Bisons Loimaa
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| Leagues |
Korisliiga VTB United League | ||
| Founded | 1964 | ||
| History |
Loimaan Korikonkarit (1964–2011) Nilan Bisons Loimaa (2011–2015) Bisons Loimaa (2015–present) | ||
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| Location | Loimaa, Finland | ||
| Team colors |
Red, White, Navy | ||
| Head coach | Greg Gibson | ||
| Championships | 2 Finnish Leagues | ||
| Website | bisons.fi | ||
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Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa. The club competes in the Korisliiga, the top Finnish league. As of the 2014–15 season it also competes in the VTB United League.
History
The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the Korisliiga in 2011. The team won the Finnish league championship in its first season in the league. Bisons won the championship once again in 2013, and qualified to play in Europe's 2nd-tier competition, the Eurocup, during the Eurocup 2013–14 season.
On 31 May 2016, Bisons Loimaa did not participate in the top Finish league due to financial problems and would join the fourth division.[2]
Arenas
The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in Loimaa. Its VTB United League home games are played in Loimaa and at the Energia Areena in Vantaa.
Trophies
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Mikko Koivisto- Matti Nuutinen
- Kimmo Muurinen
- Roope Ahonen
Pierre Jallow
Yannick Franke
Ralph Sampson III
Season by season
| Season | Domestic competitions | Finnish Cup |
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| Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Tier | League | Result | League | Pos. | Postseason | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Korisliiga | 2 | Champion | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Korisliiga | 1 | Champion | Runner–up | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Korisliiga | 2 | Third place | 2 | Eurocup | RS | N/A | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Korisliiga | 4 | Runners-up | – | N/A | VTB | | – | ||
References
- ↑ "Nilan Bisons Loimaa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ↑ "Bisons hakee liigalisenssiä" (in Finnish). Loimaan Lehti. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
External links
- Official Website (Finnish)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
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