London Lions appoint new head coach for EuroCup debut / News - Basketnews.com

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Former Raptors 905 assistant coach Ryan Schmidt will be the new head coach of London Lions, sources told BasketNews.

The Lionswill make the EuroCup debut in the 2022-23 season.

For the past three years, Schmidt coached the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Since 2017, he also has been part of the Raptors 905 coaching staff, the NBA G League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors.

In Toronto, Schmidt led player development and has been responsible for advanced game scouting and planning.

During his tenure on the coaching staff, multiple players were promoted to the Raptors, including two players named to the All-NBA G League Team (Chris Boucher and Jordan Loyd).

The Lions were seeded into pot ten before the EuroCup draw that will divide 20 qualified teams into ten seeds.

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