Edinburgh Lions B.C. | |
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League | SBC Division 1 |
Established | 2006 |
History | Edinburgh Lions 2006-present |
Arena | Broughton High School |
Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Team colours | |
President | Katie McBrierty |
Head coach | George Christelis |
Website | Official website |
The Edinburgh Lions are a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Both the Men's and the Women's teams compete in the Scottish Basketball Championship, the highest level in Scotland and second tier of British basketball. The Lions also have two more Men's teams and a second Women's team, which all compete in the Lothian Basketball League.
Men
The Men's Lions team play in Division 1 of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the top-tier basketball league in Scotland. The team was promoted to National League Division 1 at the start of the 2018–19 season, after winning the 2017–18 Division 2 Playoff title and many successful years in the regional Lothian Basketball League, which they won in the 2011–12 season.
Honours
- National League Division 2 Winners: 2018
- Lothian League Winners: 2012
Season-by-season records
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||
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2011-12 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 1st | 18 | 17 | 1 | 52 | 0.944 | ||
2012-13 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 2nd | 20 | 17 | 3 | 54 | 0.850 | ||
2013-14 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 4th | 20 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 0.550 | ||
2014-15 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 4th | 20 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 0.650 | ||
2015-16 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0.700 | ||
2016-17 | SBC Div 2 | 3 | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 0.643 | Runners Up | Did not compete |
2017-18 | SBC Div 2 | 3 | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 0.714 | Winners | 1st round |
2018-19 | SBC Div 1 | 2 | 8th | 18 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 0.167 | Quarter-finals | 1st round |
2019-20 | SBC Div 1 | 2 | 8th | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 0.125 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
2021-22 | SBC Div 1 | 2 | 8th | 16 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0.063 | Did not qualify | 1st round |
2022-23 | SBC Div 1 | 2 | 9th | 20 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 0.200 | Did not qualify | 1st round |
2022–23 Men's team Roster
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Women
After several years of being one of the top teams in the Lothian League and three seasons of sweeping all regional titles, the Lions Women's team also moved on to participate in the Scottish Basketball Championship for the first time in the 2022-23 season.
Honours
- Lothian League Winners: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
- Lothian Cup Winners: 2019, 2022
Season-by-season records
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Lothian Cup | Scottish Cup | Post-Season | |||||
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2011-12 | Lothian League | 3 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 0.222 | |||
2012-13 | Lothian League | 3 | 7th | 20 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 0.350 | |||
2013-14 | Lothian League | 3 | 3rd | 20 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 0.700 | |||
2014-15 | Lothian League | 3 | 4th | 16 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 0.563 | |||
2015-16 | Lothian League | 3 | 1st | 12 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 0.917 | |||
2016-17 | Lothian League | 3 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 0.429 | |||
2017-18 | Lothian League | 3 | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0.625 | |||
2018-19 | Lothian League | 3 | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0.750 | Winners | ||
2019-20 | Lothian League | 3 | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0.889 | Cancelled | ||
2021-22 | Lothian League | 3 | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1.000 | Winners | Quarter-finals | |
2022-23 | SBC | 2 | 1st round |
Club records
Men
- All time scorer - Nick Scott, 832 points
- Single game record - Jeb Spink, 35 points (2022)
- Single season (Total points) - Adam Pollock, 318 points (2009-2010)
- Single season (Points per game) - Paul Tickner 19.3 points (2011-2012)
Women
- All time scorer - Lisa Power, 670 points
- Single game record - Emer Owens, 30 points (2012)
- Single season (Total points) - Marta Negro Puig, 176 points (2021-2022)
- Single season (Points per game) - Nina Penzesova, 16.6 points (2021-2022)