 Koivisto with Finland during EuroBasket 2017 | |
| No. 4 – Vilpas Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1987-04-18) April 18, 1987 (age 37) Helsinki, Finland |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Holy Cross (Lynchburg, Virginia) |
| College | UNC Greensboro (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2004 | Rekolan Urheilijat |
| 2010–2011 | Torpan Pojat |
| 2011–2014 | Bisons Loimaa |
| 2014 | Gaziantep |
| 2014–2015 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2015–2016 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2016–present | Salon Vilpas |
Mikko Koivisto (born April 18, 1987) is a Finnish basketball player. He currently plays for Salon Vilpas of the Korisliiga and for the Finnish national basketball team. In high school at Holy Cross he won the VISSA (Virginia Independent Schools Althetes Association) division 3 state championship in 05. He started his professional career in 2003–04; later he played collegiate for the UNC Greensboro Spartans for four seasons. In 2010, he returned to professional basketball again.
Career
Koivisto signed with the Turkish team Royal Halı Gaziantep in February 2014.
Honours
- Nilan Bisons
- Royal Halı Gaziantep
Career statistics
| 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 |
EuroCup
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Bisons Loimaa | 10 | 10 | 28.3 | .463 | .450 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
National team
| Team | Tournament | Pos. | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | EuroBasket 2011 | 9th | 8 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| EuroBasket 2013 | 9th | 8 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
| 2014 FIBA World Cup | 22nd | 5 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
| EuroBasket 2015 | 16th | 6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
| EuroBasket 2017 | 11th | 4 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
References
- "Mikko Koivisto moves to Gaziantep". www.sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.
External links
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Helsinki
- Bisons Loimaa players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Finnish men's basketball players
- Gaziantep Basketbol players
- Kauhajoen Karhu players
- Sportspeople from Vantaa
- Shooting guards
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- Torpan Pojat players
- UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball players
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Vilpas Vikings players
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen