LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional

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club that is based in

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History

The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the

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in 2011. The team won the

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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

. Its

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home games are played in Loimaa and at the

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Trophies

**Champions (2): 2011–12,

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***Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Current roster

Notable players

Season by season

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
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