Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame

The Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor for people that have impacted Finland's basketball. New Hall of Fame members are chosen by the board of experts from Finnish Basketball Federation, Basketball Foundation and The Sports Museum of Finland among others. The first members were inducted in 2009.[1]

In August 2015, four new persons were inducted.[2] The same happened in 2016.[3]

Members

Members of Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
Induction Year Name
2009 Kari Liimo
2009 Raimo Lindholm
2009 Kalevi Tuominen
2010 Jouko Heikkinen
2010 Gerald Lee Sr.
2010 Risto Lignell
2010 Anssi Rauramo
2010 Kalevi Sarkalahti
2010 Tapio Sten
2012 Hilkka Hakola
2012 Esko Karhunen
2012 Pentti Salmi
2013 Timo Lampén
2013 Lea Hakala
2013 Robert Petersen
2013 Jorma Pilkevaara
2014 Erkki Hiltunen
2014 Kari-Pekka Klinga
2014 Pertti Laanti
2014 Eero Saarinen
2015 Terhi Airas-Järventaus
2015 Teijo Finneman
2015 Larry Pounds
2015 Juhani Salmenkylä
2016 Martti Liimo
2016 Heikki Kasko
2016 Petri Kärkäinen
2016 Leena Martin (née Vestala)

Sources

References

  1. "Lindholm, Liimo ja Tuominen ensimmäiset Legendat". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Airas, Finneman, Pounds ja Salmenkylä Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Liimo, Kärkäinen, Martin ja Kasko Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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