Ilari Seppälä (born 27 March 1993) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for Hungarian club Kecskeméti TE, and the Finland national basketball team.[1][2]
| Kecskeméti TE | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard, shooting guard |
| League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 March 1993 Lapua, Finland |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2015 | Kouvot |
| 2015–2016 | Bisons Loimaa |
| 2016 | Kouvot |
| 2016–2019 | Kataja |
| 2019–2021 | Aix Maurienne |
| 2021–2022 | Argeș Pitești |
| 2022–2024 | Saint-Chamond |
| 2024–present | Kecskeméti TE |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
National team career
editA former youth international, Seppälä has played for the Finland national team since 2017. He was named in the Finland squad for the EuroBasket 2022 and the 2023 FIBA World Cup tournaments.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
editNational team
edit| Team | Tournament | Pos. | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | EuroBasket 2022 | 7th | 5 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
2.4
|
| 2023 FIBA World Cup | 21st | 4 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
3.0
|
References
edit- ^ Ilari Seppälä ja moni muukin Susijengistä ovat tuttuja kasvoja myös Porvoossa – Tarmossa uskotaan korishuuman nosteeseen, Uusimaa-lehti, 13 September 2022
- ^ Ilari Seppälä Unkariin KTE-Dunan takalinjoille, basket.fi, 24 October 2024
- ^ Ilari Seppälä edustaa Suomea kisoissa, joista hän ei uskaltanut edes unelmoida teininä Lapualla – Susijengin MM-urakka alkaa perjantaina, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 24 August 2023
- ^ Ilari Seppälä ei puhu isoista kiveksistä tai NBA:sta, vaan tekee sen mitä on sovittu, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 26 August 2023
- ^ Susijengin Ilari Seppälä paljasti kovan penkkituloksensa: ”Tuli tehtyä yläkroppaa”, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 August 2023