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{{infobox basketball club
{{infobox basketball club
| name = Bisons Loimaa
| name = LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa
| color1 = white
| color1 = white
| color2 = #B02321
| color2 = #B02321
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| image_size = 170px
| image_size = 170px
| nickname =
| nickname =
| leagues = [[Korisliiga]] <br> [[VTB United League]]
| leagues = [[Korisliiga]]
| founded = 1964
| founded = 1964
| dissolved = <!-- or | folded = -->
| dissolved = <!-- or | folded = -->
| history = '''Loimaan Korikonkarit'''<br>(1964–2011)<br>'''Nilan Bisons Loimaa'''<br>(2011–2015)<br>'''Bisons Loimaa'''<br>(2015–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 = *Loimaa Sports Center
| arena = Loimaa Sports Center
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| 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>
*[[Energia Areena]]
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| capacity =*1,500<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Finland/Nilan_Bisons_Loimaa/12761 | title = Nilan Bisons Loimaa | work = Eurobasket.com | accessdate= 2014-07-31}}</ref>
*3,500
| location = [[Loimaa]], [[Finland]]
| location = [[Loimaa]], [[Finland]]
| colors = Red, White, Navy<br>{{color box|#B02321}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#074983}}
| colors = Red, White, Navy<br>{{color box|#B02321}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#074983}}
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| vice-presidents =
| vice-presidents =
| manager =
| manager =
| coach = Greg Gibson
| coach = Konsta Mastomäki
| ownership =
| ownership =
| championships = '''2''' [[Korisliiga|Finnish Leagues]]
| championships = '''2''' [[Korisliiga|Finnish Leagues]]
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'''Bisons Loimaa''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] professional [[basketball]] club that is based in [[Loimaa]]. The club competes in the [[Korisliiga]], the top Finnish league. As of the 2014–15 season it also competes in the [[VTB United League]].
'''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]]
[[File:Nilan Bisons logo.png|200px|thumbnail|right|Logo with Nilan as the main sponsor]]
[[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]].
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>
==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]].
The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in [[Loimaa]].


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


==Current roster==
==Current roster==
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| color1 = white| bg1 = #B02321 | color2 = #074983 | bg2 = white | ht = n | wt = n | age = n }}
<!-- list of players -->
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = USA | name = P.J. Hill Jr. | dab=basketball | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 0 | nat = FIN | name = Konsta Seppala | dab=basketball | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = USA | name = Josh Sparks | pos = F/C }}
{{player3 | num = 1 | nat = USA | name = Kyle Reid (basketball)| pos = F/C }}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = FIN | name = Matias Ojala | dab=basketball | pos = SF }}
{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = FIN | name = Konsta Hannula | dab=basketball | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = USA | name = Ronnie Clark | dab=basketball | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = FIN | name = Jani Kivinen | dab=basketball | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = FIN | name = Tuukka Kotti | pos = C }}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = FIN | name = Tero Valkama | dab=basketball | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = FIN | name = Eero Aaltonen | pos = SF }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = FIN | name = Mika Lahti | pos = C }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = USA | name = Aubrey Coleman | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = FIN | name = Matti Selinheimo | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = USA | name = Tayloe Taylor | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 17 | nat = FIN | name = Juuso Makila | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 17 | nat = FIN | name = Juho-Matti Henttonen | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 24 | nat = USA | name = Vinay Parmar | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 22 | nat = EST | name = Artur Arhangelski | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 32 | nat = FIN | name = Markus Lamela | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 23 | nat = FIN | name = Ville Mäkäläinen | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 41 | nat = SVN | name = Aljosa Bjekovic | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 25 | nat = FIN | name = Villematti Kopio | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 45 | nat = FIN | name = Konsta Ahola | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 27 | nat = NED | name = Yannick Franke | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 28 | nat = FIN | name = Aapeli Alanen | pos = SF }}
{{player3 | num = 32 | nat = FIN | name = Henri Niemistö | pos = SF }}
{{player3 | num = 41 | nat = FIN | name = Erkka Lahti | pos = F/C }}


<!-- end list of players -->
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
| head_coach =
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Gibson (basketball)| Greg Gibson]]
{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Garcia Hopkins]]
| asst_coach =
| asst_coach =
{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Damion Dantzler]]
{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Pekka Julkunen]]
| roster_url = http://www.bisons.fi/team/?lang=en
| roster_url = http://www.bisons.fi/joukkue/
| accessdate = 18 April 2016}}
| accessdate = 6 December 2016}}


==Notable players==
==Notable players==
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
:'''To appear in this section a player must have either:'''
{{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
* Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ilari Seppälä]]
* Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] game at any time.
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Koivisto]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Koivisto]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Matti Nuutinen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Matti Nuutinen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimmo Muurinen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimmo Muurinen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tuukka Kotti]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Roope Ahonen]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Roope Ahonen]]
*{{flagicon|GAM}} [[Pierre Jallow]]
*{{flagicon|GAM}} [[Pierre Jallow]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Yannick Franke]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Yannick Franke]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Sampson III]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Sampson III]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Martin Zeno]]
}}


==Season by season==
==Season by season==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=
|- bgcolor=
!rowspan=2 | Season
! Season
⚫
! Tier
⚫
!colspan=4 | Domestic competitions
⚫
! League
⚫
!rowspan=2 | Finnish <br> Cup
⚫
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}}
⚫
!colspan=3 | European competitions
⚫
! Finnish Cup
!colspan=3 | Regional competitions
⚫
! colspan=2 | European competitions
⚫
! colspan=2 | Other competitions
|-
|-
⚫
|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2011–12 Korisliiga season| 2011–12]]
⚫
!Tier
⚫
!League
⚫
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in regular season}}
!Postseason
!Tier
!League
!Result
!League
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in regular season}}
!Postseason
⚫
|-
⚫
|style="background:#efefef;"| 2011–12
| 1
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| style="background:silver;" | 2
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
⚫
| style="background:gold;" align=left | Champion
|
|
| colspan=3 {{N/a}}
| colspan=2 |
| colspan=3 {{N/a}}
| colspan=2 |
|-
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| 2012–13
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2012–13 Korisliiga season|2012–13]]
| 1
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| bgcolor=gold| 1
| bgcolor=gold| 1st
| bgcolor=gold align=left | Champion
| style="background:silver;" align=left| Runner–up
| style="background:silver;" align=left| Runner–up
| colspan=3 {{N/a}}
| colspan=2 |
| colspan=3 {{N/a}}
| colspan=2 |
|-
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| 2013–14
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2013–14 Korisliiga|2013–14]]
| 1
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
⚫
| style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd
⚫
| bgcolor=silver | 2
| style="background:#cc9966;" align=left| Third place
|
|
| 2 || align=left | [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]] || {{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
| align=left | <small>'''2'''</small> [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]] || {{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}
| colspan=3 {{N/a}}
| 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;"| 2014–15
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2015–16 Korisliiga season|2015–16]]
| 1
| 1
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| align=left|[[Korisliiga]]
| 4
| 5th
| align=left bgcolor=silver | Runners-up
| align=left|
| align=left| –
| colspan=2 |
| [[2015–16 VTB United League|United League]] || {{center|13th}}
⚫
| colspan=3 {{N/a}}
⚫
| [[VTB United League|VTB]] || <center>13 || –
|-
|-
|}
|}
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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]


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[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1964]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Finland]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Finland]]
[[Category:Sport in Southwest Finland]]

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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