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Kouvot Players
Kouvot is a Finnish professional basketball team based in Kouvola. Founded in 1964, the team plays in the Korisliiga and has won the national championship four times: in 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2016. The team plays at the Mansikka-ahon urheiluhalli. Trophies *Korisliiga :Champions (4): 1994–95, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16 :''Runner-up (4):'' 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2018–19 :''Bronze (1):'' 2009–10 *Finnish Cup :Winners (1): 1997–98 :''Runner-up (4):'' 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07 *First Division :Winners(1): 1992–93 Logos Kouvot logo.png, Logo used last in the 2014–15 season, when the logo was modernized to the current logo Players Current roster Notable players * Antti Kanervo * Henri Kantonen * Alexander Madsen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga. Logos Korisliiga logo.png, The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season Teams Current teams From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline Title holders * 1938–39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat * 1939–40 Eir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Madsen
Alexander Thor Bjerregård Madsen (born 26 January 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for Força Lleida of the Liga ACB, and for the Finland national team. Club career In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from 2012–2016.Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä" JONAS KUISMA (), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021. He later played for of the |
Ricky Lindo
Ricardo Lindo Jr. (born September 26, 2000) is an American-Panamanian basketball player who plays the Forward (basketball), forward position for Ironi Nes Ziona in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland and George Washington University. In 2023–24, he played for Kouvot in the Finnish Korisliiga. He has also played for the Panama men's national basketball team, Panama national basketball team. Early and personal life Lindo is the son of Ricardo and Erika Lindo who were Panamanian by birth, and has two brothers, Erik and Toby."Ricky Lindo Jr.," George Washington Sports. His hometown is Washington, DC. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deshon Taylor
Deshon Davion Taylor (born March 17, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for KTP Basket of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the UMKC Kangaroos and Fresno State Bulldogs. High school career Taylor was born in Los Angeles, California, to Desha Taylor and Terri Bailey. He played at John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and helped lead his team to four consecutive league titles. As a senior, Taylor averaged 24.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.6 steals a game while earning conference MVP, first-team all-state and all-county honors. He was recruited by Hawaii, UC Riverside and Portland State, but committed to play for the UMKC Kangaroos. College career UMKC As a freshman at the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2014–15, Taylor started 10 of his 33 games. He averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game. At the season's end, he elected to transfer from the program. Fresno State Taylor chose to tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Conley
Jason Conley (born July 21, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard and small forward, Conley is best known for being the first freshman to ever lead NCAA Division I in scoring. Early life Jason Conley was born in San Antonio, Texas, and attended Montrose Christian School in Rockville, a perennial national high school basketball power that has sent many players to the Division I and professional levels. He did not catch many college basketball recruiters' attention, but Virginia Military Institute, a small Division I university located in Lexington, Virginia offered him a scholarship. College VMI Conley is dyslexic and failed to attain the minimum SAT entrance exam score to be eligible to play college basketball right after high school. To try to help him qualify, he spent one year at a postgraduate school called Millersburg (Ky.) Military Institute, but Conley still fell short of his SAT requirement. As a partial qualifier, he sat out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Scott
Elizjah Johnson Scott (born April 19, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for MBK Handlová of the Slovak Basketball League (SBL). He played college basketball for the Loyola Marymount Lions of the West Coast Conference (WCC). High school career Scott attended Upland High School in Upland, California before transferring to Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California for his sophomore season. He was ruled ineligible for his first year by the CIF Southern Section. As a junior, he started alongside Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, LiAngelo Ball and Onyeka Okongwu, helping Chino Hills achieve a 35–0 record and win the CIF Open Division state title. He averaged 19.4 points, 15 rebounds and five assists per game as senior. He committed to playing college basketball for Loyola Marymount over offers from UC Riverside, UC Irvine and Utah State. College career As a freshman at Loyola Marymount, Scott averaged 12.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He set t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon Van Oostrum
