# 2020–21 London Lions season

The 2020–21 BBL season was the 44th season for the London Lions in the BBL, and 9th under the banner of London Lions.
The Lions play their home games at the 6,000 seat Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

## Squad
### Signings

* On 13 July, 2020, the London Lions announce the two-time BBL MVP, Justin Robinson has signed a two-year deal with the club.
* On 14 July, 2020, the London Lions re-signed Captain Joe Ikhinmwin for the 2020–21 BBL season. This will be his eighth season with the Lions.
* On 20 July, 2020, the Lions have brought back veteran guard, Andre Lockhart, for a sixth successive season.
* On 22 July, 2020, the London Lions signed five-year NBA veteran, DeAndre Liggins to the 2020–21 squad.
* On 27 July, 2020, the Lions signed former Sheffield Sharks player Dirk Williams for the 2020–21 squad.
* On 29 July, 2020, the London Lions re-signed Edmir Lucas for the 2020–21 BBL season.
* On 3 August, 2020, the London Lions signed Kervin Bristol after a season in Ukraine. Kervin was a member of the 2018–19 Lions squad. On 21 November, 2020, Kervin Bristol had been de-registered from the team, but remains on staff.
* On 5 August, 2020, the London Lions re-signed British international Jules Dang-Akodo for the 2020–21 BBL season.
* On 6 August, 2020, the Lions have signed young Brit, Kingsley Okoroh for the 2020–21 squad.
* On 10 August, 2020, the London Lions signed Chris Tawiah after a season in Romania. Chris was a member of the 2010–11 Lions squad.
* On 12 August, 2020, the London Lions signed American Kevin Ware for the 2020–21 BBL season.
* On 13 August, 2020, the Lions signed former tennis player and former Leicester Riders player Joshua Ward-Hibbert for the 2020–21 squad.
* On 14 August, 2020, the London Lions signed former Leicester Riders player Shane Walker after a season in Sweden.
* On 20 August, 2020, the London Lions signed six-year NBA veteran, Byron Mullens to the 2020–21 squad.
* On 13 September, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion Matthew Bryan-Amaning to the 2020–21 squad. Bryan-Amaning was a member of the Lions in 2013. On 13 October, 2020, Bryan-Amaning parted ways with the team.
* On 16 September, 2020, the London Lions signed American Stephen Brown as an injury replacement for Jules Dang-Akodo. Brown will only appear in the Basketball Champions League.
* On 22 October, 2020 the London Lions signed Fahro Alihodžić to the 2020–21 squad.
* On 21 November, 2020, the London Lions signed Orlando Parker for the 2020–21 BBL season.
* On 11 December, 2020, the London Lions signed former Lion Jordan Spencer to the 2020–21 squad. Spencer was a member of the 2018–19 Lions squad.

### Roster

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

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| C | Chris Tawiah | Kingsley Okoroh | | |
| PF | Orlando Parker | Fahro Alihodžić | Joshua Ward-Hibbert | Kervin Bristol |
| SF | DeAndre Liggins | Shane Walker | Joe Ikhinmwin | |
| SG | Kevin Ware | Dirk Williams | Edmir Lucas | |
| PG | Justin Robinson | Andre Lockhart | Jordan Spencer | Jules Dang-Akodo |

## Preseason
### Game log

2020–21 pre-season game log :
August: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
30 August
@ B.C. Oostende
L 91–77
Edmir Lucas (20)
Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8)
Kevin Ware (7)
Versluys Dôme
0–1
2
31 August
@ B.C. Oostende
W 81–84
DeAndre Liggins (15)
Not announced
Not announced
Versluys Dôme
1–1 :
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
6 September
@ Bakken Bears
L 105–88
DeAndre Liggins (25)
Not announced
Not announced
Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
1–2 :
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
9 October
@ Surrey Scorchers
W 89–107
Dirk Williams (41)
Not announced
Not announced
Surrey Sports Park
2–2
5
12 October
Bristol Flyers
W 96–76
Byron Mullens (27)
Chris Tawiah (13)
Andre Lockhart (5)
University of East London
3–2
6
23 October
Sheffield Sharks
L 68–89
Kevin Ware (22)
Fahro Alihodžić (9)
Kevin Ware (5)
Copper Box Arena
3–3 :

## Basketball Champions League
### Game log

2020–21 game log :
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
22 September
@ Neptūnas
L 77–73
Matthew Bryan-Amaning (16)
Matthew Bryan-Amaning (6)
Kevin Ware (4)
Arena Botevgrad
0–1 :

## FIBA Europe Cup
### Game log

2020–21 game log :
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
26 January
@ Anwil Włocławek
Withdrawn
2
27 January
Fribourg Olympic
Withdrawn
3
29 January
@ Dnipro
Withdrawn :
*Note: FIBA has withdrawn the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions will be forfeited.

