# 2014–15 Korisliiga season

The 2014–15 season was the 75th season of the Korisliiga, the highest professional basketball tier in Finland. The league champion qualified for the 2015–16 Eurocup regular season. Kataja won its first title in franchise history.

## Teams

Eleven teams participated in the Korisliiga this season. Lappeenrannan NMKY left the league because of its poor economic situation.

### Budgets

| Team | Budgets | Change from last year |
| Bisons Loimaa | 820,000 € | – 30,000 € |
| Joensuun Kataja | 675,000 € | –50,000 € |
| Helsinki Seagulls | 630,000 € | Second division |
| Kouvot | 520,000 € | + 135,000 € |
| Kauhajoen Karhu | 520,000 € | - 65,000 € |
| KTP | 500,000 € | - 50,000 € |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 404,000 € | + 75,000 € |
| Tapiolan Honka | 396,000 € | + 29,000 € |
| Namika Lahti | 385,000 € | + 55,000 € |
| Salon Vilpas | 350,000 € | ± 0 € |
| Korikobrat | 300,000 € | - 10,000 € |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | KTP | 40 | 29 | 11 | 3302 | 3207 | +95 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 2 | Kataja | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3472 | 3192 | +280 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 3 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3402 | 3212 | +190 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 4 | Bisons Loimaa | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3180 | 3102 | +78 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 5 | Kouvot | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3306 | 3175 | +131 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 6 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 40 | 20 | 20 | 3201 | 3116 | +85 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 7 | Namika Lahti | 40 | 17 | 23 | 2944 | 3012 | −68 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 8 | Helsinki Seagulls | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3082 | 3087 | −5 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 9 | Korikobrat | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3131 | 3375 | −244 | |
| 10 | Salon Vilpas | 40 | 11 | 29 | 2977 | 3154 | −177 | |
| 11 | Tapiolan Honka | 40 | 10 | 30 | 3076 | 3441 | −365 | Relegation |

### Rounds 1-20

| Home \ Away | BIS | HEL | HON | KAT | KAU | KOR | KOU | KTP | LAH | SAL | TAM |
| Bisons Loimaa | | 87–71 | 80–69 | 62–90 | 74–69 | 79–74 | 93–79 | 76–81 | 75–82 | 94–89 | 76–71 |
| Helsinki Seagulls | 84–64 | | 91–67 | 90–85 | 67–72 | 69–60 | 74–79 | 81–84 | 86–88 | 86–83 | 76–73 |
| Tapiolan Honka | 57–91 | 95–87 | | 88–93 | 85–103 | 81–66 | 72–64 | 85–87 | 79–64 | 71–85 | 90–103 |
| Kataja Basket Club | 81–86 | 88–64 | 88–74 | | 77–89 | 85–73 | 87–78 | 89–100 | 87–80 | 84–68 | 92–76 |
| Kauhajoen Karhu | 97–91 | 92–87 | 94–79 | 90–88 | | 86–89 | 90–59 | 96–91 | 94–70 | 91–78 | 96–75 |
| Korikobrat | 73–84 | 71–92 | 88–84 | 80–81 | 63–76 | | 93–76 | 83–87 | 70–72 | 79–88 | 68–86 |
| Kouvot | 85–82 | 94–77 | 95–73 | 68–90 | 91–83 | 108–74 | | 76–88 | 83–77 | 76–75 | 89–80 |
| KTP-Basket | 77–76 | 84–81 | 73–74 | 97–95 | 98–95 | 97–84 | 90–77 | | 77–67 | 81–74 | 86–83 |
| Namika Lahti | 58–63 | 80–58 | 88–72 | 77–74 | 90–84 | 86–93 | 62–91 | 74–81 | | 80–55 | 77–63 |
| Salon Vilpas Vikings | 61–73 | 81–60 | 80–70 | 75–82 | 74–79 | 94–83 | 62–79 | 73–85 | 61–68 | | 72–52 |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 88–71 | 69–78 | 90–67 | 78–87 | 78–67 | 94–81 | 78–84 | 85–83 | 81–51 | 77–53 | |

### Rounds 21-40

| Home \ Away | BIS | HEL | HON | KAT | KAU | KOR | KOU | KTP | LAH | SAL | TAM |
| Bisons Loimaa | | 85–70 | 106–67 | 94–89 | 98–94 | 60–81 | 82–71 | 65–67 | 79–63 | 82–64 | 76–71 |
| Helsinki Seagulls | 89–71 | | 88–74 | 70–83 | 64–76 | 89–55 | 76–65 | 81–87 | 59–70 | 75–60 | 72–75 |
| Tapiolan Honka | 79–88 | 72–73 | | 99–87 | 79–90 | 79–88 | 78–74 | 87–96 | 53–62 | 80–103 | 77–106 |
| Kataja Basket Club | 95–83 | 87–78 | 97–78 | | 95–81 | 106–87 | 77–91 | 82–68 | 94–76 | 87–74 | 87–81 |
| Kauhajoen Karhu | 88–83 | 85–78 | 72–79 | 63–87 | | 88–83 | 104–61 | 90–71 | 85–59 | 86–83 | 95–82 |
| Korikobrat | 88–78 | 75–82 | 95–81 | 80–92 | 69–66 | | 92–78 | 77–74 | 86–72 | 87–85 | 84–88 |
| Kouvot | 85–66 | 85–66 | 92–68 | 97–84 | 85–87 | 97–66 | | 87–85 | 96–75 | 105–72 | 75–88 |
| KTP-Basket | 70–88 | 61–85 | 92–96 | 74–65 | 85–73 | 91–86 | 92–73 | | 68–67 | 98–81 | 62–79 |
| Namika Lahti | 76–46 | 82–70 | 58–76 | 78–84 | 95–98 | 84–57 | 93–84 | 73–83 | | 73–67 | 70–57 |
| Salon Vilpas Vikings | 75–81 | 67–83 | 86–88 | 55–82 | 78–82 | 92–75 | 52–91 | 67–69 | 77–57 | | 82–77 |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 84–91 | 76–75 | 78–74 | 93–89 | 94–56 | 88–85 | 81–83 | 81–82 | 66–80 | 76–75 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | KTP | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helsinki Seagulls | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helsinki Seagulls | 0 | 1 | KTP | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bisons Loimaa | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Bisons Loimaa | 3 | 4 | Bisons Loimaa | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Kouvot | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kouvot | 0 | | | | 4 | Bisons Loimaa | 2 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kataja | 3 |
| 3 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Kataja | 3 |
| 6 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 2 | 2 | Kataja | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 2 |
| 2 | Kataja | 3 | 3 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 2 | 1 | KTP | 1 |
| 7 | Namika Lahti | 2 | | | | 3 | Kauhajoen Karhu | 0 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Korisliiga MVP | Teemu Rannikko | Joensuun Kataja |
| Korisliiga MVP | Robert Arnold | Joensuun Kataja |
| Korisliiga Finals MVP | Teemu Rannikko | Joensuun Kataja |
| Coach of the Year | Pekka Salminen | Joensuun Kataja |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Petri Virtanen | Joensuun Kataja |
| Most Improved Player | Joonas Lehtoranta | KTP |
| Rookie of the Year | Marius van Andringa | Joensuun Kataja |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Vesa Mäkäläinen | Namika Lahti |