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.

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.

Honours

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

Notable players
• 🇨🇦 Ryan Bell

• Luka Pavićević

• 🇫🇮 Shawn Huff

• 🇫🇮 Petteri Koponen

• 🇫🇮 Tuukka Kotti

• 🇫🇮 Kimmo Muurinen

• 🇫🇮 Sasu Salin

• 🇫🇮 Aki Ulander

• 🇫🇮 Jamar Wilson

Head coaches

 * 🇨🇦 Gordon Herbert
 * 🇲🇪 Mihailo Pavićević