Homecoming for Ovie Soko, future London Lions player

Le Mans Sarthe Basket player during the 2020-2021 season, Ovie Soko (2.01m, 31 years old) joined the Japanese championship last summer. First a resident of Shiga Lakestars with whom he shot 20.1 points with 50.8% shooting success and 9.3 rebounds in 28 minutes, the former Boulazacois then joined the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins to end the season ( 7 games) and this time was worth 13.3 points on 56.9% shooting success, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 23 minutes. Still in good shape, the British international has decided to return to the old continent, and who more in his country of origin since he signed this Friday with the London Lions. Already passed by the London club in 2019-2020, with whom he had played 10 games, he returns to England more experienced. An experience that will be necessary, since the English club will play the EuroCup next season, for the first time in its history, and will face Paris Basketball in group B. Athletic interior partly trained in NCAA then passed by the Greek, Italian, Spanish, French and Japanese championship, enormous celebrity in his country thanks to his hook on reality TV, he is above all a regular player of the high level and will undoubtedly be the one of the spearheads of the London formation.

HOMECOMING! ✍️ @OvieSoko
We are thrilled to confirm the signing of GB International & a born and raised Londoner – Ovie Soko! 🇬🇧 #wearelondon #londonlions #oviesoko pic.twitter.com/iarSGdef2g

— London Lions (@LondonLions) July 8, 2022