The Edinburgh Lions are a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Men's team compete in the 2nd Division of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the second highest level in Scotland and third tier of British basketball. The Lions also have two more Men's teams and a Women's team, which all compete in the Lothian Basketball League.
Men The Men's Lions team play in Division 2 of the Scottish Basketball Championship. 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. After 4 seasons in the top-tier basketball league in Scotland, the team got relegated to National League Division 2 after finishing 9th at the end of the 2022-23 season, when Basketball Scotland decided to reduce the number of teams in the 1st Division to 8.
Honours National League Division 2 Winners: 2018, 2024 Lothian League Winners: 2012
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonScottish Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Edinburgh Lions2011-12Lothian Div 141st18171520.9442012-13Lothian Div 142nd20173540.8502013-14Lothian Div 144th20119420.5502014-15Lothian Div 144th20137460.6502015-16Lothian Div 142nd1073240.7002016-17SBC Div 233rd1495230.643Runners UpDid not compete2017-18SBC Div 232nd14104240.714Winners1st round2018-19SBC Div 128th18315210.167Quarter-finals1st round2019-20SBC Div 128th16214180.125Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals2021-22SBC Div 128th16115170.063Did not qualify1st round2022-23SBC Div 129th20416240.200Did not qualify1st round2023-24SBC Div 231st17161320.941Semi-finals
2023–24 Men's team Roster
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. Despite a successful first season in the National League, the team made the decision to return to the Lothian League the following year.
Honours Lothian League Winners: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 Lothian Cup Winners: 2019, 2022
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonLothian CupScottish CupPost-Season Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Edinburgh Lions2011-12Lothian League39th18414250.2222012-13Lothian League37th20713340.3502013-14Lothian League33rd20146480.7002014-15Lothian League34th1697340.5632015-16Lothian League31st12111340.9172016-17Lothian League33rd1468260.4292017-18Lothian League32nd853180.6252018-19Lothian League31st862200.750Winners2019-20Lothian League31st981250.889Cancelled2021-22Lothian League31st10100301.000WinnersQuarter-finals2022-23SBC27th1st round2023-24Lothian League31st
Club records
Men
All time scorer - Notis Chalkidis, 965 points Single game record - Jeb Spink, 35 points (2022) Single season (Total points) - Dominic Norton, 322 points (2023-2024) Single season (Points per game) - Paul Tickner 19.3 points (2011-2012)
Women
All time scorer - Ulrika Vistina, 747 points Single game record - Emer Owens, 30 points (2012) Single season (Total points) - Ulrika Vistina, 305 points (2023-2024) Single season (Points per game) - Ulrika Vistina, 20.3 points (2023-2024)
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