Lahti Basketball is a Finnish basketball club based in Lahti. It plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier league in Finland. A phoenix club, the club was established in 2015 as a successor of Namika Lahti.[1] Martin Mustonen and Kari Härkönen, also active with Namika, founded the club in August. Finnish international Vesa Mäkäläinen transferred from Namika to the new club.
| Lahti Basketball | |||
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| Leagues | Korisliiga | ||
| Founded | August 2015 | ||
| Arena | Lahti Energia Arena | ||
| Location | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Head coach | Kristian Palotie | ||
| Team captain | Erik Sajantila | ||
| Website | lahtibasketball | ||
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In the 2018–19 season, Lahti Basketball promoted to the Finnish first tier Korisliiga.
Former coaches
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References
edit- ^ "Uusi koripalloseura Lahteen – Lahti Basketball aloittaa alasarjassa". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 12 December 2019.