2012/13 season Ikhinmwin returned to the UK for his rookie season in 2012/2013 as a member of
Newcastle Eagles. During his time there he finished with runner-up medals in the BBL regular season, Playoffs, and Cup and gained international recognition early in his career with the team's notable improvement, and his career was soon attributed to basketball's growing popularity in the UK.
2013/14 season On 31 March 2014, Ikhinmwin won the 2014
BBL Trophy Slam Dunk contest in Glasgow's
Emirates Arena at the
BBL Trophy Finals. The Lions went on to the
BBL Championship Playoff Quarter Finals of the
2013–14 British Basketball League season. Ikhinmwin was the British BBL Week 1 Team of the Week Honorable Mention Recipient for the 2013/14 season. During the off-season in the summer of 2014, Ikhinmwin accepted a 2-year contract extension with the
London Lions. and starting 20 out of 30 games. His season high was in April 2015, scoring 21 points and 8 field goals against
Surrey Scorchers. In the playoffs, the Lions defeated
Worcester Wolves in the quarter-finals and
Cheshire Phoenix in the semi-finals. Ikhinmwin set a career-high in free throws during this game, making 7 of 7 attempts. By the end of the season, Ikhinmwin had made over 90 game appearances since joining the Lions. In May 2015, the team played in the BBL Playoff
Finals against
Newcastle Eagles in front of over 14,700 at
The O2 Arena. sharing his dedication to ending violence against women and the importance women have played in his life. He is quoted as saying,
"The team and I feel men and boys have a crucial role to play in creating a culture where male violence, abuse, and harassment against women and girls are simply seen as unacceptable". On the 16th Day of Activism, the London Lions played BBL Cup Semi-Finals at the Copper Box Arena in the Olympic Park. After the season ended, Ikhinmwin was the Guest of Honour and presenter at the
Middlesex University annual "Sports Ball" in May 2016.
2016/17 season The 2016/17 season kicked off with a 5-game winning streak for the Lions. In October 2016, Ikhinmwin led the
Lions to victory over his former team the
Newcastle Eagles for the club's first time in 13 years. This win advanced the Lions to a 3–0 record in the
BBL. The Lions started 2017 with a win against
Surrey Scorchers (92–103). At the end of a high-scoring third period, Ikhinmwin beat the buzzer with the corner three to edge the Lions further clear, up 16. On 25 February 2017, Ikhinmwin set his career high in efficiency in a British Basketball game. That day he accomplished 26 efficiency in the game against Bristol, also scoring 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. After the Lion's started the season with an undefeated first month, the Lions finished in sixth with an 18–15 record before moving on to the Semi-Finals of the
BBL Playoffs and
BBL Cup. During the regular season, Ikhinmwin averaged 7 points a game on 57% shooting from the floor, and 4 rebounds per outing, scoring 221 points throughout the regular season making it his second highest scoring year since joining the Lions. In summer 2017, Ikhinmwin was named out of hundreds of basketball players in England to begin training with
Team England's squad ahead of the
Commonwealth Games the following year.
2017/18 season In August 2017, Ikhinmwin renewed his contract with the Lions for the next two seasons. at
The O2 Arena. This was the team's first piece of Silverware since making the move from
Milton Keynes to London in 2012. In addition to the trophy, the team won the record-breaking £100,000 prize fund. On 1 January 2018, Ikhinwin set his career high in assists in a BBL game, with five assists during the London Lions' 86–81 win against
Chester. During the game, he also had seven points and two rebounds. During the
Quarter-Finals in May 2018, Ikhinmwin scored a three-pointer which forced the game into overtime against
Worcester Wolves and helped the
Lions secure their spot in the Semi-Finals. The 2017/18 season marked the Lion's highest-ever league finish, placing them in the last four for the third time in four years for the
BBL Finals in May 2018.
