Kataja Basket Club

Joensuun Kataja
Joensuun Kataja logo
Leagues	Korisliiga, FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1949
Arena	Joensuu Areena
Arena Capacity	2,500
Location	Joensuu, Finland
Team colors	Blue and White
Head coach	Jukka Toijala
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.

Achievements

• Korisliiga

Champions (1): 2015

Runners-up (6): 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014

Third place (4): 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013

• Finnish Cup

Champions (3): 2002, 2011, 2012

Current roster

Kataja Basket Club roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. PG 4 Koljonen, Arttu 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 5 Coleman, Dan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PG 6 Smith, Johnell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 7 Lasaroff, Johannes 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) PG 9 Kanervo, Antti 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 12 Lehtoranta, Juho 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) PF 13 Nenonen, Juho 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) G 14 Virtanen, Petri (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) PF 15 Lehtoranta, Sami 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) SF 21 Viita, Ville 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 24 Flowers, Jonte 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) C 34 Fields, Jerald 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) PF 44 Mäkäläinen, Vesa 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Head coach Jukka Toijala Assistant coach(es) Ilkka Immonen Petri Jaakkola Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2013-04-17

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

• Andre Foreman
• Martti Kuisma
• Sami Laaksonen
• Jyri Lehtonen
• Pekka Markkanen
• Jukka Toijala
• Eero Oksava
• Sami Lehtoranta
• Petri Virtanen
• Teemu Rannikko

External links

• Official site