HBA-Märsky is a Finnish

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club, administrated by the Helsinki Basketball Academy. Their home arena is in URHEA Campus in Mäkelänrinne,

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, Helsinki, which also serves as the National Olympic Training Center.

Helsinki Basketball Academy

Helsinki Basketball Academy is a joint program of the

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and

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-based schools (''Mäkelänrinne Sports High School''; nicknamed Märsky) and (''PHYK''). PHYK operates with teens aged 13–15 where they advance to Märsky high school program. In 2022, a new training center was opened in Pirkkola Sports Park,

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, Helsinki, which is located near the PHYK school of

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. The HBA program was created in 2011, with a strong influence by

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, and started in 2012. The aim of the program is to develop young Finnish talented basketball players aged 13–19 to an international level for Finnish national teams, by providing year round professional coaching and education. HBA-Märsky has teams for both boys/men and girls/women.Susijengistä hurja fakta – ”Maailmankin mittakaavassa poikkeuksellinen”

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, 23 August 2023 The club's men's team competes in the Finnish second-tier

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and its women's team plays in top-tier

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Notable coaches

Coaches who work or have worked for the HBA-Märsky teams.

Notable former players

Men's team

Women's team

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:HBA Märsky Basketball teams in Finland Basketball teams established in 2011

HBA-Märsky HBA-Märsky is a Finnish basketball club, administrated by the Helsinki Basketball Academy. Their home arena is in URHEA Campus in :fi:Mäkelänkatu, Mäkelänrinne, Vallila, Helsinki, which also serves as the National Olympic Training Center. He ...

2011 establishments in Finland