Antti Kanervo (born 12 April 1989) is a Finnish professional

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player for the

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of the Finnish

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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

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in the Finnish top-tier

. 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

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of the

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. In August 2018, Kanervo signed with

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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 in the team's 84–68 victory against

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in the Cup finals. During the regular season, Kanervo averaged 17.5 points per game, helping Stjarnan post the best record in the league and a home court advantage through the playoffs. On 29 March 2019, Kanervo was hit by coins thrown by a fan in

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in the closing seconds of Stjarnan's playoffs victory against UMF Grindavík. He helped Stjarnan reach the semi-finals in the playoffs where they unexpectedly lost to 7th seeded ÍR. In 9 playoffs games, Kanervo averaged 15.7 points per game while making 39 percent of his three-point shots. On 22 July 2019, Kanervo returned to

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signing with

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for the 2019–20 season. In 2023, he helped the Seagulls win the Finnish Championship. In July 2023, Kanervo returned to Iceland and signed back with Stjarnan. He averaged 15.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and shot 43.5% from the field

National team career

Kanervo debuted with the

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in 2010.

Awards, titles and achievements

Titles

* Icelandic Cup: **2019 *

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(2): ** 2011, 2012

Awards

*Finnish D1 MVP: **2008

References

External links

Icelandic statistics
at kki.is
Profile
at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanervo, Antti 1989 births Living people Finnish expatriate basketball people in Iceland Finnish men's basketball players Helsinki Seagulls players Shooting guards Antti Kanervo Antti Kanervo People from Äänekoski Sportspeople from Central Finland Finnish expatriate basketball people in France Kauhajoen Karhu players BC Nokia players Chorale Roanne Basket players Kouvot players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen