Tuomas Iisalo

Tuomas Iisalo
Crailsheim Merlins
Position Head coach
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982
Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Listed height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2000–2014
Position Shooting guard
Coaching career 2014–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2003 Kouvot
2003–2006 Espoon Honka
2006–2009 Kouvot
2009–2011 Espoon Honka
2011–2012 Torpan Pojat
2012–2014 Espoon Honka
As coach:
2014–2015 Tapiolan Honka
2015–present Crailsheim Merlins
2014 Finland U-20
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Tuomas Iisalo (born 29 July 1982) is a Finnish retired basketball player and current coach. He currently is the head coach of Crailsheim Merlins. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Iisalo played as shooting guard during his playing career. He also played for the Finnish national basketball team.

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career he was appointed as head coach of Tapiolan Honka and was an assistant with Finland U15.[1] In March 2016, he signed with Crailsheim Merlins.[2] With the team, he promoted from the ProA to the Basketball Bundesliga.[3]

In the 2017–18 season, Crailsheim promoted to the BBL once again as the season's runners-up.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Crailsheim Merlins - Herzlich Willkommen, Tuomas Iisalo!" (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ↑ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-03-15), "Ingo Enskat über sein Aus und den neuen Merlins-Coach" (in German), swp.de, http://www.swp.de/crailsheim/sport/basketball/regional/ingo-enskat-ueber-sein-aus-und-den-neuen-merlins-coach-11953120.html. Retrieved 2017-03-13
  3. ↑ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-04-14), "Tuomas Iisalo bleibt Headcoach der Merlins" (in German), swp.de, http://www.swp.de/crailsheim/sport/basketball/regional/tuomas-iisalo-bleibt-headcoach-der-merlins-12903637.html. Retrieved 2017-03-13
  4. ↑ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | RASTA Vechta ist ProA Meister 17/18 – neuer Außenauftritt der 2. Liga ab Juli 2018" (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ↑ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | Aufstieg für Vechta & Crailsheim" (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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