Kataja Basket Club

Joensuun Kataja
Leagues Korisliiga
Basketball Champions League
Founded 1949
Arena Joensuu Areena
Arena Capacity 2,500
Location Joensuu, Finland
Team colors Blue and White
         
Championships 1 Finish League
3 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers 11
Website katajabasket.fi
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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 taem 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 season since.[1]

Achievements

Champions (1): 2015
Runners-up (6): 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Third place (4): 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013
Champions (3): 2002, 2011, 2012

Current roster

As of 13 September 2016.[2]
Kataja Basket Club roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
G 0 Canada Mullings, Daniel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 1 Finland Seppala, Ilari 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 3 Finland Makalainen, Vesa 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF 4 Finland Niemi, Jesse 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF 7 Finland Perttu, Atte 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F/C 8 Finland Huolila, Tommi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 9 Finland Rannikko, Teemu (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F 22 United States Wesley, Byron 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 24 United States King, Joey 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 40 Finland Lasaroff, Johannes 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • United States Greg Gison
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster

Season by season

Season Domestic competitions Finnish Cup European competitions
Tier League Pos. Postseason Tier League Result
2010–11 1 Korisliiga 3 Runner-up Champion N/A
2011–12 1 Korisliiga 1 Runner–up Champion N/A
2012–13 1 Korisliiga 2 Third–place
3
EuroChallenge
QF
2013–14 1 Korisliiga 3 Runner–up –
3
EuroChallenge
RS
2014–15 1 Korisliiga 3 Champions –
3
EuroChallenge
RS
2015–16 1 Korisliiga 1 Quarterfinalists –
3
FIBA Europe Cup
R32

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Kataja Basket Club History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Joukkue". Katajabasket.fi. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

External links

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