Kouvot is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
professional
basketball
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team based in
Kouvola
Kouvola () is a cities of Finland, city and Municipalities of Finland, municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located along the Kymijoki, Kymijoki River in the Regions of Finland, region of Kymenlaakso, kilometers east of Lahti, west of Lapp ...
. Founded in 1964, the team plays in the
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...
and has won the national championship four times: in 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2016. The team plays at the Mansikka-ahon urheiluhalli.
Trophies
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Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...
:Champions (4): 1994–95, 1998–99, 2003–04,
2015–16
:''Runner-up (4):'' 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08,
2018–19
:''Bronze (1):'' 2009–10
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Finnish Cup
The Finnish Cup ( fi, Suomen cup; sv, Finlands cup) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955.
The winner qualifies for the ...
:Winners (1): 1997–98
:''Runner-up (4):'' 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07
*First Division
:Winners(1): 1992–93
Logos
Kouvot logo.png, Logo used last in the 2014–15 season, when the logo was modernized to the current logo
Players
Current roster
Notable players
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Jason Conley
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Antti Kanervo
Antti Kanervo (born 12 April 1989) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga and the Finnish national basketball team.
Playing career Professional career
Kanervo started his career at Huänen ...
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Alexander Madsen
Alexander Madsen (born January 26, 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.
Club career
In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from 2012–2016. Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä"
JONAS KUISMA (Yle
Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...
), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021.
* Devon van Oostrum
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Profe ...
* D.J. Richardson
* Jukka Toijala
Jukka Toijala (born 9 May 1972) is a Finnish professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the coach for HBA-Marsky Helsinki, and the Estonia men's national basketball team.
Coaching career Club coaching career
From 2010 ...
* Eli Scott
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Hi ...
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Kouvot Page
Basketball teams in Finland
Kouvola
1964 establishments in Finland
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