Korihait | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Korisliiga |
Personal information | |
Born | Helsinki, Finland | 30 June 2000
Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy (Helsinki, Finland) |
College | Bradley (2019–2023) |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Helsingin NMKY |
2017–2019 | HBA-Märsky |
2023 | Haukar |
2023–2024 | Álftanes |
2024–2025 | CD Póvoa |
2025–present | Korihait |
Ville Tahvanainen (born 30 June 2000), is a Finnish professional basketball player for Korihait in the Korisliiga.
Tahvanainen started his career with NMKY Helsinki and HBA-Märsky, before moving to the United States to start college in Bradley in 2019. [1] [2]
After a season in Iceland as a professional with Haukar and Álftanes, [3] Tahvanainen signed with CD Póvoa in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol in September 2024. [4]
In September 2025, Tahvanainen returned to Finland and signed with Korisliiga team Korihait. [5]
Tahvanainen debuted in the Finland national basketball team in 2018 at the age of 18. [6] [7]
His father Mika-Matti Tahvanainen is a former professional basketball player who represented Finland national team in 54 games, and his brother Joonas is also a former player who played also for HBA-Märsky and college basketball in the United States.
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Bradley | 33 | 2 | 20.0 | .466 | .391 | .846 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .2 | .0 | 6.6 |
2020–21 | Bradley | 27 | 17 | 28.0 | .422 | .338 | .818 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .6 | 0 | 8.6 |
2021–22 | Bradley | 28 | 12 | 22.8 | .357 | .362 | .913 | 2.5 | .8 | .6 | .2 | 7.1 |
2022–23 | Bradley | 34 | 3 | 22.2 | .444 | .368 | .826 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 6.7 |
Career | 122 | 34 | 23.0 | .421 | .363 | .851 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 7.2 |