Bisons Loimaa

Bisons Loimaa
Leagues Korisliiga
VTB United League
Founded 1964
History Loimaan Korikonkarit
(1964–2011)
Nilan Bisons Loimaa
(2011–2015)
Bisons Loimaa
(2015–present)
Arena
Arena Capacity
Location Loimaa, Finland
Team colors Red, White, Navy
              
Head coach Greg Gibson
Championships 2 Finnish Leagues
Website bisons.fi
Uniforms
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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

Logo with Nilan as the main sponsor

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

Champions (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Current roster

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

Bisons Loimaa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name
PG 4 United States P.J. Hill Jr.
F/C 5 United States Josh Sparks
SF 8 Finland Matias Ojala
G/F 10 United States Ronnie Clark
C 11 Finland Tuukka Kotti
SF 12 Finland Eero Aaltonen
G 13 United States Aubrey Coleman
G 13 United States Tayloe Taylor
F 17 Finland Juho-Matti Henttonen
PG 22 Estonia Artur Arhangelski
G/F 23 Finland Ville Mäkäläinen
PG 25 Finland Villematti Kopio
G 27 Netherlands Yannick Franke
SF 28 Finland Aapeli Alanen
SF 32 Finland Henri Niemistö
F/C 41 Finland Erkka Lahti
Head coach

United States Greg Gibson

Assistant coach(es)

Finland Damion Dantzler


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 18 April 2016

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Season by season

Season Domestic competitions Finnish
Cup
European competitions Regional competitions
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
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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.

External links

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