Korihait

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Korihait
Korihait logo.png
Leagues Korisliiga
Founded1898;126 years ago (1898)
HistoryUU
(1898-1994)
Korihait
(1994–present)
Arena Pohitullin Sports Hall
Capacity1,627 [1]
Location Uusikaupunki, Finland
Team colorsRed, White
  
Main sponsor Valmet Automotive
PresidentJohanna Kutila
Vice-president(s)Timo A. Järvinen
Team managerJouni Grönroos
Head coach Darko Mihajlovic
Championships1 Finnish Title
2 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers2 (12, 15)
Website www.korihait.fi

Korihait (English: Basket Sharks) is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga Finnish Championship (1990) and two Finnish Cups (1986, 1988). In 1994 UU had financial problems and entered bankruptcy. Korihait then took UU's place in the league.

Contents

The club play at Pohitullin Sports Hall, which has also hosted the Finland men's national handball team.

Players

Korihait roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
CG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Blondin, Trevor
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Benson, Casey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)
SG 3 Flag of Finland.svg Eerikinharju, Elias 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb)
SF 4 Flag of Finland.svg Wahlbäck, Eemil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)80 kg (176 lb)
SF 5 Flag of Finland.svg Lahdensuu, Elias 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)
SG 10 Flag of the United States.svg Cook, Anton 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)
F 11 Flag of Finland.svg Marttinen, Miikka 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)
SF 14 Flag of Finland.svg Heinonen, Vesa 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (198 lb)
PG 20 Flag of Finland.svg Kotavuo, Johan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)
F/C 21 Flag of the United States.svg Meikle, Luke 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)95 kg (209 lb)
SG 23 Flag of Finland.svg Leino, Valtteri 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)
SF 24 Flag of Finland.svg Lehtonen, Tommi 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (176 lb)
F/C 34 Flag of Finland.svg Ventoniemi, Henri 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)100 kg (220 lb)
F 50 Flag of Finland.svg Haikonen, Aku 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)93 kg (205 lb)
C 54 Flag of the United States.svg Berry, Andre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)125 kg (276 lb)
Head coach
  • Flag of Finland.svg Jarno Nikula
Team manager
  • Tero Kutila

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: October 13, 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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References

  1. Areena Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Korihait. (in Finnish)