The Commonwealth Games The
Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast took place 4–15 April 2018 with over 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 nations. Athletes competed in 18 sports over 11 days. Team England placed second on the medal table with a total of 136 medals, including 45 golds. After making it through numerous training rounds and rigorous preparation over 10 months, Ikhinmwin was selected out of 64 other players from the UK, 24 from the BBL to represent
Team England in Men's Basketball during the
2018 Commonwealth Games on the
Gold Coast. His name was announced on the official Team England roster in March 2018. In light of being chosen as one of the twelve elite players from the UK, Ikhinmwin stated:
"The only greater honour of being captain of your home-town team is getting to represent your country, so I feel like I’m winning on all fronts right now, and I really appreciate the honour". Team England held a 10-day preparation camp in
Brisbane. The preliminary games for the England Men's Basketball team were held in
Townsville, Australia against
Cameroon, India, and
Scotland. England played against
Canada in the Qualifying Finals for
Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament in
Cairns.
2018/19 season The London Lions set a BBL record 11-game winning streak from 14 December 2018 – 22 March 2019. In December 2018, the Lions became the first team to book their spot in the
BBL Cup Final after overcoming
Eagles of Newcastle 170–160. In January 2019, Ikihnmwin led the Lions to their first
BBL Silverware since 2008 and their first major title since moving to London with a 68–54 win over Glasgow Rocks, earning the Lions the
2019 BBL Cup title. In April 2019, the Lions won the
BBL Championship title for the first time ever after defeating Ikhinmwin's previous team
Newcastle 99–80.
2019/20 season Ahead of the 2019/20 season in October 2019, the Lions won the Betway British Basketball All-Stars for the second time in a victory over
Newcastle Eagles. This was the precipice for more success to come as 2019/20 was a victorious season for Captain Ikhinmwin and his team prior to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The Lions kicked off their season with a win against
Caledonia Gladiators (88–72) and went on to win 8 out of their 12 matches before their season was cut short. On 17 March 2020, the season was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 1 June 2020, the season was canceled, with no League or Playoffs champions declared. Ikhinmwin renewed his contract with the London Lions ahead of the 2020-21 campaign on 14 July 2020, marking his eighth season with the team.
2020/21 season The London Lions returned to play the 2020/21 season in September 2020 with modifications made to
Copper Box Arena's safety protocol due to the COVID-19 virus. London Lion fans proved loyal and the popularity of basketball in the UK did not suffer during the pandemic. In 2020,
Sky Sports returned the BBL to their network, signing a 2-year agreement to air 30 games to the growing basketball fanbase across the UK. In November 2020, the Lions' entry into the
Basketball Champions League Qualifying Rounds for the 2020–21 season marked the first time a London team would be represented in a
European competition since the turn of the century. Ikhinmwin scored 7 points in the game versus
Neptūnas. The London Lions were selected for the
FIBA Europe Cup taking place 26–29 January 2021 in Poland for the first time in club history. Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the London Lions were withdrawn from participating. The
British Basketball League and
Basketball England partnered with
TikTok at the beginning of 2021 for Britain's first ever major basketball social. media campaign. The content featured Ikhinmwin and other Lions teammates. The Basketball England account gained over 100k followers and the hashtag #BritishBasketball garnered 21.4m posts in the first three days of the campaign, rising from 4.5m prior to the launch. The campaign proved successful in its aim to increase a younger fanbase for BBL. In March 2021, the Lions made their way to the Semi-Finals of the BBL Trophy tournament with the help of a significant performance from Ikhinmwin during the game against
Surrey Scorchers (109–90), scoring ten points from off the bench. The London Lions advanced to the finals and won the
BBL Trophy for the first time in their history, earning the team their third piece of silverware since January 2019. After a 14-game winning streak, the team advanced to the finals of the
BBL Championship that year and played against Newcastle Eagles.
Retirement On 19 August 2021, Ikhinmwin announced his retirement from
professional basketball. The fan favourite Over Ikhinmwin's career, he made 14
European international appearances and faced 992 opponents over 125 games. == Off the court ==