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Helsinki Seagulls
Helsinki Seagulls logo
NicknameGulls
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
HistoryHelsinki Seagulls
(2013–present)
ArenaTöölö Sports Hall
Capacity2,000
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Team colorsNavy, Gold, Black
     
Head coachJussi Laakso
Team captainTuukka Kotti
OwnershipJanne Kulvik
Sinikka Kulvik
Sami Hedberg
Websitewww.helsinkiseagulls.com

Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club is playing in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland, since 2014.

History

The team was established in 2013 and it acquired its place on the second level of Finnish basketball in Division I A after the dissolution of the Torpan Pojat men's team. The license of Torpan Pojat was then transferred to the Gulls, along with the remaining players.[1][2]

The Seagulls opened their 2013-2014 season in the Division I A with winning 10 matches in a row. The team won a total of 25 of their 28 regular season games placing first in their division with Josh Gonner leading their offense with an impressive 20.5 points per game. Seagulls earned the promotion to Korisliiga after dismissing first Tampereen Pyrintö II and then BC Nokia in the division playoffs.[3]

The first ever team picture of Helsinki Seagulls in September 2013.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Finnish Cup European competitions
2013–14 2 First Division A 1st
2014–15 1 Korisliiga 8th
2015–16 1 Korisliiga 4th
2016–17 1 Korisliiga 3rd
2017–18 1 Korisliiga 3rd
2018–19 1 Korisliiga 7th

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Helsinki Seagulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 4 Finland Waxlax, Erik 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 – (1999-12-01)1 December 1999
F 7 Finland Huff, Shawn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 40 – (1984-05-05)5 May 1984
PF 8 Finland Heinonen, Timo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 42 – (1981-11-26)26 November 1981
G/F 10 Finland Laakso, Sakari 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-04-30)30 April 1997
C 11 Finland Kotti, Tuukka (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 43 – (1981-03-18)18 March 1981
SF 21 Finland Tahvanainen, Sami 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 – (1998-11-02)2 November 1998
F Finland Besselink, Max 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-01-01)1 January 2002
G Canada Diawara, Mambi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1994-07-20)20 July 1994
G Finland Mäkelä, Samuli 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-06-19)19 June 1999
F United States Martin, Wayne 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 31 – (1993-06-11)11 June 1993
Head coach

Finland Jussi Laakso

Assistant coach(es)

Finland Vesa Vertio

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 8 August 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tuukka Kotti
PF Shawn Huff Timo Heinonen
SF Martin Wayne Max Besselink
SG Antti Kanervo Sakari Laakso Sami Tahvanainen
PG Erik Waxlax Samuli Mäkelä

colours: Finnish players; foreign players

Squad changes for the 2020-2021 season

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
F Finland Max Besselink 18 NMKY Helsinki Finland Free 3 June 2020 [4]
G Finland Samuli Mäkelä 20 Karkkilan Urheilijat Finland Free 3 June 2020 [4]
F United States Wayne Martin 26 Jämtland Basket Sweden 1 year June 2021 Free 5 June 2020 [5]
G Canada Mambi Diawara 26 Edmonton Stingers Canada Free 4 August 2020 [6]

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
47 G/F Finland Ricky Waxlax 20 Lahti Basketball Finland end of contract Free 1 June 2020 [7][8]
2 PG Canada Trae Bell-Haynes 24 Crailsheim Merlins Germany end of contract Free 30 June 2020 [9]
3 PG United States Richie Williams 32 Free agent end of contract Free 1 July 2020
30 G/F United States Elijah Stewart 24 Śląsk Wrocław Poland end of contract Free 1 July 2020 [10]
32 F/C United States Kazembe Abif 27 Free agent end of contract Free 1 July 2020

Confirmed

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
8 PF Finland Timo Heinonen 42 KTP Basket Finland 5 + 1+1 years June 2021 + 2022 Free 9 June 2015 [11][12][13]
10 G/F Finland Sakari Laakso 27 youth team Finland 3 + 1 year June 2021 Free 8 July 2017 [14][15]
11 C Finland Tuukka Kotti 43 Crailsheim Merlins Germany 3 + 1 year June 2021 Free 13 July 2017 [16][17]
4 SF Finland Erik Waxlax 24 MaSu-Basket Finland 2 + 1 years June 2021 Free 2 August 2018 [18][19]
7 SF Finland Shawn Huff 40 Skyliners Frankfurt Germany 3 years June 2022 Free 17 May 2019 [20]
9 SG Finland Antti Kanervo 35 Stjarnan Iceland 1 + 2 years 2022 Free 1 July 2020 [21][22]
21 SF Finland Sami Tahvanainen 26 NMKY Helsinki Finland 1 + 1 years June 2021 Free 29 July 2019 [19]

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team.

References

  1. ^ "ToPo jäi ilman liigalisenssiä" Iltasanomat, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (in Finnish)
  2. ^ "Nostaako tämä seura Helsingin takaisin Korisliigaan?" Iltasanomat, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (in Finnish)
  3. ^ "Seagulls otti ratkaisevan voiton Nokialla - helsinkiläiset palaavat Korisliigaan" YLE, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (in Finnish)
  4. ^ a b "Kaksi lupaavaa nuorta mukaan Seagullsin kokoonpanoon!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Laajan kansainvälisen kokemuksen omaava Wayne Martin Seagullsiin!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Kovia näyttöjä antanut Mambi Diawara Seagullsiin!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 4 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Helsinki Seagullsin ja Ricky Waxlaxin tiet eroavat" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Ricky Waxlax siirtyy Lahti Basketballin riveihin" (in Finnish). lahtibasketball.fi. 1 June 2020.
  9. ^ "ERSTER NEUZUGANG PERFEKT – HAKRO MERLINS VERPFLICHTEN TRAE BELL-HAYNES" (in German). hakro-merlins.com. 30 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Elijah Stewart nowym Trójkolorowym!" (in Polish). wks-slask.eu. 15 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Timo Heinonen siirtyy Seagullsin vahvuuteen" (in Finnish). basket.fi. 9 June 2015.
  12. ^ "KOKENUT KEHÄKETTU TIMO HEINONEN JATKAA SEAGULLSISSA!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 29 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Korisliiga-legenda Timo Heinonen jatkosopimukseen Helsinki Seagullsin kanssa!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 2 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Helsinki Seagullsille sopimuksia nuorten lupausten kanssa" (in Finnish). basket.fi. 8 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Sakari Laakso ja Helsinki Seagulls jatkosopimukseen!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 27 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Susijengin teräsmies Tuukka Kotti Helsinki Seagullsin leipiin" (in Finnish). basket.fi. 13 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Helsinki Seagullsin kapteeni Tuukka Kotti jatkaa Helsingissä!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 24 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Kaksi lupaavaa nuorta pelaajaa mukaan Seagulls-miehistöön!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 2 August 2018.
  19. ^ a b "ERIK WAXLAX JA SAMI TAHVANAINEN TÄYDENTÄVÄT SEAGULLSIN KOTIMAISTA RUNKOA!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 29 July 2019.
  20. ^ "SUSIJENGIN KAPTEENI SHAWN HUFF SEAGULLSIIN!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 17 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Antti Kanervo palaa Seagullsiin!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 22 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Seagullsin kova kotimainen runko vahvistuu: Antti Kanervo jatkaa Helsingissä!" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 24 July 2020.
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