Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
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Established | 2009 |
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Location | Finland |
Type | Hall of Fame |
The Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that is the highest honor that is bestowed upon people that have impacted the sport of basketball in Finland. New Hall of Fame members are chosen by the Hall's board of experts, coming from the Finnish Basketball Federation, the Finnish Basketball Foundation, the , among others. The first members were inducted in 2009.[1]
In both August 2015,[2] and 2016, four new people were inducted.[3] In 2017, there were six new inductees,[4] in 2018, four,[5] and in 2019, eight.[6]
Members[]
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Individual awards |
Induction Year | Name |
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2009 | Kari Liimo |
2009 | Raimo Lindholm |
2009 | Kalevi Tuominen |
2010 | |
2010 | |
2010 | |
2010 | |
2010 | |
2010 | |
2012 | |
2012 | Esko Karhunen |
2012 | |
2013 | Timo Lampén |
2013 | Lea Hakala |
2013 | |
2013 | Jorma Pilkevaara |
2014 | |
2014 | |
2014 | Pertti Laanti |
2014 | |
2015 | |
2015 | Teijo Finneman |
2015 | |
2015 | Juhani Salmenkylä |
2016 | Martti Liimo |
2016 | |
2016 | |
2016 | (née Vestala) |
2017 | |
2017 | |
2017 | |
2017 | (née Hellsten) |
2017 | Timo Suviranta |
2017 | Veikko Vainio |
2018 | |
2018 | Risto Kala |
2018 | |
2018 | |
2019 | Niilo Tammisalo |
2019 | |
2019 | |
2019 | Seppo Kuusela |
2019 | |
2019 | |
2019 | |
2019 |
See also[]
- Finnish Basketball Player of the Year
- College Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Hall of Fame
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- EuroLeague Legend
- VTB United League Hall of Fame
- Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
- French Basketball Hall of Fame
- Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
- Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Sources[]
- Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame Official Site Finnish Basketball Museum (in Finnish)
References[]
- ^ "Lindholm, Liimo ja Tuominen ensimmäiset Legendat". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Airas, Finneman, Pounds ja Salmenkylä Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Liimo, Kärkäinen, Martin ja Kasko Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Kuusi uutta legendaa Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyy neljällä uudella legendalla". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyi kahdeksalla koripallolegendalla". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
Categories:
- Basketball in Finland
- Basketball museums and halls of fame
- Halls of fame in Finland
- 2009 establishments in Finland
- European basketball awards
- Finnish sport stubs
- Basketball stubs