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Ville Tahvanainen

Ville Tahvanainen (born 30 June 2000), is a Finnish professional basketball player for Korihait in the Korisliiga.

Ville Tahvanainen
Korihait
PositionShooting guard
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 25)
Helsinki, Finland
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy
(Helsinki, Finland)
CollegeBradley (2019–2023)
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Helsingin NMKY
2017–2019HBA-Märsky
2023Haukar
2023–2024Álftanes
2024–2025CD Póvoa
2025–presentKorihait
Medals

Career

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Tahvanainen started his career with NMKY Helsinki and HBA-Märsky, before moving to the United States to start college in Bradley in 2019.[1][2]

After a season in Iceland as a professional with Haukar and Álftanes,[3] Tahvanainen signed with CD Póvoa in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol in September 2024.[4]

In September 2025, Tahvanainen returned to Finland and signed with Korisliiga team Korihait.[5]

National team

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Tahvanainen debuted in the Finland national basketball team in 2018 at the age of 18.[6][7]

Personal life

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His father Mika-Matti Tahvanainen is a former professional basketball player who represented Finland national team in 54 games, and his brother Joonas is also a former player who played also for HBA-Märsky and college basketball in the United States.

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Bradley 33220.0.466.391.8462.51.0.2.06.6
2020–21 Bradley 271728.0.422.338.8183.01.6.608.6
2021–22 Bradley 281222.8.357.362.9132.5.8.6.27.1
2022–23 Bradley 34322.2.444.368.8263.31.3.5.16.7
Career 1223423.0.421.363.8512.81.2.5.17.2

References

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