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.

Tuomas Iisalo

2019 as head coach of Merlins Crailsheim
Telekom Baskets Bonn
Position	Head coach
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	(1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 40) 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
2016–2021	Crailsheim Merlins
2014	Finland U-20
2021–present	Telekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards
As player: Finnish Cup champion (2009)

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]

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