Joensuun Kataja Rosters

2023-2024 Joensuun Kataja Roster

# Player Pos Height Weight Age Birth City NBA Draft Status Nationality
18 Robin Danes SF 6-6 198 22 N/A 2023 NBA Draft, Undrafted Finland
20 Vatangoe Donzo F 6-7 210 24 Philadelphia (PA) 2024 NBA Draft Eligible United States
12 Amanze Egekeze F 6-8 220 28 Lake In The Hills (IL) 2018 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Nigeria
4 Tuomas Hirvonen PG 5-11 143 27 Tuovila 2018 NBA Draft, Undrafted Finland
- Ville Karhu G 5-9 - 20 N/A 2026 NBA Draft Eligible Finland
21 Teemu Knihtinen PF 6-5 192 25 Kuusankoski 2020 NBA Draft, Undrafted Finland
10 Sebastian Lindberg G 6-4 165 21 N/A 2024 NBA Draft Eligible Finland
- Elijah Lufile FC 6-7 280 26 Toronto 2023 NBA Draft, Undrafted Canada
- Richaud Pack G 6-3 183 31 Bloomfield Hills (MI) 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
45 Henri Permanto F 6-6 194 22 Helsinki 2023 NBA Draft, Undrafted Finland
- Aale Pontinen F 6-4 - - N/A 2025 NBA Draft Eligible Finland
8 Otso Purmonen G 6-1 - 17 N/A 2028 NBA Draft Eligible Finland
1 Nike Sibande G 6-4 185 24 Indianapolis (IN) 2023 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Grant Singleton G 6-0 165 23 Sumter (SC) 2023 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Devin Thomas F 6-9 248 29 Harrisburg (PA) 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Thomas Tumba PF 6-6 218 22 Kinshasa 2023 NBA Draft, Undrafted Democratic Republic of the Congo
Finland

2023-2024 Joensuun Kataja Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Hirvonen R. Pack S. Lindberg A. Egekeze E. Lufile
Rotation G. Singleton   H. Permanto T. Tumba  
Lim PT V. Karhu   A. Pontinen T. Knihtinen  

Recent Joensuun Kataja History

Season League Record Placement
2023-2024 FIBA Europe Cup 1-5 33rd
2023-2024 FIBA Europe Cup - Qualification 1-1 N/A
2023-2024 Finnish Korisliiga 17-14 N/A
2022-2023 FIBA Europe Cup - Qualification 0-1 N/A
2022-2023 Finnish Korisliiga 20-22 3rd
2021-2022 Finnish Korisliiga 19-24 4th
2020-2021 FIBA Europe Cup - Qualification - N/A
2020-2021 Finnish Korisliiga 11-16 6th
2019-2020 FIBA Europe Cup 2-4 25th
2019-2020 FIBA Europe Cup - Qualification 1-1 N/A
2019-2020 Finnish Korisliiga 17-19 7th
2018-2019 FIBA Europe Cup 5-7 18th
2018-2019 FIBA Europe Cup - Qualification 3-1 N/A
2018-2019 Finnish Korisliiga 25-19 5th
2017-2018 Basketball Champions League - Qualification 1-2 N/A
2017-2018 FIBA Europe Cup 4-8 22nd
2017-2018 Finnish Korisliiga 22-21 7th
2016-2017 Basketball Champions League - Qualification 1-1 N/A
2016-2017 Basketball Champions League Europe 6-8 27th
2016-2017 FIBA Europe Cup 0-2 12th
2016-2017 Finnish Korisliiga 36-15 1st
2015-2016 FIBA Europe Cup 5-7 31st
2015-2016 Finnish Korisliiga 30-10 7th
2014-2015 Eurochallenge 0-6 32nd
2014-2015 Finnish Korisliiga 36-19 1st
2013-2014 Eurochallenge 2-4 23rd
2013-2014 Finnish Korisliiga 39-18 2nd
2012-2013 Eurochallenge 6-8 7th
2012-2013 Eurochallenge - Qualification 2-0 N/A
2012-2013 Finnish Korisliiga 40-13 3rd
2011-2012 Finnish Korisliiga 38-13 N/A

2023-2024 Joensuun Kataja Front Office

Staff Member Position
Petri Virtanen Head Coach
Teemu Turunen Assistant Coach