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.

Ladder
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.

BBL Championships
1,000 not available
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 * 1
 * 23 September
 * @ Sheffield
 * W 73–86
 * Sam Dekker (23)
 * Kosta Koufos (8)
 * Ovie Soko (5)
 * Ponds Forge
 * 1–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 2
 * 30 September
 * Leicester
 * W 89–78
 * Tomislav Zubčić (20)
 * Sam Dekker (11)
 * Luke Nelson (8)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 2–0

not available not available 1,000 not available not available 300
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 3
 * 5 October
 * Caledonia
 * W 95–87
 * Sam Dekker (30)
 * Sam Dekker (8)
 * Queeley, van Oostrum (4)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 3–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 4
 * 7 October
 * @ Newcastle
 * W 72–85
 * Sam Dekker (15)
 * Josh Sharma (8)
 * Luke Nelson (5)
 * Vertu Motors Arena
 * 4–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 5
 * 15 October
 * @ Surrey
 * W 64–83
 * Luke Nelson (18)
 * Nelson, Sharma, Zubčić (6)
 * Luke Nelson (5)
 * Surrey Sports Park
 * 5–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 6
 * 21 October
 * Cheshire
 * W 75–60
 * Vojtěch Hruban (17)
 * Devon van Oostrum (6)
 * Luke Nelson (4)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 6–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 7
 * 23 October
 * Manchester
 * W 91–83
 * Tomislav Zubčić (22)
 * Kosta Koufos (9)
 * Devon van Oostrum (7)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 7–0
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 8
 * 28 October
 * @ Sheffield
 * L 87–81
 * Tomislav Zubčić (25)
 * Kosta Koufos (14)
 * Aaron Best (6)
 * Ponds Forge
 * 7–1

800
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 9
 * 6 November
 * @ Bristol
 * L 75–71
 * Sam Dekker (28)
 * Kosta Koufos (10)
 * Luke Nelson (4)
 * SGS College Arena
 * 7–2

750 1,100 not available
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 10
 * 1 December
 * Manchester
 * W 95–71
 * Josh Sharma (28)
 * Joshua Ward-Hibbert (9)
 * Luke Nelson (11)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 8–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 11
 * 11 December
 * @ Cheshire
 * W 74–89
 * Ovie Soko (12)
 * Kosta Koufos (11)
 * Nelson, Soluade (5)
 * Cheshire Oaks Arena
 * 9–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 12
 * 16 December
 * Bristol
 * W 95–60
 * Sam Dekker (25)
 * Kosta Koufos (11)
 * Dekker, Soluade (5)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 10–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 13
 * 27 December
 * @ Leicester

666 3,000
 * W 75–81
 * Sam Dekker (21)
 * Kosta Koufos (14)
 * Jordan Taylor (10)
 * Morningside Arena
 * 11–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 14
 * 30 December
 * Plymouth
 * W 87–63
 * Luke Nelson (19)
 * Joshua Ward-Hibbert (12)
 * Jordan Taylor (6)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 12–2

900 1,000 4,382 964
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 15
 * 8 January
 * @ Caledonia
 * W 60–84
 * Aaron Best (15)
 * Josh Sharma (10)
 * Luke Nelson (6)
 * Emirates Arena
 * 13–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 16
 * 20 January
 * @ Surrey
 * W 67–88
 * Aaron Best (18)
 * Joshua Ward-Hibbert (7)
 * Morayo Soluade (5)
 * Surrey Sports Park
 * 14–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 17
 * 22 January
 * Sheffield
 * W 75–63
 * Aaron Best (18)
 * Komagum, Koufos (9)
 * Dekker, Soluade (4)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 15–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 18
 * 26 January
 * Cheshire
 * W 89–79
 * Tomislav Zubčić (19)
 * Sam Dekker (8)
 * Jordan Taylor (7)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 16–2

not available 1,200 2,402 3,410
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 * 19
 * 5 February
 * @ Plymouth
 * W 79–88
 * Tomislav Zubčić (21)
 * Ovie Soko (8)
 * Tomislav Zubčić (8)
 * Plymouth Pavilions
 * 17–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 20
 * 12 February
 * @ Cheshire
 * W 65–86
 * Luke Nelson (21)
 * Josh Sharma (12)
 * Luke Nelson (9)
 * Cheshire Oaks Arena
 * 18–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 21
 * 14 February
 * Surrey
 * W 88–62
 * Vojtěch Hruban (18)
 * Tomislav Zubčić (7)
 * Luke Nelson (9)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 19–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 22
 * 19 February
 * Bristol
 * W 82–64
 * Koufos, Nelson (18)
 * Kosta Koufos (11)
 * Jordan Taylor (5)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 20–2