Devon Doekele van Oostrum (born January 24, 1993) is a British-Dutch professional basketball player for the RANS Simba Bogor of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He has represented the Great Britain men's national basketball team. Professional career After attending King Edward VII School in Sheffield, van Oostrum started his basketball career with British basketball league club Sheffield Sharks in 2008. In May 2009, van Oostrum moved to Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral, who loaned him to the reserve team Euskotren Fundación Baskonia, of the fifth tier of the Spanish basketball league. In 2011, after playing in the 2011 Eurobasket tournament, he was loaned to Bàsquet Tarragona 2017, team of the Spanish second-tier league LEB Oro. After winning the LEB relegation playoffs, van Oostrum was called by Caja Laboral to join the roster for the 2012 ACB Playoffs. In the summer of 2012, Baskonia sent him on loan to the LEB Oro team Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad. In Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Toijala
Jukka Toijala (born 9 May 1972) is a Finnish professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently working as the assistant coach of the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan's B.League. Previously he worked as the head coach of the Estonia national team during 2019–2024. Coaching career Kouvot After announcing his retirement from playing career, Toijala stayed in Kouvola with Kouvot and was named the head coach of the team in March 2006, after Risto Piipari. Kataja Basket In 2010, Toijala decided to stay in Finland and signed a deal with Finnish team Kataja Basket. He departed the club in 2016. Steaua Bucaresti Toijala worked as the head coach of Steaua București in the Romanian first league from 2016 until 2018. Toijala led Steaua to the finals of the Romanian league twice, eventually falling short on both occasions. Due to political turmoil inside the club, Toijala was released in October 2018. The club later sued Toijala and four players under contract to the court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilari Seppälä
Ilari Seppälä (born 27 March 1993) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for Hungarian club Kecskeméti TE, and the Finland national basketball team. Professional career Born in Lapua, Seppälä played in youth teams of local Korikobrat, and started his professional career with Kouvot in Korisliiga in 2009. After a stint with Bisons Loimaa, where they also competed in VTB United League, Seppälä returned to Kouvot in 2016 and won the Finnish championship there. Next season he joined Kataja and repeated as Finnish champion. He also played with Kataja in Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup. In 2019, he joined Aix Maurienne in French LNB Pro B, and averaged nearly 15 points per game in his second year with the team. During the 2021–22 season, Seppälä played for Argeș Pitești in Romanian Liga Națională, averaging 10.3 points and 4.8 assists per game. In 2022, he returned to France and joined Saint-Chamond in Pro B, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Kantonen
Henri Mikael Kantonen (born 20 August 1997) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for Korisliiga team Helsinki Seagulls, and the Finland national team. Kantonen started playing basketball in a youth team of Torpan Pojat. Professional career Kantonen has won two Finnish championship titles with Kauhajoki Karhu Basket in 2018 and 2022, during his two stints with the club. He was awarded the Korisliiga Most Improved Player in 2018. In 2019, Kantonen also won the Finnish Cup with Salon Vilpas. During the 2020–21 season, Kantonen played for Aix Maurienne in French LNB Pro B, In September 2023, Kantonen signed with Mažeikiai in Lithuanian Betsafe LKL. On 23 February 2024, he suffered a season-ending injury. In January 2025, he returned to Finland and joined Helsinki Seagulls. They went on to win the Finnish championship title. National team Kantonen has played 15 youth international games with Finland U20. Since 2018, he has been part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouvola
Kouvola () is a city in Finland and the administrative capital of Kymenlaakso. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country. The population of Kouvola is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the 17th most populous urban area in the country. Kouvola is located along the Kymijoki River in the region of Kymenlaakso, kilometers east of Lahti, west of Lappeenranta and northeast of the capital, Helsinki. With Kotka, Kouvola is one of the capital centers and is the largest city in the Kymenlaakso region. The urban area of Kouvola in the city centre itself is home to about 47,000 people. The city covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Kouvola is bordered by the municipalities of Hamina, Heinola, Iitti, Kotka, Lapinjärvi, Loviisa, Luumäki, Miehikkälä, Mäntyharju, Pyhtää and Savitaipale. Kouvola has over 450 lakes and, together with Mäntyharju, the Kouvola area includes the Repovesi National Park. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Kanervo
Antti Kanervo (born 12 April 1989) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the BC Nokia of the Finnish Korisliiga. Playing career Professional career Kanervo started his career at Huima in Äänekoski. He moved to BC Jyväskylä in spring 2007 and hit himself in the following season. In the last match of the season, he scored 64 points and earned 21.1 points throughout the season. For the 2008–2009 season, Kanervo signed a two-year contract with Kouvot in the Finnish top-tier Korisliiga. He played two season for the club and won the bronze medal in 2010. Kanervo moved with coach Jukka Toijala after Joensuu's junior season 2009–2010. In June 2016, Kanervo signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro B. In August 2018, Kanervo signed with Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. On 13 December 2018, he scored a season high 40 points in Stjarnan victory against UMF Grindavík. On 16 February 2019, he helped Stjarnan win the Icelandic Cup, scoring 11 points i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
