Chris Tawiah signed for London Lions in the 20/21 season which started later than usual due to the current pandemic.
School Experience
The Center attended Community college before moving to Wiley college to conclude his college career in Iowa. Tawiah spoke after signing earlier in the season for the Lions.
He said: “I’m really looking forward to getting this season started. The team we have assembled this year is full of talented players.
“Playing in elite European competitions is the environment I want to surround myself with and be amongst, and with Lions playing in the Basketball Champions League, it allows me to do that in the nation’s capital.
“This is the club that got me into basketball and provided me the foundations to become the player I am now, so having the opportunity to play for them on the professional level is an opportunity that I just couldn’t turn down,” he added.
Born 4th September 1993, Chris Tawiah started his career in Milton Keynes Lions in the 2010/11 season before moving to Iowa centre in 2012/13 season and Frank Philips in the 2013/14 season.
He is a journeyman having also played for the likes of AVIS UTILITAS Rapla (Estonia) and Proximus Spirou (Belgium) in the 19/20 season, Oberwart (Austria) in the 18/19 season Leicester Riders (England) in the 17/18 season.
London Lions head coach, Vince Macaulay spoke about signing Tawiah earlier in the season.
He said: “We had a particularly good group in Milton Keynes and Chris is an example of a fundamentally sound basketball player that can earn a living playing this game, here and abroad,” said Macaulay.
Strengths
Chris Tawiah is a dominating and intimidating centre, he makes it very difficult for any player to score an easy bucket in the paint. He averaged one block per game last season in Romania too, and any block will lift his team and give them confidence in defence.
Last season (19/20) Tawiah played six games for AVIS UTILITAS Rapla where he posted an average of 6.2 points, shooting 58.3% from the field. In regards to assists he averaged 1.5 and defensively he averaged 7.7 rebounds and 0.8 blocks.
On February 2nd 2019, Tawiah set his career high in points in a Austria – Bundesliga game. On that occasion he recorded 23 points in Oberwart’s 75-77 road win against Wien. That day he also recorded 13 rebounds, three assists, one steal and two blocks. He shot 9/13 from the two, shooting at 69.2% from the field. He also shot 5/6 from the free-throw line.
On March 3rd 2019, Christopher Tawiah set his career high in steals in an Austria – Bundesliga game. On that occasion he reached four steals in Oberwart’s 77-76 road loss against Wien-Favoriten. He also recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists.
On February 2nd 2019 Tawiah set his career high in efficiency in a Austria – Bundesliga game. That day he accomplished 32 efficiency in Oberwart’s 75-77 road win against Wien. He also had 23 points,13 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Tawiah’s experience is vital too, he’s only 27 yet he has played basketball in seven different countries, and every league has a different typical style of the game so he can take all of those play styles on board which makes him a more complete player then others in the league.
He will be a very good option for the Lions this season be it on the bench or as a starter.
Source: http://www.bbl.org.uk/junior-lion-tawiah-becomes-a-senior/
Feature Image by: BBL and Peter Simmons