## BBL Cup
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 539 | 526 | +13 | 8 | Quarter Finals |
| 2 | Leicester Riders | 5 | 3 | 2 | 455 | 422 | +33 | 6 | Quarter Finals |
| 3 | London Lions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 501 | 497 | +4 | 6 | Quarter Finals |
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 421 | −50 | 2 | |

### Game log

2020–21 game log :
November: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
1 November
Newcastle Eagles
L 79–89 (OT)
Dirk Williams (19)
DeAndre Liggins (11)
DeAndre Liggins (5)
Copper Box Arena
0–1
2
6 November
@ Sheffield Sharks
L 70–61
DeAndre Liggins (18)
Kevin Ware (8)
Justin Robinson (3)
Ponds Forge
0–2
3
13 November
Sheffield Sharks
W 88–73
DeAndre Liggins (32)
Liggins, Ware (7)
Justin Robinson (7)
Copper Box Arena
1–2
4
15 November
@ Leicester Riders
L 97–76
Dirk Williams (20)
DeAndre Liggins (8)
Dirk Williams (7)
Morningside Arena
1–3
5
20 November
@ Newcastle Eagles
W 79–99
Justin Robinson (23)
DeAndre Liggins (14)
Kevin Ware (4)
Eagles Community Arena
2–3
6
22 November
Leicester Riders
W 98–89
DeAndre Liggins (26)
Chris Taiwah (9)
Kevin Ware (5)
Copper Box Arena
3–3 :
December: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
16 December
@ Plymouth Raiders
W 80–85 (OT)
Dirk Williams (20)
Orlando Parker (8)
Liggins, Robinson (6)
Plymouth Pavilions
4–3 :
January: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
12 January
Manchester Giants
W 20–0
N/A
N/A
N/A
National Basketball Performance Centre
5–3
9
24 January
Newcastle Eagles
L 77–84
Dirk Williams (19)
Kevin Ware (9)
Justin Robinson (6)
Morningside Arena
5–4 :

## BBL Trophy
### Game log

2020–21 game log :
February: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
11 February
Leicester Riders
W 76–71
Robinson, Williams (15)
Fahro Alihodžić (12)
DeAndre Liggins (12)
Copper Box Arena
1–0
2
22 February
Newcastle Eagles
W 101–85
DeAndre Liggins (24)
Orlando Parker (9)
DeAndre Liggins (9)
Copper Box Arena
2–0 :
March: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
7 March
Glasgow Rocks
W 90–66
DeAndre Liggins (28)
Chris Tawiah (7)
Dirk Williams (5)
Copper Box Arena
3–0
4
10 March
@ Glasgow Rocks
W 89–108
Dirk Williams (26)
Chris Tawiah (7)
Kevin Ware (6)
Emirates Arena
4–0
5
21 March
Plymouth Raiders
W 88–82
Dirk Williams (20)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
DeAndre Liggins (8)
Worcester Arena
5–0 :

## BBL Championship
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leicester Riders (C) | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2580 | 2303 | +277 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 2 | London Lions | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2702 | 2441 | +261 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Plymouth Raiders | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2511 | 2307 | +204 | 42 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Newcastle Eagles | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2576 | 2543 | +33 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Sheffield Sharks | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2403 | 2338 | +65 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Worcester Wolves | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2349 | 2456 | −107 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2357 | 2407 | −50 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Bristol Flyers | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2346 | 2373 | −27 | 24 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Surrey Scorchers | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2446 | 2615 | −169 | 20 | |
| 10 | Manchester Giants | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2514 | 2601 | −87 | 20 | |
| 11 | Glasgow Rocks | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2214 | 2614 | −400 | 8 | |

