Tuomas Iisalo

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Tuomas Iisalo
Telekom Baskets Bonn
PositionHead coach
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 39)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Listed height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
Playing career2000–2014
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2003Kouvot
2003–2006Espoon Honka
2006–2009Kouvot
2009–2011Espoon Honka
2011–2012Torpan Pojat
2012–2014Espoon Honka
As coach:
2014–2015Tapiolan Honka
2016–2021Crailsheim Merlins
2014Finland U-20
2021–presentTelekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Tuomas Iisalo (born 29 July 1982) is a Finnish basketball coach and former player. He currently is the head coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Iisalo played as shooting guard during his playing career. He also played for the Finnish national basketball team.

Coaching career[]

After the end of his playing career he was appointed as head coach of Tapiolan Honka and was an assistant with Finland U15.[1] In March 2016, he signed with Crailsheim Merlins.[2] With the team, he won promotion from the ProA to the Basketball Bundesliga.[3]

In the 2017–18 season, Crailsheim was promoted to the Bundesliga once again as the ProA season's runners-up.[4][5] Iisalo managed to establish the club in the Bundesliga and in 2020-21 guided the Merlins to their first ever Bundesliga playoff berth.[6] In May 2021, he inked a two-year deal with fellow Bundesliga side Telekom Baskets Bonn.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Crailsheim Merlins - Herzlich Willkommen, Tuomas Iisalo!" (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ^ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-03-15), "Ingo Enskat über sein Aus und den neuen Merlins-Coach", SWP.de (in German), retrieved 2017-03-13
  3. ^ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-04-14), "Tuomas Iisalo bleibt Headcoach der Merlins", SWP.de (in German), retrieved 2017-03-13
  4. ^ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | RASTA Vechta ist ProA Meister 17/18 – neuer Außenauftritt der 2. Liga ab Juli 2018" (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | Aufstieg für Vechta & Crailsheim" (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ^ "HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim - Historisch! HAKRO Merlins schlagen Bonn und qualifizieren sich erstmals in der Vereinsgeschichte für die Playoffs! Freitag kommt der MBC". hakro-merlins.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  7. ^ "Tuomas Iisalo ist der neue #HEARTBERG-Dirigent". www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
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