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Nationality
  
Finnish

Name
  
Seppo Kuusela

Listed height
  
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Role
  
Basketball Player


1952–1963
  
Pantterit

Died
  
October 16, 2014

1963–1969
  
Tapion Honka

Height
  
1.82 m

Seppo Kuusela

Born
  
25 February 1934 Helsinki, Finland (
1934-02-25
)

Position
  
Point guard, Shooting guard

Seppo kuusela lausuu joutsenet runokokoelmaa


Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014) was a Finnish basketball player and basketball coach. 182 cm tall Kuusela played in SM-sarja winning multiple Finnish Championships. Alongside Finnish competitions, Kuusela represented Finland's national team in five European championships (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963). Reporters voted him Finnish Basketball Player of the Year twice, in 1959 and 1960.

  • Finnish Basketball Player of the Year 1959 and 1960
  • Top scorer of SM-sarja 1960 and 1961
  • Finnish championship 1952, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971
  • runner-up 1967
  • bronze 1973
  • Finnish Cup 1968

    • References

    Seppo Kuusela Wikipedia
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