Bisons Loimaa
NIKKARINEN, ANTTO
#4 Guard Finland 1991 Height: 1.85
NUUTINEN, MATTI
#6 Forward Finland 1991 Height: 2.00
ROBINSON, FRANK
#7 Forward United States of America 1984 Height: 1.93
LINDBOM, CARL
#10 Forward Finland 1991 Height: 2.06
KOTTI, TUUKKA
#11 Forward Finland 1981 Height: 2.05
PEHKONEN, ILPO
#15 Guard Finland 1989 Height: 1.81
KOIVISTO, MIKKO
#20 Guard Finland 1987 Height: 1.94
MAKALAINEN, VILLE
#23 Forward Finland 1985 Height: 1.94
KEYS, BILLY
#25 Guard United States of America 1977 Height: 1.88
DJEEN, LIAM
#33 Guard Finland 1992 Height: 1.87
WILLIAMSON, JOHN
#45 Forward United States of America 1986 Height: 2.00
SAMPSON, RALPH
#50 Center United States of America 1993 Height: 2.10
GIBSON, GREGORY
Head coach United States of America 1969
Post-draw analysis, comments: Group H

Post-draw analysis, comments: Group H

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EuroCup 2013-14
Accumulated Statistics - All phases
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
Player G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
HAWKINS, JUSTIN 3 3 70:31 18 5/16 1/9 5/8 4 11 15 4 5 6     11 8 11
KEYS, BILLY 10 10 305:09 111 13/42 20/44 25/29 7 28 35 37 9 16 2 2 29 33 123
KOIVISTO, MIKKO 10 10 283:56 108 11/22 27/60 5/5 4 18 22 21 11 12 2 2 19 6 93
KOTTI, TUUKKA 10 10 268:01 109 50/91   9/22 16 35 51 19 10 13 4 9 36 19 100
LINDBOM, CARL 5 0 43:20 10 3/6 1/8 1/2 1 1 2   1 1 1   6 5 1
MAKALAINEN, VILLE 9 0 55:04 5 1/5 0/1 3/4 2 3 5 4 1 8     7 6  
Mc DADE, RYAN 3 0 17:26 2 1/5   0/1 3   3     2     3 1 -4
NIKKARINEN, ANTTO 10 4 237:12 59 14/33 9/24 4/4 1 16 17 39 6 13   3 24 15 62
NUUTINEN, MATTI 9 4 170:18 37 9/17 6/17 1/1 6 7 13 3 3 7   1 18 5 16
ROBINSON, FRANK 10 3 294:51 150 52/86 5/23 31/46 9 49 58 11 20 25 4 4 25 52 174
SAMPSON, RALPH 9 0 89:45 21 9/23   3/8 10 9 19 2 2 2 3   14 6 18
WILLIAMSON, JOHN 6 6 189:27 120 46/73 2/8 22/30 15 23 38 6 6 9 1 2 14 21 126
Totals     2025:00 750 214/419 71/194 109/160 90 213 303 146 74 117 17 23 206 177 742
Average     202:30 75 51.1% 36.6% 68.1% 9 21.3 30.3 14.6 7.4 11.7 1.7 2.29 20.6 17.7 74.2
Average Statistics - All phases
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
Player G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
HAWKINS, JUSTIN 3 3 23:30 6 31.3% 11.1% 62.5% 1.3 3.7 5 1.3 1.7 2     3.7 2.7 3.7
KEYS, BILLY 10 10 30:30 11.1 31% 45.5% 86.2% 0.7 2.8 3.5 3.7 0.9 1.6 0.2 0.2 2.9 3.3 12.3
KOIVISTO, MIKKO 10 10 28:23 10.8 50% 45% 100% 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.6 9.3
KOTTI, TUUKKA 10 10 26:48 10.9 54.9%   40.9% 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.9 1 1.3 0.4 0.9 3.6 1.9 10
LINDBOM, CARL 5 0 8:40 2 50% 12.5% 50% 0.2 0.2 0.4   0.2 0.2 0.2   1.2 1 0.2
MAKALAINEN, VILLE 9 0 6:07 0.6 20%   75% 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.9     0.8 0.7  
Mc DADE, RYAN 3 0 5:48 0.7 20%     1   1     0.7     1 0.3 -1.3
NIKKARINEN, ANTTO 10 4 23:43 5.9 42.4% 37.5% 100% 0.1 1.6 1.7 3.9 0.6 1.3   0.3 2.4 1.5 6.2
NUUTINEN, MATTI 9 4 18:55 4.1 52.9% 35.3% 100% 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.8   0.1 2 0.6 1.8
ROBINSON, FRANK 10 3 29:29 15 60.5% 21.7% 67.4% 0.9 4.9 5.8 1.1 2 2.5 0.4 0.4 2.5 5.2 17.4
SAMPSON, RALPH 9 0 9:58 2.3 39.1%   37.5% 1.1 1 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3   1.6 0.7 2
WILLIAMSON, JOHN 6 6 31:34 20 63% 25% 73.3% 2.5 3.8 6.3 1 1 1.5 0.2 0.3 2.3 3.5 21
Average     202:30 75 51.1% 36.6% 68.1% 9 21.3 30.3 14.6 7.4 11.7 1.7 2.29 20.6 17.7 74.2
Accumulated Statistics - Regular Season
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
