Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)

Tampereen Pyrintö, more commonly referred to as shortly Pyrintö, is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball section of a club with the same name. Pyrintö's men's and women's teams play in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.

Pyrintö
Pyrintö logo
LeaguesKorisliiga
Founded1941 (1941)
HistoryTampereen Pyrintö
(1941–present)
ArenaPyynikin Palloiluhalli
LocationTampere, Finland
Team colorsWhite and Red
   
Head coachMiikka Sopanen
Championships3 Finnish Championships
2 Finnish Cups
Websitewww.pyrinto.fi

After 2010 Pyrintö has participated internationally in the EuroChallenge and the Baltic Basketball League.

Achievements
Champions: 2010, 2011, 2014
Runner-up: 1958, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2016
Third–place: 2009
Champions: 1969, 2013
Runner-up: 2000, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021
Fourth–place: 2014

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Tampereen Pyrintö roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SG 5 Finland Tomas Pihlajamäki 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 7 Finland Valtteri Leppänen 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 9 Finland Lassi Kilpinen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 10 Finland Osku Heinonen 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 12 United States David Gonzalvez 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Finland Eero Lehtonen 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 16 Finland Panu Peltokangas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Head coach

Finland Miikka Sopanen

Assistant coach(es)

Finland Damon Williams
Finland Santeri Liljeberg

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 24 July 2021

Retired numbers
Damon Williams, Pyrintö all-time statistical leader in multiple categories.

All numbers are hanging in the rafters of the home arena, but current players can still play with them excluding Williams′ #32.[1]

Tampereen Pyrintö retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
5FinlandArvo JantunenN/A1949–1966
7FinlandOlavi AhonenG1960–1970
7FinlandIsmo NiemiN/A1978–1987
8FinlandJarmo LaitinenN/AAs player: 1979–1989
As head coach: 1985–2008
8FinlandAntti NikkiläN/A1996–2014
15FinlandKalevi TuominenN/A1952–1963
32United StatesDamon WilliamsF1999–2016

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, set a club record or won an individual award while at the club, played at least one official international match for their national team at any time or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.[2]

Notes
◆ Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
◆ Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
◆ To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

Women's team

Pyrintö's women's team currently plays in Women's Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball for women in Finland, and has won eight Finnish titles and the Finnish Cup once. Among club's women's team, Pyrintö has retired the jersey of Seija Leino.

References
  1. "Legenda Damon Williamsin paita Pyynikin kattoon – Pyrinnön ylpeyden juhlapäivä lauantaina 15. joulukuuta". Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. "Pyrinnön pistemiehet koripalloilun pääsarjassa | Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball". pyrinto.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29.
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