Mikko Koivisto

Mikko Koivisto
Koivisto with Finland during EuroBasket 2017
No. 4 – Vilpas Vikings
PositionShooting guard
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (1987-04-18) April 18, 1987 (age 37)
Helsinki, Finland
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolHoly Cross
(Lynchburg, Virginia)
CollegeUNC Greensboro (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2004Rekolan Urheilijat
2010–2011Torpan Pojat
2011–2014Bisons Loimaa
2014Gaziantep
2014–2015Skyliners Frankfurt
2015–2016Kauhajoki Karhu
2016–presentSalon 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.[1]

Honours

Nilan Bisons
Royal Halı Gaziantep

Career statistics

Legend
  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

  1. ^ "Mikko Koivisto moves to Gaziantep". www.sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.