Player G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
HAWKINS, JUSTIN 3 3 70:31 18 5/16 1/9 5/8 4 11 15 4 5 6     11 8 11
KEYS, BILLY 10 10 305:09 111 13/42 20/44 25/29 7 28 35 37 9 16 2 2 29 33 123
KOIVISTO, MIKKO 10 10 283:56 108 11/22 27/60 5/5 4 18 22 21 11 12 2 2 19 6 93
KOTTI, TUUKKA 10 10 268:01 109 50/91   9/22 16 35 51 19 10 13 4 9 36 19 100
LINDBOM, CARL 5 0 43:20 10 3/6 1/8 1/2 1 1 2   1 1 1   6 5 1
MAKALAINEN, VILLE 9 0 55:04 5 1/5 0/1 3/4 2 3 5 4 1 8     7 6  
Mc DADE, RYAN 3 0 17:26 2 1/5   0/1 3   3     2     3 1 -4
NIKKARINEN, ANTTO 10 4 237:12 59 14/33 9/24 4/4 1 16 17 39 6 13   3 24 15 62
NUUTINEN, MATTI 9 4 170:18 37 9/17 6/17 1/1 6 7 13 3 3 7   1 18 5 16
ROBINSON, FRANK 10 3 294:51 150 52/86 5/23 31/46 9 49 58 11 20 25 4 4 25 52 174
SAMPSON, RALPH 9 0 89:45 21 9/23   3/8 10 9 19 2 2 2 3   14 6 18
WILLIAMSON, JOHN 6 6 189:27 120 46/73 2/8 22/30 15 23 38 6 6 9 1 2 14 21 126
Totals     2025:00 750 214/419 71/194 109/160 90 213 303 146 74 117 17 23 206 177 742
Average     202:30 75 51.1% 36.6% 68.1% 9 21.3 30.3 14.6 7.4 11.7 1.7 2.29 20.6 17.7 74.2
Average Statistics - Regular Season
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
Player G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
HAWKINS, JUSTIN 3 3 23:30 6 31.3% 11.1% 62.5% 1.3 3.7 5 1.3 1.7 2     3.7 2.7 3.7
KEYS, BILLY 10 10 30:30 11.1 31% 45.5% 86.2% 0.7 2.8 3.5 3.7 0.9 1.6 0.2 0.2 2.9 3.3 12.3
KOIVISTO, MIKKO 10 10 28:23 10.8 50% 45% 100% 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.6 9.3
KOTTI, TUUKKA 10 10 26:48 10.9 54.9%   40.9% 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.9 1 1.3 0.4 0.9 3.6 1.9 10
LINDBOM, CARL 5 0 8:40 2 50% 12.5% 50% 0.2 0.2 0.4   0.2 0.2 0.2   1.2 1 0.2
MAKALAINEN, VILLE 9 0 6:07 0.6 20%   75% 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.9     0.8 0.7  
Mc DADE, RYAN 3 0 5:48 0.7 20%     1   1     0.7     1 0.3 -1.3
NIKKARINEN, ANTTO 10 4 23:43 5.9 42.4% 37.5% 100% 0.1 1.6 1.7 3.9 0.6 1.3   0.3 2.4 1.5 6.2
NUUTINEN, MATTI 9 4 18:55 4.1 52.9% 35.3% 100% 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.8   0.1 2 0.6 1.8
ROBINSON, FRANK 10 3 29:29 15 60.5% 21.7% 67.4% 0.9 4.9 5.8 1.1 2 2.5 0.4 0.4 2.5 5.2 17.4
SAMPSON, RALPH 9 0 9:58 2.3 39.1%   37.5% 1.1 1 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3   1.6 0.7 2
WILLIAMSON, JOHN 6 6 31:34 20 63% 25% 73.3% 2.5 3.8 6.3 1 1 1.5 0.2 0.3 2.3 3.5 21
Average     202:30 75 51.1% 36.6% 68.1% 9 21.3 30.3 14.6 7.4 11.7 1.7 2.29 20.6 17.7 74.2
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Club info
History will be made in the 2013-14 Eurocup, as Bisons Loimaa becomes the first Finnish team to compete in the competition. Nilan Bisons is the most successful team in Loimaa, a small village with a population of under 17,000 that has become devoted to basketball and will see its team compete against some of the best in Europe. The club's tradition goes back many decades; it was founded in 1963 under the name Loimaan Korikonkarit - or LoKoKo. The club progressed over the years, but was still in the Finnish third division in the mid-to-late 2000s. Loimaa was promoted to the Finnish second division in 2008 and head coach Greg Gibson joined the team two years later, starting a new era. Before that, Loimaa had established itself in the Finnish second division, finishing fifth in 2008-09, when it lost in the semifinal playoffs against Gibson-coached Karhut Kauhajoen; and seventh in 2009-10. Once Gibson came aboard, things started to roll for Loimaa. With J'son Stamper as