Niagara River Lions

Niagara River Lions
Niagara River Lions logo
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2015
HistoryNiagara River Lions
(2015–present)
ArenaMeridian Centre
Capacity4,030
LocationSt. Catharines, Ontario
Team coloursGreen, navy blue, grey
     
PresidentMichelle Biskup
Head coachVictor Raso
OwnershipRichard Petko, Michael Skrtich
Championships1 (2024)
Conference titles1 (2024)
Websiteriverlions.ca

The Niagara River Lions are a Canadian professional basketball team based in St. Catharines, Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. From 2015 to 2018, they were members of the National Basketball League of Canada. The River Lions play their home games at the Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines.[1]

History

In February 2014, the Niagara Basketball Group started the application process to get a local team.[2] Over a year later, the NBL Canada announced that they would hold a press conference on the morning of April 8, 2015, regarding the expansion team.[3] The group also held an online contest in which fans had the opportunity to make suggestions as to what the team's nickname should be.[2] On May 14, 2015, the NBL held a Board of Governors' meeting, in which it was approved and confirmed that Niagara would compete in the 2015–16 season.[4] At a press conference on May 28, 2015, it was announced that the team would be called the "Niagara River Lions," a nickname inspired by the Niagara Region's coat of arms, which depicts the same animal. Ken Murray, a successful Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) coach, came out of retirement to claim the head coaching and general manager (GM) position.[5] However, during their inaugural season, Murray was fired from the team on February 20, 2016, and was replaced by assistant coach Grâce Lokole.[6] Lokole would step down from the head coach position during the next season on March 11, 2017.[7] He was replaced by local Niagara College head coach Keith Vassell on an interim basis while Lokole stayed on as an assistant. Joe Raso would be named the head coach for the 2017–18 season.[8]

In 2017, River Lions' owner Richard Petko became one of the investors of a new basketball league called Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). On June 8, 2018, the River Lions announced that the franchise had moved to the CEBL after three seasons in the National Basketball League of Canada.[9] The River Lions won the 2024 CEBL Championship, their first in franchise history.[10]

Mascot

For their first season, the River Lions announced that their mascot would be Dunkin the River Lion. Dunkin performs during every River Lions home game and attends events throughout the Niagara Region.

Players

Current roster

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

Niagara River Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 6 Canada Calloo, Maurice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 24 – (2000-03-09)9 March 2000
F 8 United States Davis, A. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 29 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995
G 16 United States Lewis, Scottie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 24 – (2000-03-12)12 March 2000
G 10 Canada United Kingdom Mackenzie, Kimbal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 28 – (1996-09-16)16 September 1996
Head coach
  • Canada Victor Raso
Assistant coach(es)
  • Canada Marlo Davis
  • Canada Joel Friesen
  • Canada Chris Rao
  • Canada Andrew Sergi
  • Canada Troy Stevenson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 28, 2024

Honours

Top regular Season team (2): 2019, 2023
Regular Season Eastern Conference Winners (2): 2023, 2024
Eastern Conference champions (1): 2024
Champions (1): 2024

Season-by-season record

League Season Coach Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
NBLC 2015–16 Ken Murray
Grâce Lokole		 16 24 .400 3rd Central 0 3 .000 Lost div. semi-finals
2016–17 Grâce Lokole
Keith Vassell		 14 26 .350 5th Central did not qualify
2017–18 Joe Raso 17 23 .425 4th Central 1 3 .250 Lost div. semi-finals
CEBL
2019 Victor Raso 15 5 .750 1st 0 1 .000 Lost semi-finals
2020 Victor Raso 2 4 .333 6th 0 1 .000 Lost quarter-finals
2021 Victor Raso 10 4 .714 2nd 1 1 .500 Lost finals
2022 Victor Raso 13 7 .650 2nd 1 1 .500 Lost semi-finals
2023 Victor Raso 13 7 .650 1st East 0 1 .000 Lost semi-finals
2024 Victor Raso 14 6 .700 1st East 3 0 1.000 Won CEBL Championship
NBLC totals 47 73 .392 — 1 6 .143
CEBL totals 67 33 .670 — 5 5 .500

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Dadson, Zach. "Five facts about River Lions". BulletNewsNiagara.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Niagara to get its own NBL Canada team". CKTB. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Professional Basketball Coming To The Niagara Region". NBLCanada.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Optimism And Unity Highlights NBL Canada League Meeting". NBLCanada.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. ^ Dube, Kris. "River Lions ready to build winning team for Niagara". BulletNewsNiagara.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  6. ^ "River Lions axe head coach coach/GM". Niagara Falls Review. 21 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Keith Vassell taking over NBL Canada team on interim basis". stcatharinesstandard.ca. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Niagara River Lions name Joe Raso as new head coach". Niagara This Week. June 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "River Lions make move to CEBL – holding court in 2019". St. Catharines Standard. June 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "Box Score".

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