Basketball team in Joensuu, Finland
Kataja |
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![Kataja logo](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ef/Kataja_Basket_2019_logo.png/220px-Kataja_Basket_2019_logo.png) |
Leagues | Korisliiga |
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Founded | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) |
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Arena | Motonet Areena |
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Capacity | 2,500 |
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Location | Joensuu, Finland |
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President | Jukka Törmälä |
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Head coach | Petri Virtanen |
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Championships | 2 Finnish Leagues 4 Finnish Cups |
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Retired numbers | 4 (9)(11) (14) (15) |
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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 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 season since.[1]
Achievements
- Champions (2): 2014–15, 2016–17
- Champions (4): 2002, 2011, 2012, 2023
Players
Retired numbers
Kataja Basket Club retired numbers |
No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
9 | ![United States](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Leon Huff | C | 1975–1978, 1979-1980, 1993-1994 |
11 | ![Finland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | Eero Oksava | G | 1963–1980 |
14 | ![Finland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | Petri Virtanen | G | 2005–2007, 2008-2016 |
15 | ![Finland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | Sami Lehtoranta | C | 2005–2014 |
Current roster
Kataja BC roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age | | SG | 1 | | Pack, Richaud | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 31 – (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 | | PG | 2 | | Karhu, Ville | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 20 – (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 | | SG | 4 | | Hirvonen, Tuomas (A) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 28 – (1996-05-17)17 May 1996 | | PG | 5 | | Singleton, Grant | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 – (2000-08-01)1 August 2000 | | PG | 8 | | Purmonen, Otso | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 17 – (2006-10-25)25 October 2006 | | SG | 10 | | Lindberg, Sebastian | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 28 – (1996-05-17)17 May 1996 | | SF | 12 | | Egekeze, Amanze (C) | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 28 – (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 | | SF | 18 | | Pöntinen, Aale | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 20 – (2003-10-08)8 October 2003 | | C | 20 | | Donzo, Vatangoe | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 24 – (2000-01-28)28 January 2000 | | SF | 21 | | Knihtinen, Teemu | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 25 – (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 | | C | 22 | | Lufile, Elijah | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 127 kg (280 lb) | 26 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 | | SF | 23 | | Tumba, Thomas | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 27 – (1997-04-15)15 April 1997 | | C | 44 | | Pöllä, Hannes | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 123 kg (271 lb) | 26 – (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 | | SG | 45 | | Permanto, Henri | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 23 – (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 | | | - Head coach
Petri Virtanen - Assistant coach(es)
Teemu Turunen - Legend
- (C) Team captain
Injured
Updated: April 5, 2024 |
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.
Season by season
- ^ The Finnish Cup competition was dissolved after 2013.
References
- ^ "Kataja Basket Club History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Fiifi Aidoo siirtyy Espanjan kolmannen sarjatason seuraan (Helsingin Sanomat), 11 August 2020. Accessed 9 February 2021.(in Finnish)
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)
Korisliiga
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1941–42 1942–43 - 1943–44
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