Bison loimaa

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Bison loimaa
Founded 1964
Hall Helsingin Jäähalli
(8500 seats)
Homepage www.bisons.fi
president Marko Toivola
Trainer Greg Gibson
league VTB United League
  Korisliiga
Colours Red White
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Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club from the city of Loimaa . Bisons Loimaa plays in the Finnish Korisliiga and in the VTB United League .

history

The association was founded in 1964 under the name Loimaan Korikonkarit . After returning to the top Finnish league Korisliiga 2011, the club was renamed Bisons Loimaa. He is also known under the sponsor name Nilan Bisons . In the first three years of membership in the top Finnish league, Bisons was two times Finnish champion and once third. In the 2013/14 season Loimaa started in the ULEB Eurocup . Bisons played two seasons 2014-2016 in the VTB United League . For the 2016/17 season, the team registered for the 2nd Finnish game division.

Season overview

Season division Regular Play-off Europe Regional
2011-12 Korisliiga 2. 1.
2012–13 Korisliiga 1. 1.
2013-14 Korisliiga 2. Semifinals ULEB Eurocup group stage
2014–15 Korisliiga 4th final VTB United League 13.
2015–16 Korisliiga 5. Quarter finals VTB United League 13.

Squad

Squad bison Loimaa in the 2015/2016 season
Attention: The squad information is out of date!
(current season: 2020/2021)
player
No. Nat. Surname birth size info Last club
Guards ( PG , SG )
4th United StatesUnited States Paul Hill 09/13/1987 182
7th FinlandFinland Ilari Seppälä 03/27/1993 188
9 United StatesUnited States Remon Nelson 08/23/1990 180
20th FinlandFinland Mikko Koivisto October 27, 1988 175
23 FinlandFinland Ville Makalainen 02/27/1987 194
25th FinlandFinland Villematti Kopio 5.3.1992 182
30th FinlandFinland Mario Edwards January 18, 1988 191
Forwards ( SF , PF )
3 United StatesUnited States Martin Zeno November 15, 1985 197
8th FinlandFinland Matias Ojala 07/20/1989 197
10 United StatesUnited States Ronald Clark 03/12/1981 196
12 FinlandFinland Eero Aaltonen 12/12/1990 194
21st United StatesUnited States Jacob Burtschi 05/21/1984 200
34 United StatesUnited States Ike Udanoh 08/02/1989 203
Center ( C )
5 United StatesUnited States Justin Jackson October 13, 1990 205
11 FinlandFinland Tuukka Kotti 02/18/1981 205
41 FinlandFinland Erkka Lahti 03/10/1995 204
Trainer
Nat. Surname position
United StatesUnited States Greg Gibson boss
United StatesUnited States Damion Dantzler Co
Legend
Abbr. meaning
A-Nat National player
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Status: November 13, 2015

successes

  • Finnish champion 2012, 2013

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