Touko Tainamo (born 6 January 2001) is a Finnish college basketball player who plays for Wyoming Cowboys in Mountain West Conference.[1][2][3]
| Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Mountain West |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 6, 2001 Helsinki, Finland |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) |
| College | Denver (2021–2024) Wyoming (2024–present) |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Munkkiniemen Kisapojat |
| 2018–2020 | HBA-Märsky |
College career
editIn December 2023 while playing with Denver Pioneers, Tainamo grabbed a Denver's record-tying 20 rebounds in a game.[4]
National team career
editTainamo has played for Finland U18 at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship and at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.[5] He also represented Finland at the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023,[6][7] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.
He has played one game with the Finland national basketball team in 2020.
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Denver | 32 | 23 | 22.7 | .578 | .353 | .581 | 5.1 | .5 | .4 | .6 | 7.4 |
| 2022–23 | Denver | 32 | 25 | 27.8 | .524 | .417 | .692 | 6.4 | .9 | .5 | .4 | 10.6 |
| 2023–24 | Denver | 34 | 34 | 29.5 | .467 | .343 | .728 | 7.7 | .6 | .4 | .6 | 15.2 |
| Career | 98 | 82 | 26.7 | .508 | .360 | .696 | 6.4 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 11.2 | |
References
edit- ^ Touko Tainamo luottaa edelleen omiin vahvuuksiinsa, basket.fi, 13 June 2023
- ^ Touko Tainamo siirtyy seniorikaudeksi Wyomingiin, susijengi.com, 28 April 2024
- ^ UST's Bjorklund, DU's Tainamo repeat honorees on #SummitMBB All-Academic Team, thesummitleague, 9 April 2024
- ^ Touko Tainamo jakoi Denverin yliopiston ennätyksen, susijengi.com, 1 January 2024
- ^ Touko Tainamo FIBA profile
- ^ Rakkisudet historialliselle viidennelle sijalle universiadeissa, basket.fi, 6 August 2023
- ^ Kaksi suomalaispelaajaa tappeli maajoukkuetehtävissä: Nyt koripalloliitto reagoi, Iltalehti, 16 August 2023