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Korisliiga MVP
In the Korisliiga, the top Finnish professional basketball league, two awards are considered the Most Valuable Player award. The first, the Player of the Year, goes to the best Finnish player in the league. The second, is the Best Foreigner (in Finnish, ''vuoden ulkomaalaisvahvistus''). Key Import Players Finnish Players Notes References {{Korisliiga Basketball most valuable player awards MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ... European basketball awards ... [...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] |
Nilan Bisons Loimaa
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finland, 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 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. 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 Korisliiga season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauhajoki Karhu Basket
Kauhajoki Karhu Basket ( en, Kauhajoki Bear Basket), is a Finland, 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 Korisliiga, 2017–18, 2018–19 Korisliiga, 2018–19, 2021–22 Korisliiga season, 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 Kauhajoki, Karhu 2017 establishments in Finland {{Europe-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilpas Vikings
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] |
Kobrat
Kobrat is a Finnish professional basketball team from Lapua. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. History The club was founded in 1989 as 'Lapuan Koripojat', shortly 'LaKoPo', but was renamed 'Korikobrat' in 2000. The team is playing in the Korisliiga league since the 2012–13 season. In 2016 and 2018, Kobrat finished last and was relegated to the First Division, but recovered their place due to irregularities of other teams. Logos Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. * Fiifi Aidoo ( [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joensuun Kataja
Kataja Basket Club is a professional basketball club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu, Finland. The team plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2015, Kataja won its first national championship, after it beat Bisons Loimaa 3–2 in the Finnish Finals. History The basketball activity of the club started in 1955. In 1961, the team started playing in the Joensuu Sports Hall. The team started in provincial competitions, but quickly promoted to the national level in the 1960s. From 1976 till 1980, the team played continuously in the highest Finnish division. In the 2001–02 season, the team won its first trophy when it won the Finnish Cup. In 2015, the first championship of Kataja was realized after a 3–2 Finals series win against Bisons Loimaa. In the 2012–13 season, Kataja started participating in European competitions when it entered the EuroChallenge. The team immediately reached the quarterfinals of the competition, and has played in Europe every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korikobrat
Kobrat is a Finnish professional basketball team from Lapua. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. History The club was founded in 1989 as 'Lapuan Koripojat', shortly 'LaKoPo', but was renamed 'Korikobrat' in 2000. The team is playing in the Korisliiga league since the 2012–13 season. In 2016 and 2018, Kobrat finished last and was relegated to the First Division, but recovered their place due to irregularities of other teams. Logos Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. * Fiifi Aidoo ( [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
