Kataja BC

Kataja
Leagues Korisliiga
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 1949 (1949)
Arena Joensuu Areena
Capacity 2,500
Location Joensuu, Finland
Team colors Blue and White
         
Championships 2 Finnish Leagues
3 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers 1 (11)
Website katajabasket.fi
Uniforms

Kataja Basket Club is a professional basketball club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu, Finland. The team plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2015, Kataja won its first national championship, after it beat Bisons Loimaa 3–2 in the Finnish Finals.

History

The basketball activity of the club started in 1955. In 1961, the team started playing in the Joensuu Sports Hall. The team started in provincial competitions, but quickly promoted to the national level in the 1960s. From 1976 till 1980, the team played continuously in the highest Finnish division. In the 2001–02 season, the taem won its first trophy when it won the Finnish Cup. In 2015, the first championship of Kataja was realized after a 3–2 Finals series win against Bisons Loimaa. In the 2012–13 season, Kataja started participating in European competitions when it entered the EuroChallenge. The team immediately reached the quarterfinals of the competition, and has played in Europe every season since.[1]

Achievements

Champions (2): 2014–15, 2016–17
Champions (3): 2002, 2011, 2012

Players

Retired numbers

Kataja Basket Club retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure
11Finland Eero OksavaG1963–1980

Current roster

Kataja BC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 0 Canada Mullings, Daniel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 1 Finland Seppala, Ilari 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 3 Finland Makalainen, Vesa 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF 4 Finland Niemi, Jesse 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF 7 Finland Perttu, Atte 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F/C 8 Finland Huolila, Tommi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 9 Finland Rannikko, Teemu (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F 22 United States Wesley, Byron 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 24 United States King, Joey 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 40 Finland Lasaroff, Johannes 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • United States Greg Gibson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 13 September 2016

Notable players

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

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Finnish Cup[lower-alpha 1] European competitions
2010–11 1 Korisliiga 2nd Champion
2011–12 1 Korisliiga 2nd Champion
2012–13 1 Korisliiga 3rd 3 EuroChallengeQF6–8
2013–14 1 Korisliiga 2nd N/A 3 EuroChallengeRS2–4
2014–15 1 Korisliiga 1st 3 EuroChallengeRS0–6
2015–16 1 Korisliiga 5th 3 FIBA Europe CupR325–7
2016–17 1 Korisliiga 1st 3 Champions LeagueRS6–8
4 FIBA Europe CupR160–2
2017–18 1 Korisliiga 6th 3 Champions LeagueQR31–1–2
4 FIBA Europe CupR24–8
  1. ↑ The Finnish Cup competition was dissolved after 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Kataja Basket Club History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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