Topias Palmi (born August 26, 1994) is a Finnish professional

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player who last played for

Limburg United Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. Founded in 2014, the club plays in the BNXT League, the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The team plays i ...

of the

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. A 194 cm tall guard, Palmi last played for

Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the society had the name of ...

of the LBA. In 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B game against Luxembourg, Palmi scored 60 points and broke the old record of any Finnish national basketball team with 17 points margin.

Professional career

On June 27, 2019, he has signed multi-year deal with

of the LBA. After the

financial difficulties at the end of 2019–20 season that put the entire club into bankruptcy risk, Palmi was the only player who was confirmed for the following 2020–21 season. However he parted way with Cremona four games before the natural conclusion of the competition in order to attend some medical scrutinies in

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. Palmi joined

Tampereen Pyrintö Tampereen Pyrintö ry is a Finnish multi-sport club from Tampere. Pyrintö representatives have achieved several Olympic medals and other success. In the year 2017, Pyrintö has sport sections in cross-country skiing, basketball, ski jumping, w ...

in 2021 and averaged 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. On December 9, 2021, Palmi signed with

of the

Trophies and awards

*Finnish Championship 2014 *Finnish Cup 2013 *Baltic Basketball League: fourth 2014

References

External links

Topias Palmi
Finnish Basketball Association
Topias Palmi
Eurobasket.com 1994 births Living people Finnish men's basketball players Kataja BC players Lega Basket Serie A players Limburg United players Sportspeople from Tampere Tampereen Pyrintö players Vanoli Cremona players {{Finland-basketball-bio-stub