Seppo Kuusela

Seppo Kuusela
Personal information
Born	25 February 1934; Helsinki, Finland
Died	16 October 2014 (aged 80)
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
1952–1963	Pantterit
1963–1969	Tapion Honka
Career highlights and awards
	As basketball player: 9× Finnish League champion (1952–1957, 1959, 1968, 1969); Finnish Cup winner (1968); 2× Finnish League Top Scorer (1960, 1961); 2× Finnish Player of the Year (1959, 1960); As basketball coach: 3× Finnish League champion (1970, 1971, 1972);

Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014)^[1] was a Finnish basketball player, basketball coach, and handball player. At 182 cm tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions, as a basketball player. He was twice voted the Finnish Basketball Player of the Year, in 1959 and 1960, by Finnish sports journalists.

Club basketball career[]

Kuusela played in the top-tier level Finnish basketball league, the SM-sarja, winning multiple Finnish League championships during his club career.

National basketball team career[]

Alongside club competitions, Kuusela also represented the senior Finnish national basketball team, at five EuroBasket tournaments (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963).^[2]

Trophies and awards[]

Basketball player[]

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9× Finnish League Champion: (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969)
- Finnish League Runner-up: (1967)
- Finnish League 3rd Place: (1973)
2× Finnish Player of the Year: (1959, 1960)
2× Finnish League Top Scorer: (1960, 1961)
Finnish Cup Winner: (1968)

Handball player[]

2× Finnish Handball Championship Champion: (1953, 1955)

Basketball coach[]

3× Finnish League Champion: (1970, 1971, 1972)

Other[]

Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame inductee 2019^[4]

Sources[]

Seppo Kuusela Finnish Basketball Association
National Team Stats Finnish Basketball Association

References[]

^ "Tapiolan Honka ry | Honka".
^ "Seppo Kuusela | European Championship for Men (1963) | FIBA Europe".
^ "Pelaaja".
^ "Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyi kahdeksalla koripallolegendalla". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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[1] "Tapiolan Honka ry | Honka".

[2] "Seppo Kuusela | European Championship for Men (1963) | FIBA Europe".

[3] "Pelaaja".

[4] "Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyi kahdeksalla koripallolegendalla". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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Personal information

Born	(1934-02-25)25 February 1934 Helsinki, Finland
Died	16 October 2014(2014-10-16) (aged 80)
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
1952–1963	Pantterit
1963–1969	Tapion Honka

Career highlights and awards
As basketball player: 9× Finnish League champion (1952–1957, 1959, 1968, 1969) Finnish Cup winner (1968) 2× Finnish League Top Scorer (1960, 1961) 2× Finnish Player of the Year (1959, 1960) As basketball coach: 3× Finnish League champion (1970, 1971, 1972)