BC Nokia
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| name = BC Nokia
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| logo = BC Nokia logo.png
| nickname =
| leagues = Korisliiga
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| dissolved =
| history = BC Nokia
(1997–present)
| arena = AGCO Power Arena
| capacity =
| location =Nokia, Finland
| colors = Yellow, Black, White
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| current =
| sponsor =
| president =
| vice-presidents =
| manager =
| coach = Greg Gibson
| captain =Niko Mattila
| ownership =
| championships = 1 (2024)
| website = {{URL|https://www.bcnokia.fi/}}
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BC Nokia is a professional basketball club based in Nokia, Finland.{{cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Finland/BC_Nokia/1640 |title=BC Nokia basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket.com |publisher=Basketball.eurobasket.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-29}} The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga.
History
In the 2014–15 season, Nokia won the Finnish First Division and was promoted to the Korisliiga. The team finished in the 8th place in its first Korisliiga season, but defeated 1st seed Kataja BC in the first round. The team was defeated in the semi-finals, but did manage to claim the bronze medal for the 2015–16 season.
Honours
- Finnish First Division
:Champions (1): 2014–15
:Champions (1): 2023-24
:Third place (1): 2015–16
Runner up (1) 2024
Season by season
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!Season !Tier !League !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}} |
style="background:#efefef;" |2014–15
| align="center" | 2 | First Division A | align="center" bgcolor="#BBF3BB" | 1st ! - |
style="background:#efefef;" |2015–16
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" bgcolor="#e1b384" | 3rd ! - |
style="background:#efefef;" |2016–17
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 7th ! - |
style="background:#efefef;" |2017–18
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4th ! - |
2018–19
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 8th !- |
2019–20
|1 |(6th) !- |
=Current roster=
{{Basketball roster header
| team= BC Nokia
| color1 =| bg1 = Yellow| color2 = | bg2 = Black | wt = n }}
{{Player3 |pos = G |num = 3 |nat = USA |first = Kahron |last = Ross |m = 1.80 |year = 1995 |month = 10 |date = 6 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 5 |nat = FIN |first = Hugo |last = Boman |m = 1.95 |year = 2002 |month = 3 |date = 26 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 8 |nat = FIN |first = Antti |last = Ahonen |m = 1.98 |year = 2001 |month = 1 |date = 7 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 9 |nat = USA |first = Kyle |last = Johnson |m = 1.89 |year = 2000 |month = 4 |date = 9 | dab = basketball}}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 10 |nat = USA |first = Xavier |last = Green |m = 1.98 |year = 1996 |month = 9 |date = 9 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 13 |nat = FIN |first = Max |last = Besselink |m = 2.02 |year = 2002 |month = 4 |date = 4 }}
{{Player3 |pos = G |num = 15 |nat = FIN |first = Aamos |last = Nikula |m = 1.78 |year = 2003 |month = 1 |date = 7 }}
{{Player3 |pos = G |num = 17 |nat = FIN |first = Niko |last = Mattila |m = 1.92 |year = 1994 |month = 2 |date = 16}}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 18 |nat = FIN |first = Antti |last = Kanervo |m = 1.93 |year = 1989 |month = 4 |date = 12 }}
{{Player3 |pos = C |num = 21 |nat = USA |first = Clevon |last = Brown |m = 2.03 |year = 1998 |month = 7 |date = 18 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 33 |nat1 = USA |nat2 = FIN |first = Tomas |last = Murphy |m = 2.03 |year = 1998 |month = 7 |date = 1 }}
{{Player3 |pos = C |num = 35 |nat = USA |first = Tyrone |last = Lyons |m = 2.00 |year = 2000 |month = 9 |date = 22 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 41 |nat = FIN |first = Elias |last = Sauramo |m = 1.98 |year = 2004 |month = 9 |date = 16 }}
{{Player3 |pos = F |num = 44 |nat = FIN |first = Santeri |last = Roiko |m = 1.95 |year = 2003 |month = 5 |date = 22 }}
{{Player3 |pos = G |num = 55 |nat1 = GHA |nat2 = FIN |first = Fiifi |last = Aidoo |m = 1.90 |year = 1996 |month = 4 |date = 5 }}
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Greg Gibson
| asst_coach =
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Aleksi Koskinen
| roster_url = https://www.bcnokia.fi/joukkue
| accessdate = September 19, 2024
}}
Notable players
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Antti Kanervo
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Fiifi Aidoo
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Max Besselink
- {{flagicon|USA}} Daeshon Francis
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bcnokia.fi Official website]
{{Korisliiga}}