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Ilari Seppälä
Finnish basketball player (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ilari Seppälä (born 27 March 1993) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for Hungarian club Kecskeméti TE, and the Finland national basketball team.[1]
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Professional career
Born in Lapua, Seppälä played in youth teams of local Korikobrat, and started his professional career with Kouvot in Korisliiga in 2009. After a stint with Bisons Loimaa, where they also competed in VTB United League, Seppälä returned to Kouvot in 2016 and won the Finnish championship there. Next season he joined Kataja and repeated as Finnish champion. He also played with Kataja in Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup.
In 2019, he joined Aix Maurienne in French LNB Pro B, and averaged nearly 15 points per game in his second year with the team.
During the 2021–22 season, Seppälä played for Argeș Pitești in Romanian Liga Națională, averaging 10.3 points and 4.8 assists per game.
In 2022, he returned to France and joined Saint-Chamond in Pro B, where he spent two seasons.
On 24 October 2024, Seppälä signed for Kecskeméti TE in Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, averaging 17.6 points and 4.7 assists per game.[2]
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National team career
A former youth international, Seppälä has played for the Finland national team regularly since 2017. He was named in the Finland squad for the EuroBasket 2022 and the 2023 FIBA World Cup tournaments.[3][4][5]
Personal life
His older brother Arttu is a cartoon drawer and former professional footballer, who also won the 11th edition of Diili, the Finnish version of The Apprentice reality television competition.[6]
Career statistics
| 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 |
FIBA Champions League
National team
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References
External links
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