Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)
| 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 |
3 Finnish Championships 2 Finnish Cups | ||
| Website | www.pyrinto.fi | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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
- Korisliiga: 3
- Champions: 2010, 2011, 2014
- Runner-up: 1958, 1980, 1981, 2001
- Third–place: 2009
- Champions: 1969, 2013
- Runner-up: 2000, 2009, 2011
- Fourth–place: 2014
Current roster
As for the 2014–15 season.[1][2]
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Will Harris -
Antero Lehto - Alex Vaenerberg
- Osku Heinonen
- Bryan Hopkins
- Ville Pekkola
- Petri Heinonen
- Mikael Sandberg
- Kristian Rasinaho
- Topias Palmi
- Damon Williams
- Justus Kilpinen
- David Jackson#
- Tyrone Kent#
(# = Only in Baltic Basketball League)
Retired numbers
All numbers are hangin in the rafters of the home arena, but current players can still play with them.
| Tampereen Pyrintö retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | | Arvo Jantunen | 1949–1966 | |
| 7 | | Olavi Ahonen | 1960–1970 | |
| 15 | | Kalevi Tuominen | 1952–1963 | |
Notable players
- Joonas Cavén (2011)
- Kenneth Lowe (2009–2013)
- Antti Nikkilä (1997-1999, 2008–2009, 2010-2014)
- Eric Washington (2006–2008)
- Damon Williams (1999–2001, 2007-2008, 2009-present)
-
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)
- Ashante Johnson (2001–2002)
- Kelvin Lewis (2013–2014)
- B.J. Raymond (2013–2014)
Source: [3]
Women's team
Pyrintö's women's team currently plays in Women's Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball for women in Finland, and has won eight Finnish titles and the Finnish Cup once. Among club's women's team, Pyrintö has retired the jersey of Seija Leino.
References
- ↑ http://www.basket.fi/sarjat/joukkueet/joukkue/?team_id=43&season_id=89525
- ↑ http://bbl.net/en/top/competition/team/?team_id=4607437&season_id=89861#mbt:83-200$t&0=3
- ↑ http://www.baskethotel.com/fba/fi/mens-league/tampereen-pyrinto
External links
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