Kimmo Muurinen

Kimmo Muurinen
	Muurinen in 2010
Personal information
Born	February 23, 1981 (age 43); Vantaa, Finland
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College	Little Rock (2002–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2000–present
Position	Power forward
Career history
2000–2001	Pantterit
2001–2002	Pussihukat
2004–2009	Espoon Honka
2009–2010	NSB Napoli
2010	Scafati Basket
2010–2011	Skyliners Frankfurt
2011–2012	Torpan Pojat
2012–2013	Nilan Bisons
2013–2014	Tapiolan Honka
Career highlights and awards
	3x Finnish Korisliiga champion (2007, 2008, 2013); Korisliiga Rookie of the Year (2001);

Kimmo Muurinen (born February 23, 1981) is a Finnish former professional basketball player. He played the most years of his career in his home country Finland, but also had stances in Germany, Italy and the United States. He is also a long time member of the Finnish national team, which he played for since 2000. As of September 2, 2014, he has played 153 games for Finland.^[1]

Personal life

Muurinen has been married with Jenni Laaksonen who is also a former professional basketball player and played for Finland women's national basketball team. Their son Miikka Muurinen is also a basketball player.^[2]

Career statistics

National team

Team	Tournament	Pos.	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
Finland	EuroBasket 2011	9th	8	4.6	3.1	1.1
	EuroBasket 2013	9th	8	6.5	3.0	0.3
	2014 FIBA World Cup	22nd	5	2.0	1.6	0.4

References

^ "Suomen Koripalloliitto ry". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
^ Miikka Muurisesta, 17, rohkeaa puhetta – Suomen huippulupaus sai huimat geenit lajiinsa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 24 June 2024

External links

[1] "Suomen Koripalloliitto ry". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-02.

[2] Miikka Muurisesta, 17, rohkeaa puhetta – Suomen huippulupaus sai huimat geenit lajiinsa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 24 June 2024

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