Veikko Vainio

Veikko Vainio
Personal information
Born (1948-04-01) 1 April 1948
Kotka, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College BYU Cougars
Playing career 1964–1974
Position Center
Career history
1964–1967 KTP
1971–1974 Pantterit
Career highlights and awards

Veikko Vainio (born April 1, 1948) is a retired Finnish professional basketball player. At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he played at the center position. He earned All-Tournament Team honors at EuroBasket 1967.

College career

Vainio played college basketball at BYU, with the BYU Cougars.

Playing career

Club career

In his club career, Vainio won one Finnish League championship, in 1967, while playing with KTP.

Finnish national team

Vainio was a regular member of the senior Finnish national team, with whom he played in 68 games. He helped lead Finland to a sixth place finish at the EuroBasket 1967, averaging 7.1 points per game. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

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