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Lauri Markkanen is ready to make noise with Finland in 2025 EuroBasket

2025-04-15

Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen is eager and ready to represent Finland in this year's EuroBasket, following a grueling and ultimately disappointing NBA season in which the Jazz finished with the league’s worst record. "We have a big summer with the national team. I’m excited for that," Markkanen said during his end-of-season interview.
Mikael Jantunen knows he can't be Markkanen, but can still make his own mark

2025-03-31

Paris Basketball secured a massive 101-98 victory over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens last Friday night, snapping the Greek side's 10-game home winning streak and keeping their own playoff hopes alive. In a high-intensity battle at OAKA, Mikael Jantunen played a key role down the stretch, particularly with two clutch free throws in the final seconds that helped seal the win.
Bahamas beats Finland in OQT opener led by Ayton, Hield and Gordon

2024-07-02

Deandre Ayton, Buddy Hield, and Eric Gordon combined for 59 points out of the team's 96 and led the Bahamas to the first victory in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Valencia, Spain. The Bahamas secured a win over Finland, who were without Lauri Markkanen, with a final score of 96-85. Their next group-stage challenge is scheduled against Poland on Wednesday.
Finland announces extended roster for Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2024-06-17

Finland's national team announced its extended 17-man roster ahead of the upcoming FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Valencia, Spain. As it was confirmed earlier, Finland's star Lauri Markkanen will miss the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and wasn't even included in the list. The Utah Jazz star won't play in the tournament due to a right shoulder injury.
Lassi Tuovi to take over Yokohama B-Corsairs

2024-06-15

The 37-year-old Finnish national team head coach, Lassi Tuovi, is expected to take over the helm of Yokohama B-Corsairs, sources tell BasketNews. Yokohama concluded the top Japanese basketball division last season with 24 victories and 36 losses. The team was led by Yuki Kawamura (20.9 PPG, 8.0 APG), Jarrod Uthoff (13.1 PPG, 7.5 RPG), and Filipino basketball star Kai Sotto (12.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG).
Lauri Markkanen to miss Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2024-06-04

Finland will compete in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament without their biggest star, Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen. The Finnish basketball federation announced that Markkanen will miss the tournament due to a right shoulder injury.
'We played stupid': Sasu Salin reacts to sensational loss vs. Japan

2023-08-27

So far, the biggest upset of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 took place in Okinawa as Japan sensationally eliminated Finland, which will continue to fight for only 17-32nd places in the tournament. Despite a sluggish start and an early 7-15 deficit, Finland bounced back and even had an 18-point lead at the end of 3rd quarter.
 
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Lauri Markkanen's incredible performance leads Finland past Ukraine in overtime

2022-08-18

Lauri Markkanen's 42-point performance leads Finland past Ukraine, which led for most of the game, with the final score of 97-94 (16-20, 31-24, 15-27, 25-16, 10-7). With 3:05 left in the overtime, Markkanen converted on a driving layup for his 42nd point to give Finland a 6-point advantage (95-89). 
Lithuania dismantles Finland by 35 points behind dominant NBA duo

2022-08-11

Following convincing yesterday's win against Finland, Lithuania repeated the trend in tonight's game as well. NBA duo of Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis dominated under the baskets and guided Lithuania to another comfortable 87-52 (29-9, 22-15, 16-8, 20-20) win over Finland in Vilnius.
Lithuania easily defeats Finland in Valanciunas and Sabonis debut

2022-08-10

Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis made their debut on the Lithuanian national team this summer. Powered by the big man duo, Lithuania easily defeated Finland at home 76-61 (28-13, 15-16, 20-13, 13-19).
What friendly games Serbia, Group D teams will play before EuroBasket? (1)

2022-08-06

With less than a month dividing us from the start of EuroBasket, it's time to look at what will happen in Old Continent's biggest competition.  BasketNews will offer you a clear picture of the rosters and the commitments the national teams will face in preparation for EuroBasket.  Here's a look at Group D, which will be played at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. 
Markkanen's game-winner eliminates Croatia from World Cup Qualifiers (2)

2022-07-03

Lauri Markkanen stunned Croatia (1-5) with a game-winner to put Finland (5-1) atop 81-79 (21-17, 22-17, 17-27, 21-18) and eliminate Croatia from the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.

Unstoppable Lauri Markkanen guides Finland to first place in Group C

2022-06-30

Finland (4-1) clinched the first spot in Group C of the World Cup Qualifiers by defeating Sweden (2-3) at home, 85-69 (19-29, 24-17, 26-8, 16-15).

Sasu Salin on playing with current NBA players: 'It's the best thing that could've happened'

2022-06-15

Lenovo Tenerife's guard Sasu Salin is coming from one of the best seasons in his career.

