London Lions beat Cluj-Napoca 91-79 to become the first British men’s team to reach the EuroCup semi-finals. The Lions had already made history by reaching the quarter-finals and continued their progress with victory in Romania. Sam Dekker top-scored for the visitors with 21 points, while David Nwaba contributed 13 points along with eight rebounds. The...
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London Lions Women make history by becoming the first British basketball side – male or female – EVER to reach a European final after booking spot in the EuroCup Women showpiece
London Lions beat Umana Reyer Venezia in Tuesday’s semi-final second leg Spar Girona or Besiktas await in April’s two-legged EuroCup Women’s final By Luke Augustus Published: 12:54 BST, 13 March 2024 | Updated: 15:35 BST, 13 March 2024 London Lions Women made British basketball history on Tuesday night by becoming the first team – male or...
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EuroCup Women: London Lions become first British team to reach a European final
London Lions made history as they became the first British basketball team to reach a European final by beating Umana Reyer Venice at the Copper Box Arena. After edging the first leg in Venice by a point, the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) side won 71-59 to sail into a first EuroCup Women final. They...
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EuroCup: London Lions become first British team to reach quarter-finals with win over Turk Telecom
London Lions made history as the first British team to reach the EuroCup quarter-finals after a dominant 100-77 win over Turkey’s Turk Telekom. The British Basketball League side opened up a lead early on and never looked back at the Copper Box Arena. Former NBA guard David Nwaba top-scored for the Lions with 19 points,...