Bisons Loimaa

Bisons Loimaa
Nickname LoKoKo
Leagues Korisliiga
VTB United League
Founded 1964
History Loimaan Korikonkarit
(1964–2011)
Nilan Bisons Loimaa
(2011–present)
Arena 1 – Loimaa Sports Center
2 – Energia Areena
 Capacity 1 – 1,500[1]
2 – 3,500
Location Loimaa, Finland
Team colors          
Head coach Greg Gibson
Championships 2 Finnish Leagues
Website bisons.fi
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Bisons Loimaa is a 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.

History

The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to 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.

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

2011–12, 2012–13

Season by season

Season Domestic competitions Finnish
Cup		 European competitions Regional competitions
Tier League Pos. Postseason Tier League Result League Pos. Postseason
2011–12 1 Korisliiga 2 Champion N/A N/A
2012–13 1 Korisliiga 1 Champion Runner–up N/A N/A
2013–14 1 Korisliiga 2 Third–place 2 Eurocup RS N/A
2014–15 1 Korisliiga N/A VTB

References

  1. ↑ "Nilan Bisons Loimaa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.

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