Kauhajoki Karhu Basket

Kauhajoki Karhu Basket (English: Kauhajoki Bear Basket), is a Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.

Karhu Basket
Leagues	Korisliiga
Founded	2017
Arena	Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu
Capacity	1850
Location	Kauhajoki, Finland
Team colors	Black, White and Orange
President	Vesa Ojala
Head coach	Janne Koskimies
Championships	2018, 2019
Korisliiga titles	2 (2018, 2019)
Website	www.karhubasket.fi
Home Away

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

• Korisliiga
  • Winners (1): 2017–18, 2018–19

European record

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

Players

Former Karhu primary logo

Current roster

Kauhajoen Karhu roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 1 Malcolm, Collin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – 2 July 1997 G 4 Vehmanen, Thomas 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – 2 January 2000 F 6 Niskanen, Antti (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – 10 August 1986 G 10 Šarčević, Bojan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – 21 January 1988 F 11 Laihonen, Mikael 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – 6 April 1994 F 14 Järvi, Okko 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – 12 January 1996 G 20 Innamaa, Eero 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – 14 September 1998 F 22 Holyfield, T. J. 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – 22 September 1995 F 23 Hakamaa, Joona 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – 6 April 2001 F 95 Peltonen, Kalle 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – 7 December 1998 F –– Osaghae, Osasumwen 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – 29 July 1998	Head coach Janne Koskimies Assistant coach(es) Janne Hänninen Marcos Santos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 2, 2021

Notable players

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.

• Antti Kanervo
• Vesa Mäkäläinen
• Cameron Jones
• Eric Washington
• Ray Willis
• Bojan Šarčević

Individual awards

Korisliiga Finals MVP

• Bojan Šarčević – 2018
• Cameron Jones – 2019

Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year

• Vesa Mäkäläinen – 2011
• Henri Hirvikoski – 2013

External links

• Official website