Tuukka Kotti (born 18 March 1981) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Tapiolan Honka.
No. 11 – Tapiolan Honka | |
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Position | Center / power forward |
League | Korisliiga |
Personal information | |
Born | Forssa, Finland | March 18, 1981
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Providence (2001–2005) |
NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
Playing career | 1997–present |
Career history | |
1997–1999 | Forssan Koripojat |
1999–2000 | Vilpas Vikings |
2005–2007 | Castelletto Ticino |
2007–2008 | NSB Rieti |
2008–2009 | Brest |
2009–2010 | Espoon Honka |
2010–2011 | Ferrara |
2011–2012 | Andrea Costa Imola |
2012–2013 | Vanoli Cremona |
2013–2016 | Bisons Loimaa |
2016–2017 | Crailsheim Merlins |
2017–2022 | Helsinki Seagulls |
2022–present | Tapiolan 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
editGP | 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
editTeam | 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
editYear | 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
edit- ^ "Tuukka Kotti (Finland)". EuroBasket. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Korisliigan MVP Tuukka Kotti: "Ehkä tehdään täysi ympyrä maajoukkueuralla"". Sportti.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 August 2018.