its best player and other stars like Maurice Horton, Jani Kivinen and Janne Kinnunen, Loimaa finished the regular season in third place at 15-6, downed Jyvaskylä in the semis and won a thrilling, best-of-five finals series against Lapua that went to the wire. Loimaa bested Lapua 70-58 in Game 5 behind 20 points from Horton to gain promotion to the Finnish elite. Nilan, a heating and air conditioner company, became the main sponsor in 2011, and the club changed its name to Nilan Bisons Loimaa. The investment paid off right away, as it won the Finnish League title in 2011-12. Loimaa finished the regular season with a 28-12 record and knocked off Salon Vilpas and Torpan Pojat Helsinki in the playoffs to reach the title series against Joensuun Kataja. Led by Martin Zeno and Jeb Ivey, Loimaa won its first Finnish League title on May 9, 2012, downing Kataja 83-66 in Game 4 of the finals. Loimaa did even better last season, as it managed to successfully defend the Finnish League title, defeating KTP-Basket Kotka in a thrilling best-of-five series. It all came down to Game 5, in which Loimaa prevailed 85-67 behind 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists from an unstoppable Zeno. Loimaa also made it to the Finnish League Cup final, but lost against Tampereen Pyrintö. After dominating Finnish basketball for two years, Loimaa faces a new, groundbreaking challenge - showing what it is capable of in the Eurocup.
Average Records - All seasons
Category Season Value
Index Rating 2013-14 74.20
Points 2013-14 75.00
Total Rebounds 2013-14 30.30
Assists 2013-14 14.60
Steals 2013-14 7.40
Blocks 2013-14 1.70
2-pointers made 2013-14 21.40
3-pointers made 2013-14 7.10
Free throws made 2013-14 10.90
Single Game Records
Category Season Value Opponent Date
Index Rating 2013-14 113 Spartak Saint Petersburg 11 Dec. 2013
Points 2013-14 93 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
Total Rebounds 2013-14 40 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
Assists 2013-14 23 Neptunas Klaipeda 20 Nov. 2013
Steals 2013-14 11 Spartak Saint Petersburg 06 Nov. 2013
Blocks 2013-14 3 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
2-pointers made 2013-14 31 Spartak Saint Petersburg 11 Dec. 2013
3-pointers made 2013-14 12 Spartak Saint Petersburg 06 Nov. 2013
Free throws made 2013-14 20 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
Player Highs
Category Season Player Value Opponent Date
Index Rating 2013-14 ROBINSON, FRANK 34 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
Points 2013-14 ROBINSON, FRANK 28 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
Total Rebounds 2013-14 ROBINSON, FRANK 12 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
Assists 2013-14 KEYS, BILLY 9 Spartak Saint Petersburg 11 Dec. 2013
Steals 2013-14 ROBINSON, FRANK 4 Spartak Saint Petersburg 06 Nov. 2013
Blocks 2013-14 ROBINSON, FRANK 1 Panionios Athens 18 Dec. 2013
2-pointers made 2013-14 WILLIAMSON, JOHN 13 Radnicki Kragujevac 27 Nov. 2013
3-pointers made 2013-14 KOIVISTO, MIKKO 5 Radnicki Kragujevac 27 Nov. 2013
Free throws made 2013-14 WILLIAMSON, JOHN 8 Spartak Saint Petersburg 11 Dec. 2013
# Player Pos. H.
4 NIKKARINEN, ANTTO G 1.85
6 NUUTINEN, MATTI F 2.00
7 ROBINSON, FRANK F 1.93
10 LINDBOM, CARL F 2.06
11 KOTTI, TUUKKA F 2.05
15 PEHKONEN, ILPO G 1.81
20 KOIVISTO, MIKKO G 1.94
23 MAKALAINEN, VILLE F 1.94
25 KEYS, BILLY G 1.88
33 DJEEN, LIAM G 1.87
45 WILLIAMSON, JOHN F 2.00
50 SAMPSON, RALPH C 2.10
Head coach: GIBSON, GREGORY
Club Address:
32201 Loimaa, Finland
Arena:
HELSINKI ICE HALL