Kauhajoki Karhu Basket

Kauhajoki Karhu Basket (English: Kauhajoki Bear Basket), is a Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.

Karhu Basket
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded2017 (2017)
ArenaKauhajoen Yhteiskoulu
Capacity1850
LocationKauhajoki, Finland
Team colorsBlack, White and Orange
     
PresidentVesa Ojala
Head coachJanne Koskimies
Championships2018, 2019
Korisliiga titles2 (2018, 2019)
Websitewww.karhubasket.fi

In 2018, the club achieved their first Korisliiga title ever after defeating Salon Vilpas 4–2 in the finals. It successfully defended its title the next season to repeat as Finnish champions.

Honours

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Advanced
2018–19 Basketball Champions League
QR1
 Oradea 87–84 74–80 Yes, +8
QR2
 Lukoil Levski 88–79 88–93 Yes, +13
QR3
 Nanterre 92 54–91 91–58 No, –70

Players
Former Karhu primary logo

Current roster
Kauhajoen Karhu roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 1 Malcolm, Collin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
G 4 Vehmanen, Thomas 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (2000-01-02)2 January 2000
F 6 Niskanen, Antti (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1986-08-10)10 August 1986
G 10 Šarčević, Bojan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988
F 11 Laihonen, Mikael 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
F 14 Järvi, Okko 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1996-01-12)12 January 1996
G 20 Innamaa, Eero 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1998-09-14)14 September 1998
F 23 Hakamaa, Joona 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001
F 95 Peltonen, Kalle 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1998-12-07)7 December 1998
Head coach
  • Janne Koskimies
Assistant coach(es)
  • Janne Hänninen
  • Marcos Santos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: June 17, 2021

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • 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.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards
Korisliiga Finals MVP
Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year


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