Helsinki Seagulls

Helsinki Seagulls
Nickname	Gulls
Leagues	Korisliiga
Founded	2013
History	Helsinki Seagulls (2013–present)
Arena	Töölö Sports Hall Helsinki Ice Hall
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Team colors	Navy, Gold, Black
Head coach	Mikko Larkas
Ownership	Janne Kulvik, Sinikka Kulvik, Sami Hedberg
Website	www.helsinkiseagulls.net
Uniforms
Home Away

Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland, playing in Korisliiga for 2015-2016 season.

History

The team was established in 2013 and it acquired its place on the second level of Finnish basketball in Division I A after the dissolution of the Torpan Pojat men's team. The license of Torpan Pojat was then transferred to the Gulls, along with the remaining players.^[1][2]

The Seagulls opened their 2013-2014 season in the Division I A with winning 10 matches in a row. The team won a total of 25 of their 28 regular season games placing first in their division with Josh Gonner leading their offense with an impressive 20.5 PPG. Seagulls earned the promotion to Korisliiga after dismissing first Tampereen Pyrintö II and then BC Nokia in the division playoffs.^[3]

Players

Current roster

Helsinki Seagulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 2 Sahlberg, Eero 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G 4 Nikkarinen, Antto 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) C 5 Watson, Terrence 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) F 8 Heinonen, Timo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) G 9 Kyllönen, Jarkko 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) F 11 Lindbom, Carl 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) F 20 Conley, Jason 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) F 21 Toivonen, Lauri 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) G 22 Addae, Nanayaw Awuah 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F 23 Moore, Marcel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) G 24 Sulonen, Teemu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) G 25 Sinclair, James 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) F 33 Niskanen, Antti 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) G/F Abell, Remy	Head coach Mikko Larkas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 30 January 2016

References

1. "ToPo jäi ilman liigalisenssiä" Iltasanomat, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (Finnish)
2. "Nostaako tämä seura Helsingin takaisin Korisliigaan?" Iltasanomat, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (Finnish)
3. "Seagulls otti ratkaisevan voiton Nokialla - helsinkiläiset palaavat Korisliigaan" YLE, Retrieved 2014-9-24 (Finnish)

External links

• Official website (Finnish)