Seppo Kuusela
# Seppo Kuusela

Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014) was a Finnish basketball player, basketball coach, and handball player. At 182 cm tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions, as a basketball player. He was twice voted the Finnish Basketball Player of the Year, in 1959 and 1960, by Finnish sports journalists.

## Club basketball career

Kuusela played in the top-tier level Finnish basketball league, the SM-sarja, winning multiple Finnish League championships during his club career.

## National basketball team career

Alongside club competitions, Kuusela also represented the senior Finnish national basketball team, at five EuroBasket tournaments (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963).

## Trophies and awards

### Basketball player

* 9× Finnish League Champion: (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969)
   * Finnish League Runner-up: (1967)
   * Finnish League 3rd Place: (1973)
* 2× Finnish Player of the Year: (1959, 1960)
* 2× Finnish League Top Scorer: (1960, 1961)
* Finnish Cup Winner: (1968)

### Handball player

* 2× Finnish Handball Championship Champion: (1953, 1955)

### Basketball coach

* 3× Finnish League Champion: (1970, 1971, 1972)

### Other

* Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame inductee 2019

## Sources

* Seppo Kuusela Finnish Basketball Association
* National Team Stats Finnish Basketball Association
