Korisliiga

Korisliiga

Current season, competition or edition: 2014–15 Korisliiga season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1939
No. of teams	11
Country	Finland
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Tampereen Pyrintö (3rd title)
Most titles	Pantterit (14 titles)
TV partner(s)	YLE TV2 (Streaming: KorisliigaTV, VeikkausTV, ISTV)
Related competitions	Finnish Basketball Cup
Official website	www.korisliiga.fi

The Korisliiga is the top league of basketball in Finland, comprising the top 11 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams four times in the regular season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 40 games. The top eight teams continue to the Playoffs, where all instances are in a "Best-of-five" format. Pantterit owns the record for most titles; with 14. The top league for women is Naisten Korisliiga.

Current teams

• Helsinki Seagulls, Helsinki
• Bisons Loimaa, Loimaa
• Joensuun Kataja, Joensuu
• Kauhajoen Karhu, Kauhajoki
• Korikobrat, Lapua
• Kouvot, Kouvola
• KTP Basket, Kotka
• Namika Lahti, Lahti
• Salon Vilpas, Salo
• Tampereen Pyrintö, Tampere
• Tapiolan Honka, Espoo

Title holders

Finals

Performance by club

All-time leaders

Category	Player	Total
Games	Jarkko Tuomala	623
Points	Gerald Lee, Sr.	12,552
Rebounds	Jonathan Moore	4,414
Assists	Petri Virtanen	1,653
Steals	Gerald Lee, Sr.	1,145
Blocks	Sami Lehtoranta	551

Last update: 15 November 2014.

Awards

• MVP – One for domestic players and another for foreign ones.
• Finals MVP
• Defensive Player of the Year
• Rookie of the Year
• Most Improved Player
• Sixth Man of the Year
• Coach of the Year
• Referee of the Year

Attendance

References

External links

• Finnish Basketball Association / Korisliiga

Korisliiga Men Helsinki Seagulls Bisons Loimaa Joensuun Kataja Kauhajoen Karhu Korikobrat Kouvot KTP-Basket Namika Lahti Salon Vilpas Tampereen Pyrintö Tapiolan Honka Women Catz Lappeenranta Forssan Alku Hyvinkään Ponteva Peli-Karhut Tampereen Pyrintö Tapiolan Honka Torpan Pojat Turun Riento Vimpelin Veto Äänekosken Huima

International men's basketball FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship World Rankings Africa FIBA Africa – FIBA Africa Championship U-18 U-16 Americas FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16 Asia FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16 Europe FIBA Europe – FIBA EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Oceania FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-18 U-16 Other tournaments Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey) Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.