London Lions (women)

For the pro men's team, see London Lions (basketball).

London Lions
League	Women's British Basketball League
Founded	2008 (2008)
History	Barking Abbey 2008–2014 Barking Abbey Crusaders 2014–2017 BA London Lions 2017–2020 London Lions 2020–present
Location	London
Head coach	Styliani Kaltsidou
Team captain	Shanice Beckford-Norton
Championships	2 WBBL Championship 3 WBBL Playoffs 2 WBBL Cup 4 WBBL Trophy 1 EuroCup
Website	Official website

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

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

In 2024, the Lions reached the 2023–24 EuroCup Women final, the first British team to do so, following a streak of 14 victories. On 10 April 2024, the Lions won their second leg against Beşiktaş and won the EuroCup title.

Home venue

• Barking Abbey School (2008–present)
• Copper Box (2017–present)

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 Styliani Kaltsidou
2023–24	WBBL	1	1st	20	20	0	40	1.000		Winners, beating Essex		Styliani 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 1 USA G Juicy Landrum 2 SRB G Ivana Katanic 3 GBR G Shanice Beckford-Norton 4 GBR G Katie Cox 5 GBR C Cheridene Green 6 BLR F Katsiaryna Snytsina 7 GBR G Holly Winterburn 8 GBR G Faye Endean 9 GBR G Ruchae Walton 10 ESP C Megan Gustafson 11 GBR G Shey Peddy 12 GBR F Savannah Wilkinson 14 GBR F Temi Fagbenle 20 GBR G Abby Meyers 21 GBR F Maya Price 44 GBR G Karlie Samuelson

Honours

EuroCup Women

• Winners (1): 2023–2024

WBBL Championship

• Winners (2): 2021–2022, 2022–23

WBBL Playoffs

• Winners (3): 2020–2021, 2021–22, 2022–23

WBBL Trophy

• Winners (4): 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–24

WBBL Cup

• Winners (2): 2021–2022, 2022–23

See also

• Barking Abbey Basketball Academy
• London Lions (basketball)