Bisons Loimaa

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

Bisons Loimaa
Founded1964
HistoryLoimaan Korikonkarit
(1964–2011)
Nilan Bisons Loimaa
(2011–2015)
Bisons Loimaa
(2015–present)
Arena
Capacity
LocationLoimaa, Finland
Team colorsRed, White, Navy
              
Head coachArttu Mannelin
Championships2 Finnish Leagues
Websitebisons.fi

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 announced it will not participate in the top Finnish league due to financial problems and would join the second 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

Current roster

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

Garcia Hopkins

Assistant coach(es)

Pekka Julkunen

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 6 December 2016

Notable players

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Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Finnish Cup European competitions Other competitions
2011–12 1 Korisliiga 1st
2012–13 1 Korisliiga 1st Runner–up
2013–14 1 Korisliiga 3rd 2 EurocupRS
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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