Kauhajoki Karhu Basket
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Basketball team in Kauhajoki, Finland
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Leagues | Korisliiga |
Founded | Kauhajoen Karhu 1910; 115 years ago (1910) Kauhajoki Karhu Basket 2017; 8 years ago (2017) |
Arena | IKH Areena |
Capacity | 3,500 |
Location | Kauhajoki, Finland |
Team colors | Black, White and Orange |
President | Vesa Ojala |
Head coach | Janne Koskimies |
Korisliiga titles | 3 (2018, 2019, 2022) |
Website | www.karhubasket.fi |
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Kauhajoki Karhu Basket, is a Finnish professional 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
[edit ]- Korisliiga
- FIBA Europe Cup
- Semifinals (1): 2022–23
European record
[edit ]Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Advanced |
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2018–19 | Basketball Champions League | Romania Oradea | 87–84 | 74–80 | Yes, +8 | |
Bulgaria Lukoil Levski | 88–79 | 88–93 | Yes, +13 | |||
France Nanterre 92 | 54–91 | 91–58 | No, –70 | |||
2019–20 | Basketball Champions League | Belarus Tsmoki Minsk | 93–86 | 68–67 | Yes, +6 | |
Poland Polski Cukier Toruń | 93–82 | 70–58 | No, –1 | |||
2022–23 | Basketball Champions League | Slovakia Patrioti Levice | 57–81 | No | ||
2022–23 | FIBA Europe Cup | RS
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Hungary Kormend | 77–62 | 89–90 | Yes |
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Poland Anwil Wloclawek | 87–93 | 88–89 | |||
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Portugal Sporting CP | 104–85 | 84–93 | |||
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Slovakia Patrioti Levice | 105–71 | 55–86 | Yes | ||
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Ukraine Budivelnyk | 65–62 | 65–72 | |||
RS2
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Israel Hapoel Haifa | 85–76 | 59–66 | |||
QF
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Portugal FC Porto | 75–65 | 80–81 | Yes, +11 | ||
SF
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Poland Anwil Wloclawek | 63–67 | 90–71 | No, -23 | ||
2023–24 | Basketball Champions League | Israel Ironi Ness Ziona | 56–92 | No | ||
2023–24 | FIBA Europe Cup | RS
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Lithuania CBet Jonava | 88–104 | 98–94 | No |
RS
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Germany Rostock Seawolves | 92–98 | 93–65 | |||
RS
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Cyprus AEK Larnaca | 80–85 | 66–75 |
Players
[edit ]Current roster
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Updated: September 3, 2024 |
Notable players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Finland Daniel Dolenc 2022–2023
- Finland Shawn Hopkins 2023–2024
- Finland Andre Gustavson 2024–
- Finland Antti Kanervo 2014–2016
- Finland Henri Kantonen 2017–2018, 2021–2023
- Finland Severi Kaukiainen 2021–2023
- Finland Mikko Koivisto 2015–2016
- Finland Vesa Mäkäläinen 2010–2012
- Finland Topias Palmi 2023–2024
- South Sudan Kuany Kuany 2022–2023
- South Sudan Junior Madut 2023–2024
- United States Courtney Fortson 2023–2024
- United States Cameron Jones 2018–2020, 2021–2023
- United States René Rougeau 2017–2019, 2021–2022
- United States Eric Washington 2008–2009
Individual awards
[edit ]- Bojan Šarčević – 2018
- Cameron Jones – 2019, 2022
- Vesa Mäkäläinen – 2011
- Henri Hirvikoski – 2013
- Severi Kaukiainen - 2022, 2023
- Okko Järvi - 2021
- Severi Kaukiainen - 2023
- Topias Palmi - 2024
- Oliver Kanden - 2024
External links
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