Korihait

Korihait (English: Basket Sharks) is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga Finnish Championship (1990) and two Finnish Cups (1986, 1988). In 1994 UU had financial problems and entered bankruptcy. Korihait then took UU's place in the league.

Korihait
Leagues	Korisliiga
Founded	1898; 127 years ago (1898)
History	UU (1898-1994) Korihait (1994–present)
Arena	Pohitullin Sports Hall
Capacity	1,627[1]
Location	Uusikaupunki, Finland
Team colors	Red, White
Main sponsor	Valmet Automotive
President	Johanna Kutila
Vice-president(s)	Timo A. Järvinen
Team manager	Jouni Grönroos
Head coach	Ivan Ivanovic
Championships	1 Finnish Title 2 Finnish Cups
Retired numbers	2 (12, 15)
Website	www.korihait.fi
Home Away

The club play at Pohitullin Sports Hall, which has also hosted the Finland men's national handball team.

Players

Korihait roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 2 Arvonen, Viljami 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G 5 Person Jr, Wesley 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 6 Ahvenjärvi, Roni 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) G 7 Sarcevic, Bojan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 8 Herrala, Joni 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 10 Warner, Kaleb 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) F 11 Magnum, Dravon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 21 Helakorpi, Veeti 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) F 40 Jackson, Jalen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) C 50 Aalto, Mikael 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) F 95 Peltonen, Kalle 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Head coach Ivan Ivanovic Assistant coach(es) Valtteri Pihlajamäki Team manager Tero Kutila Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: March 3, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Ognjen Kuzmić
• Elias Valtonen
• Gerald Lee Jr.
• Chris Taft
• Daniel Horton
• Gordon Herbert
• Shawn Vanzant
• Arizona Reid