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Vince Macaulay

Vince Tunde Macaulay-Razaq (born 23 March 1961) is the current owner and former head coach of British Basketball League franchise London Lions.

A former player for Brixton TopCats, Tower Hamlets/London Towers and Hemel Royals, Macaulay acquired the Royals franchise (by then located in Watford) in 1998 for an upfront fee of £1,500 and relocated it to Milton Keynes.

Under his reign as owner, Macaulay has seen his team progress from whipping-boys to Play-off contenders. On 17 May 2007 he returned to coaching the franchise for a third spell, after the dismissal of Tom Han*. Macaulay last coached the club when they were based in Hemel Hempstead and also stepped in as caretaker coach the last time Han* was at the club in 1999. Following this period he was the Chairman of the BBL. He p*ed on the duty to Paul Blake, Managing Director of the Newcastle Eagles, in 2005. Macaulay also acts as a pundit for Sky Sports on NBA Sundays.

In 2011, Macaulay relocated the Lions franchise to London. In 2014, he became head coach of the club.

See also

  • British Basketball League
  • London Lions(basketball)#Milton Keynes

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