Helsinki Seagulls

Helsinki Seagulls
Nickname Gulls
Leagues Korisliiga
Founded 2013 (2013)
History Helsinki Seagulls
(2013–present)
Arena Töölö Sports Hall
Capacity 2,000
Location Helsinki, Finland
Team colors Navy, Gold, Black
              
Head coach Mikko Larkas
Ownership Janne Kulvik
Sinikka Kulvik
Sami Hedberg
Website www.helsinkiseagulls.net
Uniforms

Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club is playing in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland, since 2014.

History

The team was established in 2013 and it acquired its place on the second level of Finnish basketball in Division I A after the dissolution of the Torpan Pojat men's team. The license of Torpan Pojat was then transferred to the Gulls, along with the remaining players.[1][2]

The Seagulls opened their 2013-2014 season in the Division I A with winning 10 matches in a row. The team won a total of 25 of their 28 regular season games placing first in their division with Josh Gonner leading their offense with an impressive 20.5 points per game. Seagulls earned the promotion to Korisliiga after dismissing first Tampereen Pyrintö II and then BC Nokia in the division playoffs.[3]

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Finnish Cup European competitions
2013–14 2 First Division A 1st
2014–15 1 Korisliiga 8th
2015–16 1 Korisliiga 4th
2016–17 1 Korisliiga 3rd
2017–18 1 Korisliiga 3rd

Players

Current roster

Helsinki Seagulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 2 Finland Vaenerberg, Alex 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 3 United States Jermaine Marshall
PG 6 United States Derek Jackson
F 8 Finland Heinonen, Timo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
SG 9 Finland Antti Kanervo
G 10 United States Remy Abell
PF 11 Finland Tuukka Kotti
F 13 United States Kayel Locke
PG 20 United States Mike Caffey
F 23 Finland Eboreime, Jyri 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PG 25 United States Melsahn Basabe
PG 30 Finland Sakari Laakso
F 33 Finland Niskanen, Antti 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 47 Finland Waxlax, Ricky 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
Head coach

Finland Mikko Larkas

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 16 February 2018

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team.

References

  1. ↑ "ToPo jäi ilman liigalisenssiä" Iltasanomat, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (in Finnish)
  2. ↑ "Nostaako tämä seura Helsingin takaisin Korisliigaan?" Iltasanomat, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (in Finnish)
  3. ↑ "Seagulls otti ratkaisevan voiton Nokialla - helsinkiläiset palaavat Korisliigaan" YLE, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (in Finnish)
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