Seppo Kuusela

Seppo Kuusela
Personal information
Born	25 February 1934; Helsinki, Finland
Died	16 October 2014 (aged 80)
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
1952–1963	Pantterit
1963–1969	Tapion Honka

Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014)^[1] was a Finnish basketball player and basketball coach. 182 cm tall Kuusela played in SM-sarja winning multiple Finnish Championships. Alongside Finnish competitions, Kuusela represented Finland's national team in five European championships (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963).^[2] Reporters voted him Finnish Basketball Player of the Year twice, in 1959 and 1960.

Trophies and awards

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Finnish Basketball Player of the Year 1959 and 1960
Top scorer of SM-sarja 1960 and 1961
Finnish championship 1952, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971
- runner-up 1967
- bronze 1973
Finnish Cup 1968

Sources

Seppo Kuusela Finnish Basketball Association
National Team Stats Finnish Basketball Association

References

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[1] ttp://www.tapiolanhonka.fi/index.php?mid=2258&itemid=16222581&a=viewItem

[2] ttp://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.roundID_2249.season_1963.teamID_281.playerID_67648.html

[3] ttp://www.basket.fi/sarjat/pelaajat/pelaaja/?player_id=363573&season_id=12223

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