Korihait
Korihait | |||
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Leagues | Korisliiga | ||
Founded | 1898 | ||
History | UU (1898-1994) Korihait (1994–present) | ||
Arena | Pohitullin Sports Hall | ||
Capacity | 1,627[1] | ||
Location | Uusikaupunki, Finland | ||
Team colors | Red, White | ||
Main sponsor | Valmet Automotive | ||
President | Johanna Kutila | ||
Vice-president(s) | Timo A. Järvinen | ||
Team manager | Jouni Grönroos | ||
Head coach | |||
Championships | 1 Finnish Title 2 Finnish Cups | ||
Retired numbers | 2 (, ) | ||
Website | www.korihait.fi | ||
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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.
The club play at Pohitullin Sports Hall, which has also hosted the Finland men's national handball team.
Players[]
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{{player1 |num = 1 |nat = USA | first = Trevor |last = Blondin |pos = PG/SG
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Updated: October 13, 2019 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Notable players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Ognjen Kuzmić
- Gerald Lee Jr.
- Chris Taft
- Daniel Horton
- Gordon Herbert
- Shawn Vanzant
- Arizona Reid
References[]
- ^ Areena Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Korihait. (in Finnish)
External links[]
- Basketball teams in Finland
- Uusikaupunki
- 1994 establishments in Finland
- Basketball teams established in 1994
- Finnish sport stubs
- Europe basketball team stubs