Milton Keynes College Lions basketball academy
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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 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
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.
Notes:
British Colleges Elite League Runners up 2008/2009
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
academy team from Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, with all players attending Milton Keynes College
Milton Keynes College
Milton Keynes College is a general further education and training college, serving the Borough of Milton Keynes. It also serves the surrounding areas...
.The academy is coached, funded and run by the Milton Keynes Lions
Milton Keynes Lions
The Milton Keynes Lions, officially called Prestige Homes Milton Keynes Lions due to sponsorship, 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 franchise’s only trophy success to-date is the BBL...
professional basketball team, who play in the British Basketball League
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....
.
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
Player Development
In 2007/2008 several of the academy squad began practicing with parent BBL club, Milton Keynes LionsMilton Keynes Lions
The Milton Keynes Lions, officially called Prestige Homes Milton Keynes Lions due to sponsorship, 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 franchise’s only trophy success to-date is the BBL...
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
Guildford Heat
Guildford Heat is a basketball club based in Guildford, England that currently play in the British Basketball League. Heat play their home games at the brand-new Surrey Sports Park and was formed in 2005 by fans of former BBL franchise Thames Valley Tigers, who folded during the same year...
seeing playing minutes in both the 3rd and 4th quarters, picking up 1 foul and 1 rebound wearing the number 5 jersey.
Home court
- Milton Keynes CollegeMilton Keynes CollegeMilton Keynes College is a general further education and training college, serving the Borough of Milton Keynes. It also serves the surrounding areas...
Notes:
- During the 2006/2007 academic year the Lions provided player Liam Court to coach twice weekly training sessions for students who played basketball with the view to a team playing in leagues and cups, however games were never organized much to the disappointment of coach Liam Court and player's alike.
League
SESSA Division 1 Champions 2008/2009 season (undefeated)British Colleges Elite League Runners up 2008/2009