London Lions (women)

The London Lions are an English women's basketball team based in Barking, London that compete in the WBBL, the top league of British women's basketball.

For the pro men's team, see London Lions (basketball).
London Lions
London Lions logo
LeagueWBBL
Founded2008 (2008)
HistoryBarking Abbey
2008–2014
Barking Abbey Crusaders
2014–2017
BA London Lions
2017–2020
London Lions
2020–present
LocationBarking, London
Head coachStyliani Kaltsidou
Team captainShanice Beckford-Norton
Championships2 WBBL Championship
3 WBBL Playoffs
2 WBBL Cup
3 WBBL Trophy
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[1] The Lions won their first piece of silverware, the 2020-21 WBBL Trophy, defeating Nottingham Wildcats 96-64 in the final in Worcester.[2][3]

Home Venue

Season-by-season records
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season WBBL Trophy WBBL Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
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 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
Stella 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. Position Player
3 United Kingdom GBR G Shanice Beckford-Norton
6 Belarus BLR F Katsiaryna Snytsina
7 United Kingdom GBR G Holly Winterburn
10 United States USA PG Leslie Vorpahl
11 United Kingdom GBR F/C Shequila Joseph
13 United Kingdom GBR G Chantel Charles
21 United Kingdom GBR F Mikiah Herbert-Harrigan
22 United Kingdom GBR F Paige Robinson-Miller
24 United States USA G Taylor Murray
33 United States USA F Ty Battle
88 United Kingdom GBR C Azania Stewart

Honours

WBBL Championship

  • Winners (1): 2021–2022

WBBL Playoffs

  • Winners (2): 2020–2021, 2021–22

WBBL Trophy

  • Winners (3): 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023

WBBL Cup

  • Winners (2): 2021–2022, 2022–23

References
  1. "London Lions and Barking Abbey join forces". WBBL. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. "London Lions win WBBL Trophy". WBBL. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. "London Lions claim first WBBL title with Trophy triumph". women.hoopsfix.com. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

See also
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