Antti Kanervo

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Antti Kanervo
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No. 18–BC Nokia
Position Shooting guard
League Korisliiga
Personal information
Born (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 35)
Äänekoski, Finland
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2007 Äänekosken Huima
2007–2008 BC Jyväskylä
2008–2010 Kouvot
2010–2014 Joensuun Kataja
2014–2016 Kauhajoen Karhu
2016–2017 Chorale Roanne Basket
2017–2018 Helsinki Seagulls
2018–2019 Stjarnan
2019–2023Helsinki Seagulls
2023–2024Stjarnan
2024–present BC Nokia
Career highlights and awards

Antti Kanervo (born 12 April 1989) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the BC Nokia of the Finnish Korisliiga.

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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. [1] For the 2008–2009 season, Kanervo signed a two-year contract with Kouvot in the Finnish top-tier Korisliiga. [2] 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. [3]

In June 2016, Kanervo signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro B. [4]

In August 2018, Kanervo signed with Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. [5] On 13 December 2018, he scored a season high 40 points in Stjarnan victory against UMF Grindavík. [6] On 16 February 2019, he helped Stjarnan win the Icelandic Cup, scoring 11 points in the team's 84–68 victory against Njarðvík in the Cup finals. [7] 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. [8]

On 29 March 2019, Kanervo was hit by coins thrown by a fan in Grindavík in the closing seconds of Stjarnan's playoffs victory against UMF Grindavík. [9]

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 Finland signing with Helsinki Seagulls for the 2019–20 season. [10] In 2023, he helped the Seagulls win the Finnish Championship. [11]

In July 2023, Kanervo returned to Iceland and signed back with Stjarnan. [11]

National team career

Kanervo debuted with the Finnish national basketball team in 2010. [3]

Awards, titles and achievements

Titles

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Kouvot kaappasi nuorten maajoukkuemies Kanervon". Basket.fi (in Finnish). 6 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Joni Malkamäki (5 May 2008). "BC Jyväskylän Kanervo valitsi Kouvolan". ksml.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 Terho Vuorinen (21 September 2010). "Päällikön aika" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "Antti Kanervo (ex Kauhajoki) agreed terms with Roanne". Eurobasket.com . 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (16 August 2018). "Stjarnan fær öflugan liðsstyrk". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Bjarni Þórarinn Hallfreðsson (15 December 2018). "Körfuboltakvöld: Kennslumyndband um hvernig á að skjóta fyrir unga leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Kristján Jónsson (16 February 2019). "Stjarnan Bikarmeistari í fjórða sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Stóra markmiðið að verða Íslandsmeistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 March 2019). "Hiti í Grindavík: Klinki kastað inn á völlinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "ANTTI KANERVO PALAA SEAGULLSIIN!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 22 July 2019.
  11. 1 2 Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 July 2023). "Kanervo endurnýjar kynnin við Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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