Tuukka Kotti

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Tuukka Kotti (born 18 March 1981) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Tapiolan Honka.

Tuukka Kotti
Kotti during EuroBasket 2017
No. 11 – Tapiolan Honka
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 43)
Forssa, Finland
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
CollegeProvidence (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career1997–present
Career history
1997–1999Forssan Koripojat
1999–2000Vilpas Vikings
2005–2007Castelletto Ticino
2007–2008NSB Rieti
2008–2009Brest
2009–2010Espoon Honka
2010–2011Ferrara
2011–2012Andrea Costa Imola
2012–2013Vanoli Cremona
2013–2016Bisons Loimaa
2016–2017Crailsheim Merlins
2017–2022Helsinki Seagulls
2022–presentTapiolan Honka
Career highlights and awards

Kotti attended Providence College in the United States, where he played college basketball between 2001 and 2005. He left Finland as a point guard, but gradually turned into a center during his college career.[1]

In 2018, Kotti was named the Korisliiga Most Valuable Player at age 37, while playing with Helsinki Seagulls.[2]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

National team

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Team Tournament Pos. GP PPG RPG APG
Finland EuroBasket 2011 9th
8
7.8
6.3
1.1
EuroBasket 2013 9th
8
7.1
5.9
1.0
2014 FIBA World Cup 22nd
5
4.6
3.0
0.8
EuroBasket 2015 16th
6
4.3
3.5
1.2
EuroBasket 2017 11th
4
6.3
2.8
0.5

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Bisons Loimaa 10 10 26.8 .549 - .409 5.1 1.9 1.0 0.4 10.9 10.0

References

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  1. ^ "Tuukka Kotti (Finland)". EuroBasket. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Korisliigan MVP Tuukka Kotti: "Ehkä tehdään täysi ympyrä maajoukkueuralla"". Sportti.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 August 2018.