not available 3,500 not available 1,000 3,000 2,663 1,549 3,395
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 23
 * 3 March
 * @ Leicester
 * W 77–102
 * Sam Dekker (18)
 * Jonathan Komagum (8)
 * Jordan Taylor (7)
 * Morningside Arena
 * 21–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 24
 * 5 March
 * Caledonia
 * W 99–67
 * Vojtěch Hruban (21)
 * Oni, Sharma (6)
 * Jordan Taylor (6)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 22–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 25
 * 10 March
 * @ Manchester
 * W 76–87
 * Sam Dekker (18)
 * Miye Oni (10)
 * Jordan Taylor (4)
 * National Basketball Centre
 * 23–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 26
 * 12 March
 * @ Plymouth
 * W 51–102
 * Sam Dekker (18)
 * Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8)
 * Sam Dekker (8)
 * Plymouth Pavilions
 * 24–2
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 27
 * 17 March
 * @ Newcastle
 * W 85–88
 * Sam Dekker (17)
 * Josh Sharma (5)
 * Jordan Taylor (7)
 * Vertu Motors Arena
 * 25–2
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 28
 * 19 March
 * Sheffield
 * L 80–82
 * Sam Dekker (24)
 * Miye Oni (8)
 * Hruban, Soluade, Taylor, Zubčić (3)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 25–3
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 29
 * 23 March
 * Newcastle
 * W 100–69
 * Vojtěch Hruban (19)
 * Jonathan Komagum (10)
 * Oni, Taylor (5)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 26–3
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 30
 * 31 March
 * Surrey
 * W 88–75
 * Vojtěch Hruban (17)
 * Vojtěch Hruban (8)
 * Nelson, Taylor (6)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 27–3

800 4,590 200 4,176 3,694 700
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 31
 * 2 April
 * @ Bristol
 * L 87–82 (OT)
 * Jordan Taylor (19)
 * Ward-Hibbert, Zubčić (7)
 * Aaron Best (4)
 * SGS College Arena
 * 27–4
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 32
 * 7 April
 * Leicester
 * W 83–81
 * Miye Oni (18)
 * Morayo Soluade (7)
 * Best, Oni, Nelson, Zubčić (3)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 28–4
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 33
 * 9 April
 * @ Manchester
 * W 90–96
 * Aaron Best (28)
 * Best, Dekker (6)
 * Jordan Taylor (6)
 * National Basketball Centre
 * 29–4
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 34
 * 16 April
 * Newcastle
 * W 89–68
 * Aaron Best (20)
 * Aaron Best (7)
 * Jordan Taylor (8)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 30–4
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 35
 * 21 April
 * Plymouth
 * W 96–62
 * Vojtěch Hruban (25)
 * Josh Sharma (6)
 * Jordan Taylor (8)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 31–4
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 36
 * 23 April
 * @ Caledonia
 * W 61–93
 * Vojtěch Hruban (19)
 * Josh Sharma (8)
 * Nelson, Taylor (6)
 * Emirates Arena
 * 32–4

EuroCup
3,514 2,183 2,411
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 1
 * 12 October
 * @ Hapoel Tel Aviv
 * L 76–59
 * Tomislav Zubčić (21)
 * Kosta Koufos (10)
 * Devon van Oostrum (5)
 * Drive in Arena
 * 0–1
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 2
 * 19 October
 * Trento
 * W 80–75
 * Ovie Soko (22)
 * Ovie Soko (14)
 * Hruban, Nelson (4)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 1–1
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 3
 * 26 October
 * @ Gran Canaria
 * L 87–69
 * Vojtěch Hruban (18)
 * Ovie Soko (9)
 * Ovie Soko (5)
 * Gran Canaria Arena
 * 1–2

1,791 1,688 1,801
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 4
 * 2 November
 * Budućnost
 * L 78–87
 * Best, Dekker (15)
 * Josh Sharma (6)
 * Sam Dekker (6)
 * Wembley Arena
 * 1–3
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 5
 * 23 November
 * @ Hamburg
 * W 75–103
 * Tomislav Zubčić (22)
 * Sam Dekker (7)
 * Oni, Soluade (6)
 * Edel-optics.de Arena
 * 2–3
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 6
 * 30 November
 * Wrocław
 * W 97–80
 * Sam Dekker (18)
 * Koufos, Soko (6)
 * Luke Nelson (6)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 3–3

507 6,137 5,297
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 7
 * 7 December
 * @ Patras
 * W 67–77
 * Sam Dekker (20)
 * Kosta Koufos (9)
 * Luke Nelson (4)
 * Dimitris Tofalos Arena
 * 4–3
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 8
 * 15 December
 * @ Türk Telekom
 * L 102–74
 * Sam Dekker (20)
 * Dekker, Koufos (7)
 * Sam Dekker (6)
 * Ankara Spor Salonu
 * 4–4
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 9
 * 22 December
 * Paris
 * L 80–93
 * Sam Dekker (19)
 * Kosta Koufos (10)
 * Jordan Taylor (9)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 4–5

