Touko Tainamo

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Touko Tainamo
Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Position Power forward
League Mountain West
Personal information
Born (2001-01-06) January 6, 2001 (age 23)
Helsinki, Finland
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy,
(Helsinki, Finland)
College Denver (2021–2024)
Wyoming (2024–present)
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Munkkiniemen Kisapojat
2018–2020 HBA-Märsky

Touko Tainamo (born 6 January 2001) is a Finnish college basketball player who plays for Wyoming Cowboys in Mountain West Conference. [1] [2] [3]

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College career

In December 2023 while playing with Denver Pioneers, Tainamo grabbed a Denver's record-tying 20 rebounds in a game. [4]

National team career

Tainamo has played for Finland U18 at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship and at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship. [5] He also represented Finland at the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023, [6] [7] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.

He has played one game with the Finland national basketball team in 2020.

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 Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Denver 322322.7.578.353.5815.1.5.4.67.4
2022–23 Denver 322527.8.524.417.6926.4.9.5.410.6
2023–24 Denver 343429.5.467.343.7287.7.6.4.615.2
Career988226.7.508.360.6966.4.7.5.511.2

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