Kataja Basket Club
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.
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
| Kataja Basket Club roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | | |
|---|
| 1.0 !PG |
4 |
FIN ! |
Koljonen, Arttu |
7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| 5.0 !C |
5 |
USA ! |
Coleman, Dan |
7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
|
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| 1.0 !PG |
6 |
USA ! |
Smith, Johnell |
7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
|
|
| 1.5 !G |
7 |
FIN ! |
Lasaroff, Johannes |
7000177000000000000♠1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
|
|
| 1.0 !PG |
9 |
FIN ! |
Kanervo, Antti |
7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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|
| 3.0 !SF |
12 |
FIN ! |
Lehtoranta, Juho |
7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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|
| 4.0 !PF |
13 |
FIN ! |
Nenonen, Juho |
7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
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|
| 1.5 !G |
14 |
FIN ! |
Virtanen, Petri (C) |
7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
|
|
| 4.0 !PF |
15 |
FIN ! |
Lehtoranta, Sami |
7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
|
|
| 3.0 !SF |
21 |
FIN ! |
Viita, Ville |
7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
|
|
| 2.0 !SG |
24 |
USA ! |
Flowers, Jonte |
7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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|
| 5.0 !C |
34 |
USA ! |
Fields, Jerald |
7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
|
|
| 4.0 !PF |
44 |
FIN ! |
Mäkäläinen, Vesa |
7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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- Head coach
- Jukka Toijala
- Assistant coach(es)
- Ilkka Immonen
- Petri Jaakkola
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
 Injured
Roster
Updated: 2013-04-17 |
Season by season
Notable players
External links
