Lassi Nikkarinen (born 11 March 1997) is a Finnish professional

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player for Finnish

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 o ...

team

Helsinki Seagulls The Helsinki Seagulls are a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland. The Seagulls were founded in 2013 and made its debut in the Korisliiga in 2014, aft ...

National team career

Nikkarinen is a former youth international and has represented Finland U16, Finland U18 and Finland U20 national teams. He has played seven games with the

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Personal life

His second cousin is also basketball player in Korisliiga.Pikkuserkukset kohtasivat Korisliigassa – molemmat taistot BC Nokialle pienoisella erolla

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, 15 October 2019

Career statistics

College

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikkarinen, Lassi 1997 births Living people Finnish men's basketball players Point guards Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States Torpan Pojat players BC Nokia players HBA-Märsky players Helsinki Seagulls players Montana State Bobcats men's basketball players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen