BBL, 2022-23, Flyers vs Lions, (01), The Tip-Off
File: 2023004-0077
Bristol Flyers vs London Lions, British Basketball League (BBL) game on Sunday 2nd April 2023, at SGS WISE Arena, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, during the 2022-23 season.
About the photographs.
On the right is the is the Bristol Flyers player, Malcolm Delpeche. He was born on 28th September 1995 in Wilmington, Delware, United States.
The one in the white kit, on the right is the London Lions player, Tomislav Zubcic from Croatia. He was born on 17th January 1990.
This is the start of the game between Bristol Flyers, the home team and London Lions, the away team. In basketball speak, the start is called Tip off.
The game ended with Flyers 87 – 82 Lions.
About the teams.
The Bristol Flyers was formed in 2006 by a merger of two former Bristol based teams, the Filton Flyers and the Bristol Academy, to become known as Bristol Academy Flyers. They started in the English Basketball League, in Division 2, and one year later, they moved up to Division 1.
By 2013, they got financial backing from the owner of Bristol City football club. As part of the deal, they moved into the top level franchise based BBL, for the 2014-15 season, that was when they became known simply as Bristol Flyers. Their highest finish in BBL was 4th place during the 2021-22 season.
London Lions actually started out as Hemel Hempstead Laker in 1977, and changed their name to Hemel Royals before moving to Watford, and finally moved to Milton Keynes.
They became known as Milton Keynes Lions, and that was when their performance improved, including winning the BBL Cup during the 2007-08 season.
By 2012, due to losing their home arena in Milton Keynes, they were relocated to London, thus renamed as the London Lions.
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BBL, 2022-23, Flyers vs Lions, (01), The Tip-Off
File: 2023004-0077
Bristol Flyers vs London Lions, British Basketball League (BBL) game on Sunday 2nd April 2023, at SGS WISE Arena, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, during the 2022-23 season.
About the photographs.
On the right is the is the Bristol Flyers player, Malcolm Delpeche. He was born on 28th September 1995 in Wilmington, Delware, United States.
The one in the white kit, on the right is the London Lions player, Tomislav Zubcic from Croatia. He was born on 17th January 1990.
This is the start of the game between Bristol Flyers, the home team and London Lions, the away team. In basketball speak, the start is called Tip off.
The game ended with Flyers 87 – 82 Lions.
About the teams.
The Bristol Flyers was formed in 2006 by a merger of two former Bristol based teams, the Filton Flyers and the Bristol Academy, to become known as Bristol Academy Flyers. They started in the English Basketball League, in Division 2, and one year later, they moved up to Division 1.
By 2013, they got financial backing from the owner of Bristol City football club. As part of the deal, they moved into the top level franchise based BBL, for the 2014-15 season, that was when they became known simply as Bristol Flyers. Their highest finish in BBL was 4th place during the 2021-22 season.
London Lions actually started out as Hemel Hempstead Laker in 1977, and changed their name to Hemel Royals before moving to Watford, and finally moved to Milton Keynes.
They became known as Milton Keynes Lions, and that was when their performance improved, including winning the BBL Cup during the 2007-08 season.
By 2012, due to losing their home arena in Milton Keynes, they were relocated to London, thus renamed as the London Lions.
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