Korihait (English: Basket Sharks) is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga Finnish Championship (1990) and two Finnish Cups (1986, 1988). In 1994 UU had financial problems and entered bankruptcy. Korihait then took UU's place in the league.

Korihait
Korihait logo
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
HistoryUU
(1898-1994)
Korihait
(1994–present)
ArenaPohitullin Sports Hall
Capacity1,627[1]
LocationUusikaupunki, Finland
Team colorsRed, White
   
Main sponsorValmet Automotive
PresidentJohanna Kutila
Vice-president(s)Timo A. Järvinen
Team managerJouni Grönroos
Head coachDarko Mihajlovic
Championships1 Finnish Title
2 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers2 (12, 15)
Websitewww.korihait.fi

The club play at Pohitullin Sports Hall, which has also hosted the Finland men's national handball team.

Players

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Korihait roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
CG 1   Blondin, Trevor
PG 2   Benson, Casey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
SG 3   Eerikinharju, Elias 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
SF 4   Wahlbäck, Eemil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SF 5   Lahdensuu, Elias 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
SG 10   Cook, Anton 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 11   Marttinen, Miikka 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
SF 14   Heinonen, Vesa 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
PG 20   Kotavuo, Johan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F/C 21   Meikle, Luke 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
SG 23   Leino, Valtteri 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
SF 24   Lehtonen, Tommi 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F/C 34   Ventoniemi, Henri 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 50   Haikonen, Aku 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 54   Berry, Andre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 125 kg (276 lb)
Head coach
  •   Jarno Nikula
Team manager
  • Tero Kutila

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: October 13, 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ Areena Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Korihait. (in Finnish)
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