Teemu Rannikko

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Teemu Rannikko
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Rannikko with Finland, during EuroBasket 2017.
Vilpas Vikings
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League Korisliiga
Personal information
Born (1980-09-09) September 9, 1980 (age 44)
Turku, Finland
Listed height6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2002: undrafted
Playing career1996–2021
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As a player:
1996–2000 Piiloset
2000–2002 Reggiana
2002–2003 Roseto
2003–2005 VL Pesaro
2005–2007 Olimpija Ljubljana
2007–2009 Khimki
2009–2010 Granada
2010–2012 Varese
2012–2013Olimpija Ljubljana
2013–2017 Kataja
2017–2021 Vilpas Vikings
As a coach:
2021–present Vilpas Vikings (assistant coach)
2022–present Finland (assistant)
Career highlights

Teemu Rannikko (born September 9, 1980) is a Finnish former professional basketball player and currently working as an assistant coach of Finland national team. He is 1.89 m (6' 2 1⁄2") tall, and he weighs 88 kg (195 lbs.). He mainly played at the point guard position. At his peak, he was known as a good scorer and a steady defender.

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Professional career

Born in Turku, Finland, Rannikko made his breakthrough when he transferred to Scavoloni Pesaro, in 2004–05, and he made his EuroLeague debut that season. He had his most successful seasons over the next two years in Union Olimpija, where he was one of the key players for the team that played in the EuroLeague. In 2007–08, he moved to BC Khimki, where he played his first season as a sixth man successfully, but in the second season, an injury stopped Rannikko from breaking through, and he moved again after two years in Khimki. He spent the next three seasons in CB Granada and Pallacanestro Varese. On July 31, 2012, he returned to Union Olimpija, where he mostly played off the bench, so he later moved to his home club Kataja. [1]

In 2013, Rannikko returned to Finland, when he signed with Joensuun Kataja. In the 2014–15 season, Rannikko was named the Korisliiga MVP and Korisliiga Finals MVP, after he was a member of Kataja's first championship team in history.

In 2017, Kataja won the Korisliiga again, after beating Vilpas Vikings 4–2 in the league's finals, and Rannikko won his second Finals MVP award. [2]

National team career

Rannikko was a long-time member of the senior Finnish national basketball team. With Finland, he played at the 2011 EuroBasket, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and the 2017 EuroBasket. [3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2004–05 Scavolini Pesaro 19618.1.333.316.8641.31.21.1.04.34.3
2005–06 Union Olimpija 141431.4.445.364.8652.13.11.4.112.814.5
2006–07 Union Olimpija131131.4.395.368.8001.43.31.1.014.613.8
2012–13 Union Olimpija9017.5.231.235.9000.72.40.1.02.82.3
Career553124.6.388.344.8361.41.21.0.08.68.8

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2002–03 Roseto 101029.1.443.469.8241.21.91.6.111.312.1
2007–08 BC Khimki 8123.2.415.423.9001.22.21.0.010.112.0
2008–09 BC Khimki12015.7.429.400.9171.01.2.7.04.43.9
Career301122.1.4320.4380.8721.11.71.1.08.28.8

National team

TeamTournamentPos.GPPPGRPGAPG
Finland EuroBasket 2011 9th
8
6.0
2.5
4.5
EuroBasket 2013 9th
6
6.3
1.5
1.7
2014 FIBA World Cup 22nd
5
5.0
1.0
3.2
EuroBasket 2017 11th
6
4.2
0.2
2.2

References

  1. ↑ "Union Olimpija brings back Rannikko". Euroleague . Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja" (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  3. ↑ Teemu RANNIKKO (FIN).
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