Korihait

Korihait (English: Basket Sharks) is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga Finnish Championship (1990) and two Finnish Cups (1986, 1988). In 1994 UU had financial problems and entered bankruptcy. Korihait then took UU's place in the league.

Korihait
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded1898 (1898)
HistoryUU
(1898-1994)
Korihait
(1994–present)
ArenaPohitullin Sports Hall
Capacity1,627[1]
LocationUusikaupunki, Finland
Team colorsRed, White
         
Main sponsorValmet Automotive
PresidentJohanna Kutila
Vice-president(s)Timo A. Järvinen
Team managerJouni Grönroos
Head coachJarno Nikula
Championships1 Finnish Title
2 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers2 (12, 15)
Websitewww.korihait.fi

The club play at Pohitullin Sports Hall, which has also hosted the Finland national handball team.

Players
Korihait roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 2 Benson, Casey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
SG 3 Eerikinharju, Elias 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
SF 4 Wahlbäck, Eemil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SF 5 Lahdensuu, Elias 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
SG 10 Cook, Anton 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 11 Marttinen, Miikka 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
SF 14 Heinonen, Vesa 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
PG 20 Kotavuo, Johan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F/C 21 Meikle, Luke 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
SG 23 Leino, Valtteri 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
SF 24 Lehtonen, Tommi 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F/C 34 Ventoniemi, Henri 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 50 Haikonen, Aku 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 54 Berry, Andre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 125 kg (276 lb)
Head coach
  • Jarno Nikula
Team manager
  • Tero Kutila
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 13, 2019

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Notable players

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References
  1. Areena Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Korihait. (in Finnish)
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