London Lions’ 2026/27 men’s roster is loaded with different kinds of recent form: SLB award winners, EuroCup scorers, NCAA production, European title winners and returning British basketball experience.
After the roster reveal, the most useful way to judge the squad is not by old career headlines alone, but by what each player did in their most recent season. Some players arrive with clear recent stat lines from Europe or college, while London’s official roster bios frame others through their latest Lions role, awards or pathway credentials.
Here is a player-by-player look at the squad, with the focus on last season’s credentials and only brief wider context where it helps explain the signing.
Joel Scott — forward
Scott did not spend last season in Germany. London’s June 2026 re-signing announcement says he returned for a second season after a debut Lions campaign in which he was part of the club’s SLB quadruple-winning side. His season was interrupted by a three-month injury absence, but across 29 league games he averaged 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 57.9% from the floor and 38.6% from three. He also averaged 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds across eight EuroCup games. His previous season in Germany with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg remains useful context, but his main 2025/26 credential is what he produced for London.
Maxwell Lewis III — forward
Lewis arrives after a strong spell with Juventus Utena in Lithuania. London list him at 13.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 44.3% from three, then raising his scoring to 19.7 points per game during the LKL Finals. The former NBA Draft pick label is notable, but the more relevant Lions hook is that he has just produced efficiently in a serious European setting.
Devante Jones — guard
Jones had one of the strongest recent seasons of anyone on the roster. With Dolomiti Energia Trento, he finished third in EuroCup scoring at 18.6 points per game, added 4.5 assists and earned All-EuroCup First Team honours. That gives London a lead guard coming directly from elite EuroCup production rather than a speculative signing.
Mo Soluade — guard
Soluade’s value is different: he is a continuity and experience piece for London’s backcourt. The official roster bio does not publish a fresh single-season stat line for him, but it frames him as a GB and England international who returned to London after spells in Spain and Poland. For this roster, his recent credential is familiarity with the club and with European-level demands around a deeper guard rotation.
Joshua O’Garro — guard/wing
O’Garro comes in off a standout final college season at Cal State Northridge. London list the 6ft 6in guard at 14.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, numbers that immediately explain why he fits the Lions’ wing build. The rebounding figure is especially eye-catching for a guard, and he also arrives fresh from his first senior Great Britain call-up after taking British citizenship.
Emilis Zibuda — guard/forward
Zibuda’s most relevant recent work came on the youth and development stage. London list him at 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals for the Lions at the EuroLeague adidas Next Generation Tournament. He was also selected for NBA and FIBA Basketball Without Borders Europe, where he won the three-point contest, giving London a young wing with a live development profile.
Ethan Price — forward
Price brings recent NCAA production into the squad. London’s roster page lists him at 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game at Washington State last season. The Ipswich Basketball Academy and England youth background gives him a strong UK pathway angle, but the main 2026/27 reason to watch him is that he arrives after double-digit scoring in a major college environment.
Keenan Evans — guard
Evans’ current-season status is built around his loan from Zalgiris and his EuroLeague-level ceiling. London’s bio does not list a fresh 2025/26 stat line, but it does highlight the 17.3 points and 3.9 assists he averaged during his 2023/24 EuroLeague campaign with Zalgiris. That earlier form remains the clearest measure of why the Lions have taken the swing: if he gets back near that level, London have one of the most proven guards in the league.
Aaryn Rai — forward
Rai is the clearest returning form line. London say he played all 32 league games, led the Lions in regular-season scoring, finished third on the team in rebounds and assists, and was named Molten MVP of Super League Basketball. He also earned Team of the Year recognition, making him the key domestic benchmark on the roster.
Tarik Phillip — guard
Phillip’s recent Lions value is rooted in winning, defence and leadership rather than one published last-season stat line. London’s bio points to his role in the club’s domestic success, plus All-Defensive and All-British honours. In a roster with several new scorers, Phillip profiles as the experienced guard who already knows the Lions environment.
Landrius Horton — guard
Horton’s last season gives London another clear scoring credential. The 6ft 4in guard averaged 18.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists, finished as the Polish top flight’s second-highest scorer, and was named Finals MVP in the European North Basketball League. That is exactly the sort of recent production that should translate into a go-to scoring role.
Deane Williams — forward
Williams gives London experienced frontcourt depth. The official roster bio does not provide a specific latest-season stat line, but it does frame him through recent professional stops in France, Germany and Poland, including Basketball Champions League and Bundesliga experience. On this roster, he looks like a physical, experienced forward who can help support the higher-usage scoring pieces.
Thomas Kennedy — centre
Kennedy arrives after a title-winning season with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, where London say he claimed the Slovenian League Championship and Supercup. In EuroCup play, he averaged 7.9 points and 5.5 rebounds on 61.7% shooting across 18 games. That makes him one of the cleanest frontcourt fits on the roster: efficient, physical and recently productive in continental competition.
Matt Goodwin — guard
Goodwin is another UK pathway piece. London’s roster page does not list a new senior stat line for last season, but it notes his Manchester Magic and Manchester Giants background, GB U18 and U20 experience, and a previous Manchester Magic Academy U19 scoring mark of around 16.7 points per game. His role is likely to be depth, development and domestic continuity within a guard-heavy squad.
What the last-season profile tells us
The headline is balance. London have recent EuroCup production from Jones and Kennedy, high-level scoring form from Horton and Lewis, NCAA output from O’Garro and Price, a young prospect profile in Zibuda, and proven SLB value from Rai.
The players without fresh public stat lines still matter, but in different ways. Soluade, Phillip, Williams and Goodwin give the roster continuity, experience and pathway depth around the bigger-name scorers. That mix should help London avoid becoming a collection of individual résumés and instead build a squad with defined roles.
On last season’s evidence, London look to have upgraded both their ceiling and their versatility. If the high-usage guards settle quickly and the frontcourt efficiency carries over, the Lions should enter 2026/27 with one of the most complete rosters in British basketball.
Sources: London Lions official men’s roster page and London Lions’ Joel Scott re-signing announcement. Player credentials and statistics are taken from London’s published roster bios, with the article rewritten to focus on each player’s most recent season or latest publicly listed Lions credential.