Mikko Koivisto (born April 18, 1987) is a Finnish

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player. He currently plays for

Salon Vilpas Vilpas Vikings, also referred to as Salon Vilpas, is a professional basketball club based in Salo, Finland. The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga. The Vikings are a part of the Salon Vilpas multi-sport club. In 2021, Vilpas won its ...

of 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 for the

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. In high school at Holy Cross he won the VISSA (Virginia Independent Schools Althetes Association) division 3 state championship in 05. He started his professional career in 2003–04; later he played collegiate for the

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for four seasons. In 2010, he returned to professional basketball again.

Career

Koivisto signed with the Turkish team

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in February 2014.

Honours

;Nilan Bisons *

: 2011–12 ;Royal Halı Gaziantep * EuroChallenge Third Place:

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References

External links

UNC Greensboro profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koivisto, Mikko 1987 births Living people Bisons Loimaa players Finnish expatriate basketball people in Germany Finnish expatriate basketball people in Turkey Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States Finnish expatriates in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Finnish men's basketball players Gaziantep Basketbol players Kauhajoen Karhu players Nilan Bisons players Sportspeople from Vantaa Shooting guards Skyliners Frankfurt players Sportspeople from Helsinki Torpan Pojat players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players