London Lions fall to Treviso in BCL Qualifier

By Sam Neter on September 13, 2021

Image Credit: Basketball Champions League

London Lions fell short of Basketball Champions League qualification after an 89-62 loss at the hands of Treviso on Monday night in Italy.

It means they will get another attempt at the FIBA Europe Cup – which they were forced to forfeit last season due to COVID-19 protocols – but will no doubt be disappointed after a 9-0 Treviso run to finish the first quarter set the tone for the rest of the game, where Lions trailed by as many as 31.

A look back at the first half. 📸 pic.twitter.com/e88W51JzIp

— London Lions (@LondonLions) September 13, 2021

Sharp-shooter Lorenzo Cugini a bright spot for the Lions, registering a team-high 19 points in just 20 minutes without a miss, including 5-of-5 from deep, whilst Isaiah Reese added 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Chris Tawiah managed 10 rebounds in under 15 minutes, but on the whole, Brits struggled to see the floor with a combined 35 minutes between Tawiah, Jordan Williams, Josh Ward-Hibbert, Jordan Spencer and Will Neighbour.

Box score.

Do you like our work?

We have a tiny favour to ask. In 2018 we set out to make Hoopsfix sustainable by building our relationship directly with our readers. Up until now, Hoopsfix has been creating editorials, videos and podcasts to provide sorely missing coverage of the British game and its distinct culture and community.

We have funded Hoopsfix with our freelance work creating basketball media, but sadly that means not only does it fall behind our client’s priorities, but some of those clients are the same organisations we need to report objectively on putting us in a conflicted position.

We want to devote more time to our mission of helping British basketball reach its potential, and produce even more content for the basketball community by making Hoopsfix a sustainable 100% independent business funded directly by our readers through Patreon.

If everyone who enjoys our content chose to support us, our future would be much more secure. For as little as $3 per month, you can support Hoopsfix – and it only takes a minute.

We are tremendously honoured and humbled to have a community of people who value what we do, and we look forward to being at the forefront of the British game as it continues to evolve.

Support Hoopsfix