Kimmo Muurinen

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

Kimmo Muurinen

Muurinen in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1981-02-23) February 23, 1981 (age 44) 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
3x Finnish Korisliiga champion (2007, 2008, 2013) Korisliiga Rookie of the Year (2001)

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