Tuomas Iisalo
| Crailsheim Merlins | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 July 1982 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2000–2014 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2000–2003 | Kouvot |
| 2003–2006 | Espoon Honka |
| 2006–2009 | Kouvot |
| 2009–2011 | Espoon Honka |
| 2011–2012 | Torpan Pojat |
| 2012–2014 | Espoon Honka |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2015 | Tapiolan Honka |
| 2015–present | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2014 | Finland U-20 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Tuomas Iisalo (born 29 July 1982) is a Finnish retired basketball player and current coach. He currently is the head coach of Crailsheim Merlins. 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 promoted from the ProA to the Basketball Bundesliga.[3]
In the 2017–18 season, Crailsheim promoted to the BBL once again as the season's runners-up.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Crailsheim Merlins - Herzlich Willkommen, Tuomas Iisalo!" (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ 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
- ^ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-04-14), "Tuomas Iisalo bleibt Headcoach der Merlins", swp.de (in German), retrieved 2017-03-13
- ^ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | RASTA Vechta ist ProA Meister 17/18 – neuer Außenauftritt der 2. Liga ab Juli 2018" (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | Aufstieg für Vechta & Crailsheim" (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.