London City Royals

London City Royals
League British Basketball League
Established 2018 (2018)
History London City Royals
(2018–present)
Arena Crystal Palace
National Sports Centre
Capacity 2,000
Location Crystal Palace, London
Head coach Junior Williams
Ownership Jon Sawyer
Nhamo Shire
Uniforms

London City Royals is a British professional basketball team, based in the Crystal Palace area of London, England. The franchise was established in 2018 and admitted to the top-tier British Basketball League in the same year.[1]

History

The team was established in July 2018 by businessman Jon Sawyer and London-based basketball promoter Nhamo Shire, founder of the London School of Basketball. Following the withdrawal of Leeds Force earlier in the summer, the Royals became the 12th member of the league and the second London-based franchise along with London Lions, with the Royals being based at Lions' former home venue, the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.[2]

Home arena


Players

Current Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

London City Royals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F 13 United Kingdom Jackman, Orlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 11 United Kingdom Bryan-Amaning, Matthew 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
F 2 United Kingdom Hamilton, Ashley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
PF/C 15 United Kingdom Neighbour, Will 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 12 Albania United Kingdom Dusha, Elvisi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 4 United States United Kingdom Roberts, A.J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 6 Angola Portugal Lucas, Edmir 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 10 United States Grayson, Marqueese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 1 United Kingdom Carey, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 9 United Kingdom Rogers, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
8 United Kingdom Korry, Calum
Head coach

United Kingdom Junior Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark Woods (2018). "Royals to grace BBL". MVP247.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ "London City Royals to join BBL". BBL.org.uk. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-13.


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