Kauhajoki Karhu Basket

Karhu Basket
Karhu Basket
Leagues	Korisliiga
Founded	Kauhajoen Karhu 1910; 114 years ago; Kauhajoki Karhu Basket 2017; 7 years ago
Arena	IKH Areena
Capacity	3,500
Location	Kauhajoki, Finland
Team colors	Black, White and Orange ;
President	Vesa Ojala
Head coach	Janne Koskimies
Korisliiga titles	3 (2018, 2019, 2022)
Website	www.karhubasket.fi
Home	Away

Kauhajoki Karhu Basket, is a Finnish professional basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.

In 2018, the club achieved their first Korisliiga title ever after defeating Salon Vilpas 4–2 in the finals. It successfully defended its title the next season to repeat as Finnish champions.

Honours[edit]

Korisliiga
- Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021-22
- Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2022-23
- Semifinals (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
FIBA Europe Cup
- Semifinals (1): 2022–23

European record[edit]

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Advanced
2018–19	Basketball Champions League	QR1	Oradea	87–84	74–80	Yes, +8
		QR2	Lukoil Levski	88–79	88–93	Yes, +13
		QR3	Nanterre 92	54–91	91–58	No, –70
2019–20	Basketball Champions League	QR1	Tsmoki Minsk	93–86	68–67	Yes, +6
2019–20	Basketball Champions League	QR2	Polski Cukier Toruń	93–82	70–58	No, –1
2022–23	Basketball Champions League	QR2	Patrioti Levice	57–81		No
2022–23	FIBA Europe Cup	RS	Kormend	77–62	89–90	Yes
		RS	Anwil Wloclawek	87–93	88–89
		RS	Sporting CP	104–85	84–93
		RS2	Patrioti Levice	105–71	55–86	Yes
		RS2	Budivelnyk	65–62	65–72
		RS2	Hapoel Haifa	85–76	59–66
		QF	FC Porto	75–65	80–81	Yes, +11
		SF	Anwil Wloclawek	63–67	90–71	No, -23
2023–24	Basketball Champions League	QR2	Ironi Ness Ziona	56–92		No
2023–24	FIBA Europe Cup	RS	CBet Jonava	88–104
		RS	Rostock Seawolves		93–65
		RS	AEK Larnaca		66–75

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Kauhajoen Karhu roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
F	7	Luukkonen, Eemi	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	21 – (2002-12-18)18 December 2002
G	8	Madut, Junior	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	27 – (1997-03-26)26 March 1997
F	11	Hopkins, Shawn	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	28 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
F	12	Sjolund, Kristian	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	24 – (1999-09-10)10 September 1999
F	14	Kandén, Oliver	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	19 – (2004-08-11)11 August 2004
G	20	Innamaa, Eero	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	25 – (1998-09-14)14 September 1998
F	21	Ikkelä, Jussi	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	19 – (2004-10-15)15 October 2004
F	22	Pollard Jr, Nathaniel	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	23 – (2000-08-16)16 August 2000
F	23	Hakamaa, Joona	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	23 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001
G	31	Palmi, Topias (C)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	29 – (1994-08-26)26 August 1994
F	45	Givens, Samme	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	34 – (1989-08-09)9 August 1989

Head coach

Janne Koskimies

Assistant coach(es)

Risto-Matti Rousku
Raimo Stefanov

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: February 5, 2024

Notable players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.