{"id":165627,"date":"2020-08-10T14:20:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T12:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=165627"},"modified":"2020-08-10T14:20:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T12:20:21","slug":"london-lions-ink-kingsley-okoroh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/london-lions-ink-kingsley-okoroh\/","title":{"rendered":"London Lions ink Kingsley Okoroh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The London Lions have added immense size to their roster with young Brit,\u00a0<strong>Kingsley Okoroh<\/strong>\u00a0standing at\u00a0<strong>7ft 1\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0<strong>Derby Trailblazer<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>GB International<\/strong>\u00a0is trying to find a home that suits his style after a super college career at\u00a0<strong>University of California<\/strong>. Graduating in 2018, Kingsley left his college, third all time in blocked shots and in the top 10 in the Pac 10 Conference with\u00a0<strong>201<\/strong>\u00a0career blocks. He averaged\u00a0<strong>6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks<\/strong>\u00a0in his final year.<\/p>\n<p>Since college, the big man had a season in Leb Gold in Spain, with the\u00a0<strong>Araberri<\/strong>\u00a0club, playing 18 minutes a game and returning 6 points and 5 boards. After that the 19\/20 season saw an inability to stick, now he has been tracked down by the Lions with a role to play.<\/p>\n<p>Lions boss\u00a0<strong>Vince Macaulay<\/strong>\u00a0commented, \u201cThis is going to be interesting with Kingsley. He is so big and yet athletic with a nice soft touch, I believe in the right role he could be a key piece, he showed how smart he is at Cal University I think as with a lot of British players, he is a late starter and a late bloomer and we could see him really come to the fore with the number of games we will have to play this season \u2013 he is certainly going to cause a problem for many teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Okoroh<\/strong>\u00a0was delighted to be in London, \u201cI\u2019m happy to be a part of the London Lions organisation, we are trying to do something special this season and I\u2019m glad to be a part of that! We have a strong talented group of players who are all ready to challenge for titles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans will get to see the team for the first time on the\u00a0<strong>15th of September<\/strong>, when Basketball Champions League opponents,\u00a0<strong>Neptunas Klaipeda<\/strong>\u00a0will be the visitors<\/p>\n<p>Tickets and details of television coverage will come out nearer the date as we follow Government guidelines on indoor sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okoroh\u00a0was delighted to be in London, \u201cI\u2019m happy to be a part of the London Lions organisation, we are trying to do something special this season and I\u2019m glad to be a part of that! 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