli Basket |
| Aaron Best | Free agent | Trefl Sopot |
| Miye Oni | Free agent | Osceola Magic |
| Rokas Gustys | Released (NRP) | TBC |