| Milton Keynes College Lions | ||||
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| Main sponsor | Milton Keynes Lions | |||
| League | British College Leagues | |||
| Established | 2007 | |||
| History | First season of competition 2007/2008 | |||
| Arena | Milton Keynes College | |||
| Location | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
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| Head coach | Mike New | |||
| Ownership | Milton Keynes College | |||
| Colours | Black & Gold | |||
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The Milton Keynes Lions College Lions, are a basketball academy team from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, with all players attending Milton Keynes College.The academy is coached, funded and run by a partnership between Milton Keynes College, and the Milton Keynes Lions professional basketball team, who play in the British Basketball League.
The College academy team, is widely regarded throughout the British college leagues, as one of the best teams in the country, alongside Hackney Community College & Barking Abbey of East London.
The team achieved this prestigious status, after their incredible 2008/2009 season (their second season), where they went undefeated in all SESSA competitions, winning the cup, knocking out Hackney in the process, & beating them twice in the league to top the table undefeated. They also came second in the British Colleges Elite league to Hackney, Losing once, and lost to Hackney in the Final of the British Colleges Cup, and reaching the Final Fours in the playoffs
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In 2007/2008 several of the academy squad began practicing with parent BBL club, Milton Keynes Lions with prospect Greg Harvey forcing himself onto the team's roster in the latter months of the season. Harvey rounded off his season with participation in the 2008 BBL Playoff Final vs Guildford Heat seeing playing minutes in both the 3rd and 4th quarters, picking up 1 foul and 1 rebound wearing the number 5 jersey.
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SESSA Cup 2008/2009, 2009/2010
British Colleges Cup, Runners up 2008/2009
SESSA Division 1 Champions 2008/2009 season (undefeated)
British Colleges Elite League Runners up 2008/2009
British Colleges Playoffs, Final Fours 2008/2009, 2009/2010