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Korisliiga Defensive Player Of The Year
The Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award that is handed out to the best defensive player in a given Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ... season. Winners References {{Korisliiga Defensive Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga. Logos Korisliiga logo.png, The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season Teams Current teams From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline Title holders * 1938-39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat * 1939-40 Eiran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torpan Pojat
Torpan Pojat, shortened to ToPo, is a basketball club based in Helsinki, Finland. Torpan Pojat has their men's and women's team playing in national 1st division and many minor and junior teams in different age categories. History The club was formed in 1932 as a sports club for a school in the neighbourhood of Munkkiniemi in Helsinki. Their men's team played for the first time in the predecessor of Korisliiga in 1956 and continued to play a total of 51 seasons in Korisliiga and seven seasons in lower divisions between 1956 and their dissolution in 2013. The women's team played in the highest tier for the first time in 1962, but never managed to establish itself in the league. Torpan Pojat also played in international competitions. They got their first international match in the 1960–61 season of the FIBA Champion's Cup. The men's team played BC Sparta Prague in the first round, losing both legs (56–65, 47–68). They appeared in the competition also in 1966–67, 1981– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salon Vilpas
Vilpas Vikings, also referred to as Salon Vilpas, is a professional basketball club based in Salo, Finland. The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga. The Vikings are a part of the Salon Vilpas multi-sport club. In 2021, Vilpas won its first Korisliiga championship. Current roster Season by season Trophies *Korisliiga: (1): ** 2020–21 *Finnish Basketball Cup: (1) ** 2018–19 Individual awards ;Korisliiga MVP * Tim Kisner (2005) * Juwan Staten Juwan Marquez Staten (born May 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played for his hometown school, the University of Dayton, through his freshman year at college. St ... (2017) Notable players References External linksOfficial website {{Korisliiga Nokia, BC Basketball teams established in 1908 1908 establishments in Finland Viking Age in popular culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)
Tampereen Pyrintö, more commonly referred to as shortly Pyrintö, is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball section of a club with the same name. Pyrintö's men's and women's teams play in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. After 2010 Pyrintö has participated internationally in the EuroChallenge and the Baltic Basketball League. Achievements *Korisliiga: 3 :Champions: 2010, 2011, 2014 :''Runner-up:'' 1958, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2016 :''Third–place:'' 2009 *Finnish Basketball Cup: 2 :Champions: 1969, 2013 :''Runner-up:'' 2000, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021 *Baltic Basketball League :''Fourth–place:'' 2014 Current roster Retired numbers All numbers are hanging in the rafters of the home arena, but current players can still play with them excluding Williams′ #32. Notable players To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, set a club record or won an individual award while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTP-Basket
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Basket, shortly KTP Basket, is the largely independent basketball team of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, a Finnish sports club based in Kotka, and has played in the Korisliiga since 1957. The club has won the Finnish championship six times. Trophies * Finnish Championships: 6 :1958, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994 :Runner-up: 1960, 1961, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2013 :Bronze: 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2019 * Finnish Cups: 9 :1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2003, 2004 Sponsorship names Due to sponsorship reasons the team has also been known as: *Team TEHO Sport (2013–14; European competitions) Players Current roster Individual awards ; Korisliiga MVP * Larry Pounds – 1991 * Jerald Fields – 2007 * Tim Blue Tim Blue (born July 10, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He is mostly known for his stint with the Antibes Sharks of the French LNB Pro A. Blue usually p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espoon Honka
237px, Petteri Koponen with Espoon Honka in 2007 Espoon Honka, also known as Honka Playboys, was a basketball club based in Espoo, Finland and it played in Korisliiga. The club was dissolved in 2011 due to financial difficulties. History Espoon Honka was founded in 1975 as a professional team apart from Tapiolan Honka, which worked as a feeder team and took responsibility for organizing youth teams and other activities. Espoon Honka played 16 seasons in the Korisliiga and won seven championship titles. Espoon Honka didn't play in the 2011–12 season of Korisliiga due to financial problems and the whole team was then dissolved later that year. A new team was then founded under the name Tapiolan Honka. Honours * Korisliiga **Winners (7): 1974, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 *Finnish Cup **Winners (5): 1973, 1974, 1975, 2001, 2009 Notable players Head coaches * Gordon Herbert * Mihailo Pavićević Mihailo Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Михаило Павићевић, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namika Lahti
Namika Lahti was a basketball club based in Lahti, Finland. The club played in the Korisliiga, the top Finnish championship league. The club was established in 1898 in Vyborg and moved to Lahti in 1947. In 2015, the club was dissolved, after economic problems. Name and history "Namika" is a nickname for NMKY, meaning YMCA. The association was founded in 1898 in Vyborg, and moved to Lahti after the World War II as Vyborg became a part of Soviet Union. Namika Lahti Official Homepage (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 August 2014. Titles * (2): :2000, 2009 :''Runners-up (4):'' 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007 :Third place: 2001 * |
Aura Basket
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga. Logos Korisliiga logo.png, The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season Teams Current teams From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline Title holders * 1938-39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat * 1939-40 Eira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pussihukat
Pussihukat is a basketball club in Finland, based in Vantaa. The club's got over 400 members, it includes men's, women's, juniors, and special needs teams. The women's team has won the Finnish championship twice, and the men's team has won silver and bronze medals during the 2000s. Pussihukat is playing in the Energia Areena, since it moved into the brand new stadium in January 2007. The men's team currently plays in the "First Division", the second division of Finland. External linksTeam profile – ''Eurobasket.com'' Basketball teams in Finland Sport in Vantaa {{Europe-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lappeenrannan NMKY
Lappeenrannan NMKY (also known as LrNMKY for short or as Team Lappeenranta in European competitions) is a basketball club based in a city of Lappeenranta, Finland. It was formed in 1951 as a Young Men's Christian Association (NMKY in Finnish) and has won two Finnish Championships (2005, 2006) and two Finnish Cups (2005, 2006). Team Lappeenranta participated in Fiba EuroCup challenge in 2005/2006 finishing in semi-finals. In 2007/2008 season team is willing to make another run in Europe, this time in FIBA EuroCup. After the 2013–14 season, NMKY left the Korisliiga because of financial problems. Honours *Korisliiga **Winners (2): 2005, 2006 *Finnish Cup The Finnish Cup ( fi, Suomen cup; sv, Finlands cup) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955. The winner qualifies for the ... **Winners (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Season by season References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauhajoen Karhu
Kauhajoki Karhu Basket ( en, Kauhajoki Bear Basket), is a Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2018, the club achieved their first Korisliiga title ever after defeating Salon Vilpas 4–2 in the finals. It successfully defended its title the next season to repeat as Finnish champions. Honours *Korisliiga **Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021-22 European record Players Current roster Notable players Individual awards ;Korisliiga Finals MVP *Bojan Šarčević – 2018 *Cameron Jones – 2019, 2022 ; Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year *Vesa Mäkäläinen – 2011 *Henri Hirvikoski – 2013 External links * Basketball teams in Finland Karhu Karhu (Finnish for 'bear') may refer to: * Karhu (beer), a Finnish beer brand * ''Karhu'' (ship), name of the 1876 barque ''Lalla Rookh'' while under the Finnish flag, 1923/4 to 1926 * Karhu (sports brand), a Finnish spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilan Bisons
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa. History 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. 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 *Korisliiga **Champions (2): 2011–12, 2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