Lithuania to play friendly games against Latvia and Spain in the summer

2022-05-10

The Lithuanian national team will play four official matches and nine friendly games ahead of the EuroBasket 2022. The first friendly match will be held on June 22nd in Riga against Latvia, with the neighboring country's national team coming to Lithuania on June 26th. "It's going to be a stressful but interesting summer with the FIBA windows and the friendly matches," the Lithuanian national ...
Cyprus, Finland and Latvia announced as EuroBasket 2025 hosts

2022-03-29

Latvia will host one group phase and the final phase of EuroBasket 2025, the FIBA Europe Board decided. The president of FIBA Europe Turgay Demirel announced that the Baltic country will be the one of the three hosts of the group phase of the tournament, with Cyprus and Finland also winning their respective bids. The country is no stranger to international events. Latvians have hosted 12 European ...
Finland wastes a 21-point lead but comes out on top against Slovenia

2022-02-28

Finland (3-1) overcame Slovenia (2-2) for the second time in this FIBA window. This time, the hosts wasted a solid lead but managed to get over the Olympic sensation, edging out Slovenia 83-79 (26-16, 26-15, 12-18, 19-30). Finland came out strong from the first minute, arranging a 10-2 push. Eventually, their lead reached double-digits (14-4), which remained until the first quarter-end (26-16). ...
Sasu Salin's 7 three-pointers power Finland past Slovenia

2022-02-25

Finland (2-1) overcame Slovenia (2-1) 86-76 (13-14, 19-17 26-26, 28-19) and handed the Olympics participants their first FIBA World Cup Qualifiers loss. The game went neck-on-neck in the first three quarters. Finland ran away from its opponents at the start of the fourth quarter. Powered by Sasu Salin, Finland had an 11-0 spurt and gained a substantial 8-point lead (69-61). Eventually, Finns were ...
Finland edge out Croatia that lose their second straight game (1)

2021-11-28

Finland (1-1) welcomed Croatia (0-2) in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers, handing the visitors their second straight loss 77-71 (14-15, 20-19, 25-21, 18-16). Neither team was able to gain an edge in the first half, resulting in 10 lead changes. The score was tied at 34 at halftime. However, Finland went on an 11-2 run in the third period, gaining a double-digit advantage (53-43). But ...
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Players
Seasons:   24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11
Statistics


2023/2024

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
OQT 3 49%
50/102 		38.5%
37/96 		80.4%
37/46 		35.3
21.3/14 		23 6 17 1 0 23.7 - 82.7


2022/2023

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 5 58%
101/174 		35.3%
53/150 		83.1%
64/77 		34.2
22/12.2 		24.6 6.2 15 3.4 - 18.8 - 85


2021/2022

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC Q 2 51.9%
42/81 		32.7%
17/52 		74.1%
20/27 		42.5
30/12.5 		16 7.5 14 4 - 17.5 - 77.5
EuroBasket 7 54.6%
125/229 		39.3%
88/224 		87.2%
102/117 		34.1
23.9/10.3 		22.4 6.4 14.1 2.6 - 23 - 88


2019/2020

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket Q 1 0% 0% 0% 0
0/0 		0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0


2018/2019

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2017/2018

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS


2016/2017

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 47.8%
120/251 		37.1%
56/151 		83.3%
75/90 		36.5
24.8/11.7 		17.3 5.3 13.3 2.5 - 23.3 - 80.5


2014/2015

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 48.9%
130/266 		33.3%
54/162 		66.7%
46/69 		34.3
22/12.3 		16.5 5.7 9.7 2 0 21.5 17.5 78


2013/2014

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 5 40.9%
76/186 		35.5%
44/124 		74.4%
58/78 		29.6
21/8.6 		13 7.4 15.8 2 - 24.6 - 68.4


2012/2013

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 8 44.2%
121/274 		31.4%
71/226 		67.9%
114/168 		32.6
22.4/10.3 		13.4 5 12.1 2.3 - 21.9 - 71.1


2010/2011

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 8 40.9%
130/318 		39.1%
70/179 		69.2%
110/159 		33.1
19.6/13.5 		14.6 5.1 12.6 1.4 - 24 - 72.5
Records
Seasons:   All | 24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11

FIBA EuroBasket

Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency 2021-2022 80
Points 2021-2022 88
Rebounds 2016-2017 36.5
Assists 2021-2022 22.4
Steals 2021-2022 6.4
Blocks 2021-2022 2.6
2-pointers made 2014-2015 21.7
3-pointers made 2021-2022 12.6
Free throws made 2021-2022 14.6
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency Lauri Markkanen
2021/2022 		29
Points Lauri Markkanen
2021/2022 		27.9
Rebounds Lauri Markkanen
2021/2022 		8.1
Assists Petteri Koponen
2016/2017 		6.2
Steals Tuukka Kotti
2010/2011 		1.9
Blocks Erik Murphy
2014/2015 		1.3
2-pointers made Lauri Markkanen
2021/2022 		6.9
3-pointers made Sasu Salin
2021/2022 		3.1
Free throws made Lauri Markkanen
2021/2022 		6.9
Schedule
Seasons:   2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011


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