Espoon Honka

Espoon Honka, also known as Honka Playboys, was a basketball club based in Espoo, Finland and it played in Korisliiga. The club was dissolved in 2011 due to financial difficulties.

Espoon Honka
Founded1975
Dissolved2011
HistoryEspoon Honka
(1975–2011)
Tapiolan Honka
(2011–present)
ArenaTapiolan Urheiluhalli
Capacity1,570
LocationEspoo, Finland
Championships7 Finnish Leagues
5 Finnish Cups
Petteri Koponen with Espoon Honka in 2007

History

Espoon Honka was founded in 1975 as a professional team apart from Tapiolan Honka, which worked as a feeder team and took responsibility for organizing youth teams and other activities. Espoon Honka played 16 seasons in the Korisliiga and won seven championship titles.

Espoon Honka didn't play in the 2011–12 season of Korisliiga due to financial problems and the whole team was then dissolved later that year. A new team was then founded under the name Tapiolan Honka.[1]

Honours

  • Korisliiga
    • Winners (7): 1974, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
  • Finnish Cup
    • Winners (5): 1973, 1974, 1975, 2001, 2009

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Head coaches

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References

  1. "Honkaa ei nähdä Korisliigassa 2011-2012". yle.fi/urheilu/ (in Finnish). YLE. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.


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