Bisons Loimaa

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LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa
Bisons Loimaa logo.png
Leagues Korisliiga
Founded1964
HistoryLoimaan Korikonkarit
(1964–2011)
Nilan Bisons Loimaa
(2011–2015)
Bisons Loimaa
(2015–2018)
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa
(2018–present)
ArenaLoimaa Sports Center
Capacity1,500 [1]
Location Loimaa, Finland
Team colorsRed, White, Navy
   
Head coachKonsta Mastomäki
Championships2 Finnish Leagues
Website bisons.fi

LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa.

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History

Logo with Nilan as the main sponsor Nilan Bisons logo.png
Logo with Nilan as the main sponsor
Bison's office and shop Bisons toimisto ja kauppa.jpg
Bison's office and shop

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 announced it will not participate in the top Finnish league due to financial problems and would join the second division. [2]

The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in Loimaa.

Trophies

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Bisons Loimaa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 0 Flag of Finland.svg Konsta Seppala
F/C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Reid (basketball)
G 2 Flag of Finland.svg Konsta Hannula
G/F 4 Flag of Finland.svg Jani Kivinen
G/F 8 Flag of Finland.svg Tero Valkama
C 12 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Lahti
F 13 Flag of Finland.svg Matti Selinheimo
G 17 Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Makila
PG 24 Flag of the United States.svg Vinay Parmar
F 32 Flag of Finland.svg Markus Lamela
F 41 Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljosa Bjekovic
F 45 Flag of Finland.svg Konsta Ahola
Head coach

Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Finland.svg Garcia Hopkins

Assistant coach(es)

Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Julkunen

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 6 December 2016

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos.Finnish CupEuropean competitionsOther competitions
2011–12 1 Korisliiga 1st
2012–13 1 Korisliiga 1stRunner–up
2013–14 1 Korisliiga 3rd2 Eurocup RS
2014–15 1 Korisliiga 2nd United League
13th
2015–16 1 Korisliiga 5th United League
13th

References

  1. ↑ "Nilan Bisons Loimaa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Bisons hakee liigalisenssiä" (in Finnish). Loimaan Lehti. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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