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BC Nokia

Basketball team in Nokia, Finland

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BC Nokia is a professional basketball club based in Nokia, Finland. The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga.

01History

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.

02Honours

  • Finnish First Division
Champions (1): 2014-15
Champions (1): 2023-24
Third place (1): 2015-16

Runner up (1) 2024

03Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Finnish Cup
2014-15 2 First Division A 1st ,
2015-16 1 Korisliiga 3rd ,
2016-17 1 Korisliiga 7th ,
2017-18 1 Korisliiga 4th ,
2018-19 1 Korisliiga 8th ,
2019-20 1 Korisliiga (6th) ,
2020-21 1 Korisliiga 6th Semifinals
2021-22 1 Korisliiga 9th ,
2022-23 1 Korisliiga 8th ,
2023-24 1 Korisliiga 1st Runner-up
2024-25 1 Korisliiga 9th ,

Current roster

BC Nokia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 3 Ross, Kahron 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 30, (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
F 5 Boman, Hugo 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24, (2002-03-26)26 March 2002
F 8 Ahonen, Antti 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25, (2001-01-07)7 January 2001
F 9 Johnson, Kyle 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 26, (2000-04-09)9 April 2000
F 10 Green, Xavier 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30, (1996-09-09)9 September 1996
F 13 Besselink, Max 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24, (2002-04-04)4 April 2002
G 15 Nikula, Aamos 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 23, (2003-01-07)7 January 2003
G 17 Mattila, Niko 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 32, (1994-02-16)16 February 1994
F 18 Kanervo, Antti 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 37, (1989-04-12)12 April 1989
C 21 Brown, Clevon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28, (1998-07-18)18 July 1998
F 33 Murphy, Tomas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28, (1998-07-01)1 July 1998
C 35 Lyons, Tyrone 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25, (2000-09-22)22 September 2000
F 41 Sauramo, Elias 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22, (2004-09-16)16 September 2004
F 44 Roiko, Santeri 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23, (2003-05-22)22 May 2003
G 55 Aidoo, Fiifi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30, (1996-04-05)5 April 1996
Head coach
  • Greg Gibson
Assistant coach(es)
  • Aleksi Koskinen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 19, 2024

04Notable players

Watch videos about BC NokiaExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

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