Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)
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| Tampereen Pyrintö | |||
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| Leagues | Korisliiga | ||
| Founded | 1941 | ||
| Arena | Pyynikin palloiluhalli | ||
| Location | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Team colors |
White and Red | ||
| Head coach |
 Pieti Poikola | ||
| Championships |
2 Finnish Championships 2 Finnish Cups | ||
| Website | www.pyrinto.fi | ||
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Tampereen Pyrintö is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball section of a club with the same name. Pyrintö's men's team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.
After 2010 Pyrintö has participated in EuroChallenge and Baltic Basketball League.
Achievements
- 2 Finnish Championships (2010, 2011)
- 4×runner-up (1958, 1980, 1981, 2001)
- 1 bronze (2009)
- 2 Finnish cups (1969, 2013)
- 3×runner-up (2000, 2009, 2011)
Notable players
Source:[1]
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Kenneth Lowe (2009–2013) - Antti Nikkilä (1997-1999, 2008–2009, 2010-)
- Eric Washington (2006–2008)
- Damon Williams (1999–2001, 2007-2008, 2009-present)
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Howard Frier (2009, one game) -
Kueth Duany (2005–2006) -
Heino Enden (1988-1989) - Edmund Lawrence (1981–1982)
- Carl Kilpatrick (1980–1981)
- Mikko Koskinen (1978–1987)
- Kelvin Lewis (2013–present)
Women's team
Pyrintö's women's team has won eight Finnish titles and Finnish Cup once.
References
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