Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)

Pyrintö
Leagues Korisliiga
Founded 1941 (1941)
History Tampereen Pyrintö
(1941–present)
Arena Pyynikin Palloiluhalli
Location Tampere, Finland
Team colors White and Red
         
Head coach Sami Toiviainen
Championships 3 Finnish Championships
2 Finnish Cups
Website www.pyrinto.fi
Uniforms

Tampereen Pyrintö, more commonly referred to as shortly Pyrintö, is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball section of a club with the same name. Pyrintö's men's team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.

After 2010 Pyrintö has participated in the EuroChallenge and the Baltic Basketball League.

Achievements

Champions: 2010, 2011, 2014
Runner-up: 1958, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2016
Third–place: 2009
Champions: 1969, 2013
Runner-up: 2000, 2009, 2011
Fourth–place: 2014

Current roster

Damon Williams, Pyrintö all-time statistical leader in multiple categories.

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

Tampereen Pyrintö roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G/F 3 United States Kenneth Manigault 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 4 Finland Antero Lehto 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PG 9 Finland Lassi Kilpinen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 10 Finland Osku Heinonen 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F/C 21 Finland Petri Heinonen 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF Finland Ville Haapoja 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F Finland Justus Kilpinen 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG United States Jaylon Tate 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G United States Eron Harris 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F/C United States Kevin Johnson 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Head coach

Finland Sami Toiviainen

Assistant coach(es)

Finland Ilpo Rantanen
Finland Juri Heinämäki

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 21 September 2018

Retired numbers

All numbers are hangin in the rafters of the home arena, but current players can still play with them.

Tampereen Pyrintö retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
5FinlandArvo JantunenN/A1949–1966
7FinlandOlavi AhonenG1960–1970
7FinlandIsmo NiemiN/A1978–1987
8FinlandJarmo LaitinenN/AAs player: 1979–1989
As head coach: 1985–2008
8FinlandAntti NikkiläN/A1996–2014
15FinlandKalevi TuominenN/A1952–1963

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, 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 or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.[1]

Notes
◆ Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
◆ Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
◆ To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

Women's team

Pyrintö's women's team currently plays in Women's Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball for women in Finland, and has won eight Finnish titles and the Finnish Cup once. Among club's women's team, Pyrintö has retired the jersey of Seija Leino.

References

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