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{{infobox basketball club
{{infobox basketball club
| name = Nilan Bisons Loimaa
| name = LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa
| color1 = white
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| logo =Bisons Loimaa logo.png
| leagues = [[Korisliiga|Finnish League]]
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| founded = 1963
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| history = '''Loimaan Korikonkarit (LoKoKo)'''<br>(1963 - 2011)<br>'''Nilan Bisons Loimaa'''<br>(2011 - Present)
| history = '''Loimaan Korikonkarit'''<br>(1964–2011)<br>'''Nilan Bisons Loimaa'''<br>(2011–2015)<br>'''Bisons Loimaa'''<br>(2015–2018)<br>'''LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa'''<br>(2018–present)
| arena = Loimaan liikuntahalli<br>[[Helsinki Ice Hall]]
| arena = Loimaa Sports Center
| capacity =1,500<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Finland/Nilan_Bisons_Loimaa/12761 | title = Nilan Bisons Loimaa | work = Eurobasket.com | access-date= 2014-07-31}}</ref>
| location = [[Loimaa]], [[Finland]]
| location = [[Loimaa]], [[Finland]]
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| colors = Red, White, Navy<br>{{color box|#B02321}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#074983}}
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| coach = Greg Gibson
| coach = Konsta Mastomäki
| ownership =
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| championships = '''2''' [[Korisliiga|Finnish Championships]]: (2012, 2013)
| championships = '''2''' [[Korisliiga|Finnish Leagues]]
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'''Nilan Bisons Loimaa''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] professional [[basketball]] club that is based in [[Loimaa]]. The club competes in the top [[Korisliiga|Finnish League]]. The club plays its home games at the Loimaan Sports Center.
'''LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] professional [[basketball]] club that is based in [[Loimaa]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Nilan Bisons logo.png|200px|thumbnail|right|Logo with Nilan as the main sponsor]]
Nilan Bisons was founded in 1963. The club won the [[Korisliiga|Finnish League]] championship in 2012. The club won the [[Korisliiga|Finnish League]] championship once again in 2013, and qualified to play in [[European professional club basketball system|Europe's 2nd-tier competition]], the [[Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]], during the [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup 2013–14 season]].
[[File:Bisons toimisto ja kauppa.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|Bison's office and shop]]
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 [[Korisliiga|Finnish league]] championship in its first season in the league. Bisons won the championship once again in 2013, and qualified to play in [[European professional club basketball system|Europe's 2nd-tier competition]], the [[Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]], during the [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loimaanlehti.fi/2016/05/bisons-hakee-liigalisenssia/|language=fi|date=31 May 2016|access-date=7 October 2016|publisher=Loimaan Lehti|title=Bisons hakee liigalisenssiä}}</ref>

The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in [[Loimaa]].

==Trophies==
*'''[[Korisliiga]]'''
**'''Champions (2):''' [[2011–12 Korisliiga season|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Korisliiga season|2012–13]]
***Runners-up (1): [[2014–15 Korisliiga season|2014–15]]

==Current roster==
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header|team=Bisons Loimaa
| color1 = white| bg1 = #B02321 | color2 = #074983 | bg2 = white | ht = n | wt = n | age = n }}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num = 0 | nat = FIN | name = Konsta Seppala | dab=basketball | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 1 | nat = USA | name = Kyle Reid (basketball)| pos = F/C }}
{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = FIN | name = Konsta Hannula | dab=basketball | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = FIN | name = Jani Kivinen | dab=basketball | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = FIN | name = Tero Valkama | dab=basketball | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = FIN | name = Mika Lahti | pos = C }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = FIN | name = Matti Selinheimo | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 17 | nat = FIN | name = Juuso Makila | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 24 | nat = USA | name = Vinay Parmar | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 32 | nat = FIN | name = Markus Lamela | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 41 | nat = SVN | name = Aljosa Bjekovic | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 45 | nat = FIN | name = Konsta Ahola | pos = F }}

<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Garcia Hopkins]]
| asst_coach =
{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Pekka Julkunen]]
| roster_url = http://www.bisons.fi/joukkue/
| accessdate = 6 December 2016}}

==Notable players==
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ilari Seppälä]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Koivisto]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Matti Nuutinen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimmo Muurinen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tuukka Kotti]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Roope Ahonen]]
*{{flagicon|GAM}} [[Pierre Jallow]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Yannick Franke]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Sampson III]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Martin Zeno]]
}}

==Season by season==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=
! Season
! Tier
! League
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}}
! Finnish Cup
! colspan=2 | European competitions
! colspan=2 | Other competitions
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2011–12 Korisliiga season| 2011–12]]
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
|
| colspan=2 |
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2012–13 Korisliiga season|2012–13]]
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| bgcolor=gold| 1st
| style="background:silver;" align=left| Runner–up
| colspan=2 |
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2013–14 Korisliiga|2013–14]]
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd
|
| align=left | <small>'''2'''</small> [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]] || {{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2014–15 Korisliiga|2014–15]]
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd
| align=left|
| colspan=2 |
| [[2014–15 VTB United League|United League]] || {{center|13th}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2015–16 Korisliiga season|2015–16]]
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| 5th
| align=left|
| colspan=2 |
| [[2015–16 VTB United League|United League]] || {{center|13th}}
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bisons.fi/ Official Website] {{fi icon}}
*[http://www.bisons.fi/ Official Website] {{in lang|fi}}
*[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Nilan_Bisons_Loimaa/12761?team=12761 Eurobasket.com Team Page]
*[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Nilan_Bisons_Loimaa/12761?team=12761 Eurobasket.com Team Page]


{{Korisliiga}}
{{Korisliiga}}
{{VTB United League}}


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Latest revision as of 04:02, 21 November 2024

LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa logo
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded1964
HistoryLoimaan Korikonkarit
(1964–2011)
Nilan Bisons Loimaa
(2011–2015)
Bisons Loimaa
(2015–2018)
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa
(2018–present)
ArenaLoimaa Sports Center
Capacity1,500[1]
LocationLoimaa, Finland
Team colorsRed, White, Navy
     
Head coachKonsta Mastomäki
Championships2 Finnish Leagues
Websitebisons.fi

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

History

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Logo with Nilan as the main sponsor
Bison's office and shop

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]

The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in Loimaa.

Trophies

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Current roster

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

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

United States Finland Garcia Hopkins

Assistant coach(es)

Finland Pekka Julkunen

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

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

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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 Eurocup RS
2014–15 1 Korisliiga 2nd United League
13th
2015–16 1 Korisliiga 5th United League
13th

References

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  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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