Lassi Nikkarinen

Lassi Nikkarinen
Helsinki Seagulls
Position	Point guard
League	Korisliiga
Personal information
Born	March 11, 1997 (age 27); Helsinki, Finland
Listed height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
High school	Helsinki Basketball Academy; (Helsinki, Finland)
College	Montana State (2017–2019)
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2017	HBA-Märsky
2019–2021	BC Nokia
2021–present	Helsinki Seagulls
Career highlights and awards
	Korisliiga champion (2023); Finnish Cup winner (2022); 2x Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year; (2021, 2022);

Lassi Nikkarinen (born 11 March 1997) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Finnish Korisliiga team Helsinki Seagulls.^[1]^[2]

National team career

Nikkarinen is a former youth international and has represented Finland U16, Finland U18 and Finland U20 national teams.^[3] He has played seven games with the Finland men's national basketball team.

Personal life

His second cousin Antto Nikkarinen is also basketball player in Korisliiga.^[4]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Montana State	23	0	7.3	.308	.375	.800	.6	.6	.3	.0	.7
2018–19	Montana State	30	5	14.2	.407	.259	.667	1.0	1.3	.5	.0	2.3
Career		53	5	11.2	.388	.286	.688	.8	1.0	.4	.0	1.6

References

^ NIKKARINEN JATKAA MESTARIJOUKKUEESSA UUDISTUNEEN VALMENNUSJOHDON KANSSA!, helsinkiseagulls.com, 2 June 2023
^ BC Nokia antoi Katajalle kunnon vastuksen, mutta joutui lopulta taipumaan – Lassi Nikkarinen sai leukaansa kovan tällin ja pelasi loppupelin pää sidottuna, nokianuutiset.fi, 14 January 2021
^ Lassi Nikkarinen FIBA Profile
^ Pikkuserkukset kohtasivat Korisliigassa – molemmat taistot BC Nokialle pienoisella erolla, Aamulehti, 15 October 2019

External links

Eurobasket.com profile

[1] NIKKARINEN JATKAA MESTARIJOUKKUEESSA UUDISTUNEEN VALMENNUSJOHDON KANSSA!, helsinkiseagulls.com, 2 June 2023

[2] BC Nokia antoi Katajalle kunnon vastuksen, mutta joutui lopulta taipumaan – Lassi Nikkarinen sai leukaansa kovan tällin ja pelasi loppupelin pää sidottuna, nokianuutiset.fi, 14 January 2021

[3] Lassi Nikkarinen FIBA Profile

[4] Pikkuserkukset kohtasivat Korisliigassa – molemmat taistot BC Nokialle pienoisella erolla, Aamulehti, 15 October 2019

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