Kauhajoki Karhu Basket

Karhu Basket
Karhu Basket
Leagues	Korisliiga
Founded	2017; 5 years ago
Arena	Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu
Capacity	1850
Location	Kauhajoki, Finland
Team colors	Black, White and Orange ;
President	Vesa Ojala
Head coach	Janne Koskimies
Championships	2018, 2019
Korisliiga titles	2 (2018, 2019)
Website	www.karhubasket.fi
Home	Away

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.

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[]

Korisliiga
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
F	1		2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	24 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
G	4		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	22 – (2000-01-02)2 January 2000
F	6	(C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	35 – (1986-08-10)10 August 1986
G	10		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	34 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988
F	11		2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	27 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
F	14		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	26 – (1996-01-12)12 January 1996
G	20		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	23 – (1998-09-14)14 September 1998
F	23		1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	20 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001
F	95		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

Roster

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

Bojan Šarčević – 2018
Cameron Jones – 2019

Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year

Vesa Mäkäläinen – 2011
Henri Hirvikoski – 2013

External links[]

Official website

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