Tampereen_Pyrintö_(basketball)
Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)
Basketball team in Tampere, Finland
Tampereen Pyrintö, more commonly referred to as shortly Pyrintö, is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball section of a club with the same name. Pyrintö's men's and women's teams play in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.
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| Leagues | Korisliiga | ||
| Founded | 1941; 83 years ago (1941) | ||
| History | Tampereen Pyrintö (1941–present) | ||
| Arena | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli | ||
| Location | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Team colors | White and Red | ||
| Head coach | Tero Vasell | ||
| Championships | 3 Finnish Championships 2 Finnish Cups | ||
| Website | www.pyrinto.fi | ||
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After 2010 Pyrintö has participated internationally in the EuroChallenge and the Baltic Basketball League.
- Korisliiga: 3
- Champions: 2010, 2011, 2014
- Runner-up: 1958, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2016
- Third–place: 2009
- Champions: 1969, 2013
- Runner-up: 2000, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021
- Fourth–place: 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Retired numbers
All numbers are hanging in the rafters of the home arena, but current players can still play with them excluding Williams′ #32.[1]
| Tampereen Pyrintö retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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| 5 |  | Arvo Jantunen | N/A | 1949–1966 |
| 7 | | Olavi Ahonen | G | 1960–1970 |
| 7 | | Ismo Niemi | N/A | 1978–1987 |
| 8 | | Jarmo Laitinen | N/A | As player: 1979–1989 As head coach: 1985–2008 |
| 8 | | Antti Nikkilä | N/A | 1996–2014 |
| 15 | | Kalevi Tuominen | N/A | 1952–1963 |
| 32 |  | Damon Williams | F | 1999–2016 |
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, 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 or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.[2]
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Pyrintö's women's team currently plays in Women's Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball for women in Finland, and has won eight Finnish titles and the Finnish Cup once. Among club's women's team, Pyrintö has retired the jersey of Seija Leino.
- "Legenda Damon Williamsin paita Pyynikin kattoon – Pyrinnön ylpeyden juhlapäivä lauantaina 15. joulukuuta". Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "Pyrinnön pistemiehet koripalloilun pääsarjassa | Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball". pyrinto.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29.