### Game log

2020–21 game log :
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 December
@ Newcastle Eagles
L 88–79
Justin Robinson (17)
Ikhinmwin, Taiwah, Williams (5)
Justin Robinson (8)
Eagles Community Arena
0–1
2
11 December
Plymouth Raiders
W 101–95
Orlando Parker (22)
Alihodžić, Liggins (5)
DeAndre Liggins (11)
Copper Box Arena
1–1
3
13 December
@ Cheshire Phoenix
W 99–110
Orlando Parker (25)
Orlando Parker (7)
DeAndre Liggins (8)
Cheshire Oaks Arena
2–1
4
18 December
Manchester Giants
W 92–88
Dirk Williams (37)
Orlando Parker (9)
Kevin Ware (7)
Copper Box Arena
3–1
5
21 December
Worcester Wolves
W 103–71
Orlando Parker (25)
Shane Walker (8)
Justin Robinson (9)
Copper Box Arena
4–1 :
January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
3 January
@ Leicester Riders
W 73–74
Dirk Williams (19)
Liggins, Parker (11)
Liggins, Robinson (7)
Morningside Arena
5–1
7
8 January
Newcastle Eagles
W 109–89
Dirk Williams (24)
Chris Tawiah (10)
DeAndre Liggins (8)
Copper Box Arena
6–1
8
9 January
Glasgow Rocks
W 91–74
Dirk Williams (17)
Orlando Parker (8)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
Copper Box Arena
7–1
9
15 January
@ Bristol Flyers
W 70–98
DeAndre Liggins (18)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
SGS College Arena
8–1 :
February: 2–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
7 February
Plymouth Raiders
L 75–81
Justin Robinson (15)
DeAndre Liggins (12)
DeAndre Liggins (9)
Copper Box Arena
8–2
11
14 February
@ Plymouth Raiders
W 70–87
Liggins, Williams (25)
Dirk Williams (7)
DeAndre Liggins (6)
Plymouth Pavilions
9–2
12
19 February
@ Cheshire Phoenix
L 87–80
Justin Robinson (24)
Chris Tawiah (11)
DeAndre Liggins (5)
Cheshire Oaks Arena
9–3
13
24 February
@ Surrey Scorchers
W 97–98
DeAndre Liggins (20)
Fahro Alihodžić (10)
DeAndre Liggins (11)
Surrey Sports Park
10–3
14
28 February
@ Sheffield Sharks
L 83–72
DeAndre Liggins (25)
DeAndre Liggins (10)
Liggins, Robinson (4)
Ponds Forge
10–4 :
March: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
12 March
Manchester Giants
W 105–81
Kevin Ware (24)
Fahro Alihodžić (9)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
Copper Box Arena
11–4
16
14 March
@ Leicester Riders
L 78–73
Justin Robinson (21)
Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7)
Justin Robinson (5)
Morningside Arena
11–5
17
26 March
@ Newcastle Eagles
L 109–95
Dirk Williams (20)
Orlando Parker (8)
Jordan Spencer (10)
Vertu Motors Arena
11–6
18
28 March
Worcester Wolves
L 72–84
Kevin Ware (19)
Chris Tawiah (9)
Kevin Ware (5)
Copper Box Arena
11–7
19
31 March
Surrey Scorchers
W 109–90
Dirk Williams (35)
Orlando Parker (9)
Liggins, Ware (5)
Copper Box Arena
12–7 :
April: 11–0 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
2 April
Sheffield Sharks
W 93–81
Dirk Williams (25)
Alihodžić, Tawiah (8)
DeAndre Liggins (10)
Vertu Motors Arena
13–7
21
4 April
@ Worcester Wolves
W 85–93 (OT)
Orlando Parker (22)
Chris Tawiah (12)
DeAndre Liggins (9)
Worcester Arena
14–7
22
7 April
Glasgow Rocks
W 110–73
DeAndre Liggins (30)
Alihodžić, Spencer, Tawiah (6)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
Copper Box Arena
15–7
23
10 April
@ Bristol Flyers
W 73–84
DeAndre Liggins (18)
Chris Tawiah (8)
DeAndre Liggins (10)
SGS College Arena
16–7
24
14 April
Cheshire Phoenix
W 87–61
Dirk Williams (17)
Parker, Tawiah (8)
Justin Robinson (7)
Copper Box Arena
17–7
25
16 April
Surrey Scorchers
W 92–84
DeAndre Liggins (33)
Fahro Alihodžić (10)
DeAndre Liggins (4)
Copper Box Arena
18–7
26
18 April
Bristol Flyers
W 85–74
Dirk Williams (19)
Alihodžić, Ware (5)
DeAndre Liggins (9)
Copper Box Arena
19–7
27
21 April
Leicester Riders
W 86–81
Dirk Williams (29)
Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7)
DeAndre Liggins (7)
Copper Box Arena
20–7
28
25 April
@ Glasgow Rocks
W 68–73
Dirk Williams (17)
Parker, Ward-Hibbert (6)
Jules Dang-Akodo (5)
Emirates Arena
21–7
29
28 April
@ Manchester Giants
W 86–96
Dirk Williams (23)
Fahro Alihodžić (9)
Liggins, Robinson (6)
National Basketball Performance Centre
22–7
30
30 April
@ Sheffield Sharks
W 68–80
Dirk Williams (20)
DeAndre Liggins (10)
DeAndre Liggins (10)
Ponds Forge
23–7 :

## BBL Playoffs
### Game log

2021 playoff game log :
May: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 May
Cheshire Phoenix
W 73–66
Dirk Williams (22)
Kingsley Okoroh (9)
DeAndre Liggins (6)
Vertu Motors Arena
1–0
2
5 May
Cheshire Phoenix
W 95–60
Dirk Williams (17)
Kingsley Okoroh (8)
Justin Robinson (9)
Worcester Arena
2–0
3
11 May
Plymouth Raiders
L 80–92
DeAndre Liggins (16)
DeAndre Liggins (10)
DeAndre Liggins (12)
Morningside Arena
2–1
4
13 May
Plymouth Raiders
W 100–80
DeAndre Liggins (23)
Walker, Williams (5)
Justin Robinson (7)
Morningside Arena
3–1
5
16 May
Newcastle Eagles
L 66–68
Orlando Parker (27)
Orlando Parker (12)
DeAndre Liggins (8)
Morningside Arena
3–2 :