Kataja Basket Club
Encyclopedia
Kataja Basket Club is the professional basketball
club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu
, Finland
. The team plays in Korisliiga
, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.
Jukka Toijala
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu
Joensuu
Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The team plays in Korisliiga
Korisliiga
Korisliiga is the top league of basketball in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams twice in the regular season, both at home and away...
, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.
Achievements
- Korisliiga runner-up 2003 and 2006
- Korisliiga bronze medal 2002, 2005 and 2007
- Finnish Cup 2002
Roster 2008/09
| # | Player | Born | Height | Youth club / University | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  |
Jussi Eskola | 1987-02-23 | 189 cm | Oulun NMKY |
| 5 |  |
Ty Harrelson | 1980-09-22 | 193 cm | Wayland Baptist University Wayland Baptist University Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of... |
| 6 | |
Turo Sonkajärvi | 1978-01-12 | 182 cm | Rovaniemen NMKY |
| 7 | |
Mikko-Petteri Järvinen | 1986-01-31 | 190 cm | KTP Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat is a sports club located in Kotka, Finland. It has football and basketball sections. The club was founded in 1927 and its colours are green and white... |
| 8 | |
Janne Kinnunen | 1987-01-13 | 180 cm | Heinäveden Hyrske |
| 10 | |
Anssi Kinnaslampi | 1982-02-23 | 191 cm | KTP Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat is a sports club located in Kotka, Finland. It has football and basketball sections. The club was founded in 1927 and its colours are green and white... |
| 11 | |
Petri Virtanen Petri Virtanen Petri Virtanen is a Finnish basketball player. He stands 1.83 m tall and plays as a guard in Joensuun Kataja. Virtanen is a member of the Finland national basketball team. In FIBA EuroCup of 2007-08, playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY, he was one of the best scorers of the tournament averaging 16.2... |
1980-09-18 | 183 cm | Säynätsalon Riento |
| 12 | |
Quinnel Brown | 1983-08-26 | 198 cm | Auburn University Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
| 13 | |
Juho Nenonen | 1987-09-12 | 202 cm | Tapiolan Honka Tapiolan Honka Espoon Honka is a basketball club based in Espoo, Finland. Espoo is Finland's second largest city, with a population over 240,000. It is nearby Helsinki.Originally, one sport club Tapion Honka existed in Espoo. It was founded in 1957... |
| 14 | |
Roope Kinnunen | 1991-02-19 | 198 cm | Joensuun Kataja |
| 15 | |
Sami Lehtoranta | 1979-11-13 | 205 cm | Hongikon Nuorisoseuran Urheilijat |
- head coach: Ray Ailus
Notable past players
Andre Foreman Martti Kuisma Sami Laaksonen Jyri Lehtonen Pekka MarkkanenPekka Markkanen
Pekka Juha Markkanen is a Finnish former professional basketball player. He played 129 caps for the Finland national basketball team.- External links :*...
Jukka Toijala