2,907 1,389 2,306
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 10
 * 11 January
 * Hapoel Tel Aviv
 * L 93–95
 * Sam Dekker (29)
 * Kosta Koufos (9)
 * Jordan Taylor (9)
 * Wembley Arena
 * 4–6
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 11
 * 19 January
 * @ Trento
 * W 70–84
 * Sam Dekker (23)
 * Dekker, Koufos (10)
 * Jordan Taylor (8)
 * Blm Group Arena
 * 5–6
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 12
 * 25 January
 * Gran Canaria
 * L 57–60
 * Sam Dekker (18)
 * Kosta Koufos (11)
 * Jordan Taylor (5)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 5–7

1,515 3,813
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 13
 * 2 February
 * @ Budućnost
 * L 78–68
 * Sam Dekker (27)
 * Sam Dekker (8)
 * Jordan Taylor (4)
 * Morača Sports Center
 * 5–8
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 14
 * 9 February
 * Hamburg
 * W 83–66
 * Kosta Koufos (17)
 * Kosta Koufos (11)
 * Dekker, Hruban (4)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 6–8

2,146 2,678 4,092 800
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 15
 * 9 March
 * @ Wrocław
 * W 76–83
 * Jordan Taylor (23)
 * Miye Oni (12)
 * Miye Oni (4)
 * Centennial Hall
 * 7–8
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 16
 * 16 March
 * Patras
 * L 89–93
 * Tomislav Zubčić (24)
 * Sharma, Zubčić (9)
 * Miye Oni (5)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 7–9
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 17
 * 22 March
 * Türk Telekom
 * L 84–89
 * Sam Dekker (25)
 * Oni, Sharma (6)
 * Jordan Taylor (7)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 7–10
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 18
 * 30 March
 * @ Paris
 * W 85–96
 * Tomislav Zubčić (24)
 * Josh Sharma (6)
 * Jordan Taylor (8)
 * Halle Georges Carpentier
 * 8–10

EuroCup Playoffs
7,105
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 1
 * 12 April
 * @ Joventut
 * L 89–78
 * Tomislav Zubčić (19)
 * Oni, Soluade, Taylor, Zubčić (3)
 * Oni, Nelson (5)
 * Palau Olimpic De Badalona
 * 0–1

BBL Cup
1,500
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 1
 * 26 November
 * Cheshire
 * W 74–65
 * Hruban, Nelson (12)
 * Komagum, Koufos, Ward-Hibbert (6)
 * Nelson, Oni (4)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 1–0

770
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 2
 * 19 December
 * @ Bristol
 * W 79–97
 * Kosta Koufos (24)
 * Kosta Koufos (7)
 * Jordan Taylor (6)
 * SGS College Arena
 * 2–0

10,000
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 3
 * 29 January
 * @ Leicester
 * W 71–79
 * Sam Dekker (22)
 * Kosta Koufos (12)
 * Jordan Taylor (4)
 * Utilita Arena Birmingham
 * 3–0

BBL Trophy
not available
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 1
 * 12 January
 * Worthing
 * W 89–53
 * Aaron Best (24)
 * Komagum, Ward-Hibbert (13)
 * Luke Nelson (7)
 * Copper Box Arena
 * 1–0

500
 * -style="background:#FFBBBB;"
 * 2
 * 10 February
 * @ Caledonia
 * L 52–50
 * Joshua Ward-Hibbert (14)
 * Joshua Ward-Hibbert (8)
 * Luke Nelson (4)
 * Emirates Arena
 * 1–1

Playoffs
2,214 1,039
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 1
 * 28 April
 * @ Newcastle
 * W 78–108
 * Josh Sharma (18)
 * Miye Oni (8)
 * Nelson, Taylor (5)
 * Vertu Motors Arena
 * 1–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 2
 * 1 May
 * Newcastle
 * W 99–86
 * Sharma, Taylor (18)
 * Josh Sharma (5)
 * Luke Nelson (7)
 * Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
 * 2–0

912 not available
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 3
 * 7 May
 * Cheshire
 * W 82–74
 * Tomislav Zubčić (15)
 * Josh Sharma (9)
 * Jordan Taylor (8)
 * Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
 * 3–0
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 4
 * 8 May
 * @ Cheshire
 * W 81–102
 * Best, Sharma (16)
 * Aaron Best (7)
 * Nelson, Soluade, Taylor (5)
 * Cheshire Oaks Arena
 * 4–0

3,000
 * -style="background:#BBF3BB;"
 * 5
 * 14 May
 * Leicester
 * W 88–80
 * Best, Taylor (15)
 * Miye Oni (10)
 * Jordan Taylor (7)
 * The O2 Arena
 * 5–0