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London Lions’ Matt Morgan claims Player of the Month award for October

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3 years ago

November 26, 2023

With the London Lions going unbeaten in October in the British Basketball League, Molten Player of the Month honours were secured by none other than their star guard, Matt Morgan, after a string of incredible performances for the defending champions.

In the seven games the Lions have played in October against the likes of the Serios Group Newcastle Eagles, Surrey Scorchers, B. Braun Sheffield Sharks, Cheshire Phoenix, and Manchester Giants, Morgan has been a focal point for the Lions’ success.

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Your player of the game is Matt Morgan with this now being his third👀

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Player of the Month

The Player of the Month for October in the British Basketball League has gone to Matt Morgan of the Lions.

Morgan has had an electrifying start to his career in the British Basketball League, joining the Lions from Le Mans of the French Pro A League on July 20, 2023.

The American guard has lit up the League and has been incredible for the Lions in October, averaging 22.3 points, three assists, and 3.3 rebounds on shooting splits of 60/50/88 over six games in Octo

ber.

The Stats

Starting off the month of October, Morgan produced two incredible performances, going back-to-back with 30+ point games.

On October 1, the American guard blew up for 33 points on only 15 shots, while grabbing eight rebounds, and going a perfect 9-for-9 from the free-throw line on the road to the Cheshire Phoenix.

Arguably Morgan’s best game of the month was the heroic comeback he led against the Eagles on October 16, where the sharpshooter went 9-for-13 from the three-point line to log 30 points in an overtime victory

Averaging 22.3 points, three assists, and 6.7 rebounds on shooting splits of 60/50/88, Morgan has been the undoubted star for the London Lions, especially with Sam Dekker returning slowly to full health.

Due to this incredible month for the American guard, Morgan has scooped Molten Player of the Month honours for October.

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Regular Season Round 9 MVP: Lonnie Walker, Besiktas Istanbul

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2 days ago

October 31, 2026

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Lonnie Walker, number 4, in a white Besiktas Istanbul jersey dribbling the ball and pointing during the EuroLeague game at Virtus Bologna

The new arrival delivered a career night in just his second game for the club

Lonnie Walker needed just two games to make himself at home at Besiktas Istanbul. The new arrival produced a stunning performance as Besiktas came from behind to win 101-103 at Virtus Bologna in the final seconds, and his career-high PIR of 36, the best of the round, earned him MVP of the Round honors for Round 9.

Walker scored 30 points on 2-of-4 two-pointers, a red-hot 7-of-11 from three-point range and 5-of-9 free throws, adding 4 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and 8 fouls drawn. It is the second MVP of the Round award of his career, and he is the first Besiktas player to win this honor.

Lonnie Walker, number 4, in a white Besiktas Istanbul jersey standing on court during the EuroLeague game at Virtus Bologna

Theo Maledon of Real Madrid posted the next-best PIR of 35 in a 95-76 home win over Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul. Maledon scored 26 points on 3-of-6 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 11-of-12 free throws, adding 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 9 fouls drawn.

Nadir Hifi followed with a PIR of 30 as he led Paris Basketball to a 94-99 road win over Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv. Hifi had 26 points on 4-of-7 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 9-of-10 free throws, plus 4 assists, a steal and 11 fouls drawn.

Three players rounded out the top performers with PIRs of 29. Chima Moneke led Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade to a 103-73 home rout of FC Bayern Munich with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Tyty Washington was perfect inside the arc for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, going 7-of-7 on two-pointers and 2-of-3 from deep to finish with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a 94-79 home win over Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. In the same game, Baskonia’s Kenneth Faried had 17 points, including 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, plus 8 rebounds and 10 fouls drawn.

Individual highs: Facu Campazzo, Real Madrid, 10 assists

Walker led all scorers in Round 9 with 30 points against Virtus. Hifi leads the EuroLeague at 21.2 points per game.

Dario Saric of Anadolu Efes Istanbul led all rebounders with 12 boards in an 83-68 home win over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. Jonas Valanciunas of Zalgiris Kaunas leads the season standings at 8.1 rebounds per game.

Facu Campazzo of Real Madrid was the only player to reach double digits in assists, handing out 10 against Fenerbahce. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s Carlik Jones and Zvezda’s Chris Jones are tied atop the standings at 5.9 assists per game.

Wenyen Gabriel of Besiktas made a round-high 4 steals against Virtus. Luca Vildoza of Partizan leads the league at 2.1 steals per game.

Six players blocked a round-high 2 shots: Moneke, Mo Gueye of Valencia Basket, Jaylen Hoard of Maccabi, Olivier Nkamhoua of FC Barcelona, Austin Wiley of Bayern and Azuolas Tubelis of Zalgiris. Aliou Diarra of Virtus is the EuroLeague’s top shot-blocker at 2.1 per game.

Campazzo (10 points, 10 assists) and Saric (11 points, 12 rebounds) were the only players to record double-doubles in Round 9.