title: Bisons Loimaa
text: # Bisons Loimaa
  
  LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa.
  
  ## History
  
  The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the Korisliiga in 2011. The team won the Finnish league championship in its first season in the league. Bisons won the championship once again in 2013, and qualified to play in Europe's 2nd-tier competition, the Eurocup, during the Eurocup 2013–14 season.
  
  On 31 May 2016, Bisons Loimaa announced it will not participate in the top Finnish league due to financial problems and would join the second division.
  
  ## Arenas
  
  The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in Loimaa. Its VTB United League home games are played in Loimaa and at the Energia Areena in Vantaa.
  
  ## Trophies
  
  * Korisliiga
     * Champions (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
        * Runners-up (1): 2014–15
  
  ## Current roster
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
  
  ## Notable players
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
  
  * Criteria
  * To appear in this section a player must have either:
  * Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  * Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  * Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
  * Mikko Koivisto
  * Matti Nuutinen
  * Kimmo Muurinen
  * Tuukka Kotti
  * Roope Ahonen
  * Pierre Jallow
  * Yannick Franke
  * Ralph Sampson III
  * Martin Zeno
  
  ## Season by season
  
  | Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Finnish Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Other competitions | Other competitions |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2011–12 | 1 | Korisliiga | 1st | | | | | |
  | 2012–13 | 1 | Korisliiga | 1st | Runner–up | | | | |
  | 2013–14 | 1 | Korisliiga | 3rd | | 2 Eurocup | RS | | |
  | 2014–15 | 1 | Korisliiga | 2nd | | | | United League | 13th |
  | 2015–16 | 1 | Korisliiga | 5th | | | | United League | 13th |
  