Milton Keynes Lions

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Milton Keynes Lions

League	British Basketball League
Founded	1977
Team History	Hemel Hempstead Lakers 1977-1986 Hemel & Watford Royals 1986-1996 Watford Royals 1996-1998 Milton Keynes Lions 1998-present
Arena	Bletchley Centre
City	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Team Colours	Purple, Gold, White
Ownership	Vince Macaulay
Head Coach	Tom Hancock

The Milton Keynes Lions, officially called Marshall Milton Keynes Lions for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team which represents Milton Keynes in the British Basketball League, the top level men's basketball league in the United Kingdom. The club is sponsored by Marshall Amplification Ltd.[1].

1 New Arena
2 Season-by-season records
3 Players
- 3.1 Current roster
- 3.2 Squad changes during 2006/07 season
4 External links

[edit] New Arena

As of the 2007-08 season, Lions will be playing at the brand-new 3,500 seat arena adjacent to the state-of-the-art Denbigh Stadium, future home of the Milton Keynes Dons football team. The move to their new home will see Lions play in one of the BBL's biggest, modern venues, rivaling Scottish Rocks and Newcastle Eagles' homes.

[edit] Season-by-season records

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pld.	W	L	Pts.	Play Offs	Trophy	Cup
1987-1988	BBL	11th	28	9	19	18	DNQ	1st Round	Quarter-final
1988-1989	BBL	7th	20	9	11	18	Quarter-final	1st Round	Semi-final
1989-1990	NBL 1	4th	22	14	8	28	-	Semi-final	1st Round
1990-1991	BBL	8th	24	4	20	8	Quarter-final	1st Round	2nd Round
1991-1992	BBL	7th	30	13	17	26	Quarter-final	1st Round	3rd Round
1992-1993	BBL	12th	33	4	29	8	DNQ	1st Round	3rd Round
1993-1994	BBL	12th	36	3	33	6	DNQ	1st Round	3rd Round
1994-1995	BBL	10th	36	9	27	18	DNQ	1st Round	4th Round
1995-1996	BBL	13th	36	6	30	12	DNQ	1st Round	Quarter-final
1996-1997	BBL	13th	36	2	34	4	DNQ	1st Round	4th Round
1997-1998	BBL	13th	36	3	33	6	DNQ	1st Round	4th Round
1998-1999	BBL	10th	36	10	26	20	DNQ	1st Round	1st Round
1999-2000	BBL S	4th	34	15	19	30	Quarter-final	1st Round	Semi-final
2000-2001	BBL S	3rd	34	21	13	42	1st Round	Quarter-final	1st Round
2001-2002	BBL S	3rd	32	16	16	32	Quarter-final	Runner-up	Quarter-final
2002-2003	BBL	8th	40	12	28	24	Quarter-final	1st Round	1st Round
2003-2004	BBL	8th	36	13	23	26	Quarter-final	1st Round	Quarter-final
2004-2005	BBL	8th	40	15	25	30	Quarter-final	1st Round	Semi-final
2005-2006	BBL	10th	40	16	24	32	DNQ	1st Round	Quarter-final
2006-2007	BBL	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	1st Round	Quarter-final

Notes:

From 1999-2002 the BBL operated a Conference system. Milton Keynes competed in the Southern Conference.
DNQ denotes Did Not Qualify.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

The numbers are established according to the official websites of the team (www.mklions.com) and Britain's top professional league, the BBL (www.bbl.org.uk).

As of October 27, 2006

4	Ronnie Baker	Guard
5	Liam Cort	Guard
6	Shawn Jamison	Centre
7	Kevin Griffin	Guard/Forward
9	Robert Youngblood	Forward/Centre
10	Terrell Brown	Guard
11	Dru Spinks	Guard/Forward
12	Lee McCarthy	Forward
13	Daniel Witczak	Forward
14	Tony Windless	Forward
15	Mike New	Centre