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
Career highlights and awards
	As basketball player: 9× Finnish League champion (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969); Finnish Cup winner (1968); 2× Finnish League Top Scorer (1960, 1961); 2× Finnish Player of the Year (1959, 1960); As basketball coach: 3× Finnish League champion (1970, 1971, 1972);

Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014)[1] was a Finnish basketball player, basketball coach, and handball player. At 182 cm tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions, as a basketball player. He was twice voted the Finnish Basketball Player of the Year, in 1959 and 1960, by Finnish sports journalists.

Club basketball career

Kuusela played in the top-tier level Finnish basketball league, the SM-sarja, winning multiple Finnish League championships during his club career.

Alongside club competitions, Kuusela also represented the senior Finnish national basketball team, at five EuroBasket tournaments (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963).[2]

9× Finnish League Champion: (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969)
- Finnish League Runner-up: (1967)
- Finnish League 3rd Place: (1973)
2× Finnish Player of the Year: (1959, 1960)
2× Finnish League Top Scorer: (1960, 1961)
Finnish Cup Winner: (1968)

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