NEWS

15.09.2007
Finland, Great Britain Come Through

Finland and Great Britain booked their spots in Division A with convincing wins on Saturday.

After a big win at home earlier in the week Great Britain visited Geneva and came away with an 89-78 victory which secured a 163-119 aggregate win.

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11.09.2007
Romania A Step Closer To Division A

Romania left themselves with a seven point cushion in their EuroBasket Division B tie with Finland, scoring an 83-76 win in the first of two games between the teams to decide who will ascend to Division A.

The Romanians grabbed the early lead and slowly built on it.

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PHOTO GALLERY

ROSTER

NoNamePos. HeightBirth datePlace of birth
Olli Ahvenniemi C 2.07 04.04.1983 Vaasa (FIN)  
Samuel Haanpää SG 2.03 27.09.1986 Kerava (FIN)  
Tuomas Iisalo SG 1.95 29.07.1982 Helsinki (FIN)  
Mikko Koivisto G 1.94 18.04.1987 Vantaa (FIN)  
Cedric Latimer FC 1.98 30.07.1987 Vantaa (FIN)  
Gerald Lee C 2.08 23.11.1987 Uusikaupunki (FIN)  
Ville Mäkäläinen SG 1.98 27.02.1985 Hyvinkää (FIN)  
Vesa Mäkäläinen PF 2.00 03.09.1986 Hyvinkää (FIN)  
Esa Mäki-Tulokas SF 1.98 01.07.1982 Forssa (FIN)  
Joonas Suotamo C 2.10 03.10.1986 Espoo (FIN)  
Aki Ulander C 2.09 29.12.1981 Oulu (FIN)  
Antti Vanjoki SF 1.92 27.06.1988 Brussels (BEL)  
5Antti Nikkilä C 2.10 25.08.1978 Tampere (FIN)  
6Kimmo Muurinen F 2.02 23.02.1981 Vantaa (FIN)  
7Shawn Huff SF 1.98 05.05.1984 Helsinki (FIN)  
8Sami Lehtoranta PF 2.05 13.11.1979 Suolahti (FIN)  
9Jukka Matinen SF 2.03 06.11.1978 Kerava (FIN)  
10Tuukka Kotti PF 2.05 18.03.1981 Forssa (FIN)  
11Petteri Koponen PG 1.94 13.04.1988 Helsinki (FIN)  
12Juha Sten PG 1.91 23.12.1983 Turku (FIN)  
13Hanno Möttölä PF 2.09 09.09.1976 Helsinki (FIN)  
14Petri Virtanen PG 1.83 18.09.1980 Jyväskylä (FIN)  
15Teemu Rannikko PG 1.89 09.09.1980 Turku (FIN)  
20Anssi Sakari Kinnaslampi G 1.92 23.02.1982 Kotka (FIN)  

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25.08.2007
Finland Ride Fourth Quarter Surge
Finland thrashed Iceland 85-66 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive victory in EuroBasket Division B.

Shawn Huff led the way with 16 points while Tuukka Kotti had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
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21.08.2007
Rannikko Runs Riot As Finns Stay Unbeaten

Finland rolled to their fifth consecutive triumph in EuroBasket Division B on Tuesday against Austria to remain one victory clear of Georgia in Group C.

Talented guard Teemu Rannikko had a sensational night, torching Austria for 29 points as the northern European side prevailed 87-63.

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Finns Are Winning But Rannikko Remains Cautious14.02.2007
Finland Too Strong For Luxembourg16.09.2006
Finns Strike Early, Stay On Top Of Georgia13.09.2006
Finland Claim Iceland Victory06.09.2006
Finns Power Past Austria03.09.2006
Dettmann Calls For Finns To Toughen Up14.08.2006
Swedes To Face Finns In Baltic Sea Cup Final13.08.2006
Finland: Dettman States Case For Defense09.08.2006
Virtanen Leads Finland To Victory Again03.08.2006
Finns Beat Norway On Opening Day At Nordic Games02.08.2006

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TEAM LEADERS

CategoryPlayerAvg
PTST. Rannikko16.7
RTT. Kotti6.9
AST. Rannikko4.0
STP. Virtanen1.6
BSA. Nikkilä0.6

TEAM COMPARISON

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SCHEDULE

03.09.2006vs AUT[W] 87-50 (H)
06.09.2006vs ISL[W] 93-86 (A)
13.09.2006vs GEO[W] 91-81 (H)
16.09.2006vs LUX[W] 111-53 (A)
21.08.2007vs AUT[W] 87-63 (A)
25.08.2007vs ISL[W] 85-66 (H)
02.09.2007vs GEO[L] 76-77 (A)
05.09.2007vs LUX[W] 100-59 (H)
11.09.2007vs ROU[L] 76-83 (A)
15.09.2007vs ROU[W] 111-61 (H)

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