Seppo Kuusela
Personal information
Born(1934-02-25)25 February 1934
Helsinki, Finland
Died16 October 2014(2014-10-16) (aged 80)
NationalityFinnish
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
1952–1963Pantterit
1963–1969Tapion Honka
Career highlights and awards
As basketball player:

As basketball coach:

Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014)[1] was a Finnish basketball player, basketball coach, and handball player. At 182 cm tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions, as a basketball player. He was twice voted the Finnish Basketball Player of the Year, in 1959 and 1960, by Finnish sports journalists.

Club basketball career

Kuusela played in the top-tier level Finnish basketball league, the SM-sarja, winning multiple Finnish League championships during his club career.

National basketball team career

Alongside club competitions, Kuusela also represented the senior Finnish national basketball team, at five EuroBasket tournaments (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963).[2]

Trophies and awards

Basketball player

[3]

  • Finnish League Champion: (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969)
    • Finnish League Runner-up: (1967)
    • Finnish League 3rd Place: (1973)
  • Finnish Player of the Year: (1959, 1960)
  • 2× Finnish League Top Scorer: (1960, 1961)
  • Finnish Cup Winner: (1968)

Handball player

  • 2× Finnish Handball Championship Champion: (1953, 1955)

Basketball coach

Other

Sources

References

  1. "Tapiolan Honka ry | Honka".
  2. "Seppo Kuusela | European Championship for Men (1963) | FIBA Europe".
  3. "Pelaaja".
  4. "Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyi kahdeksalla koripallolegendalla". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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