Samu Adler
{{short description|Finnish basketball player (born 2007)}}
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| position = Point guard
| height_m = 1.98
| weight_kg = 90
| league = Korisliiga
| team = Vilpas Vikings
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2007|8|10}}
| birth_place = Kirkkonummi, Finland
| high_school = Helsinki Basketball Academy
(Helsinki, Finland)
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| career_start = 2023
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| years1 = 2023–2024
| team1 = HBA-Märsky
| years2 = 2024–present
| team2 = Salon Vilpas
| highlights =
- Korisliiga Rookie of the Year (2025)
- Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year (2025)
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Samu Adler (born 10 August 2007) is a Finnish basketball player who plays as a point guard for Korisliiga team Salon Vilpas.
Career
Adler started basketball with Tapiolan Honka, before joining Helsinki Basketball Academy. He played his first senior season with the academy team HBA-Märsky in Finnish second-tier in 2023–24.
=Salon Vilpas (2024–present)=
In August 2024, Adler joined Korisliiga team Salon Vilpas, after just turning 17 of age.[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/samu-adler-siirtyy-hba-sta-vilppaan-korisliiga-joukkueeseen/ Samu Adler siirtyy HBA:sta Vilppaan Korisliiga-joukkueeseen], basket.fi, 15 August 2024 In February 2025, Adler played for the EuroLeague Next Generation team in the tournament in Ulm, Germany.[https://www.sss.fi/2025/02/vilppaan-samu-adler-kohtaa-helsinki-seagullsin-sijaan-barcelonan-olympiakosin-ja-alba-berlinin/ Vilppaan Samu Adler kohtaa Helsinki Seagullsin sijaan Barcelonan, Olympiakosin ja Alba Berlinin], Salon Seudun Sanomat, 2 February 2025 During his debut season in Korisliiga with Vilpas, he recorded 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists. He was named Korisliiga Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year in 2025, as Vilpas finished third and won the bronze medal.[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/lassi-nikkarinen-ja-taru-tuukkanen-vuoden-pelaajat-palkintogaalassa-juhlistettiin-kauden-parhaita/ Lassi Nikkarinen ja Taru Tuukkanen vuoden pelaajat – Palkintogaalassa juhlistettiin kauden parhaita], basket.fi, 17 May 2025
National team career
Adler has played 38 matches for Finland U16 and U18 national teams in total.
He debuted with the Finland senior national team on 24 November 2024 against Georgia in the EuroBasket qualifiers.[https://yle.fi/a/74-20126759 Samu Adler, 17, debytoi Susijengissä], Yle, 23 November 2024[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000011043684.html Suomen 17-vuotias superlupaus on jo maajoukkueen vakiokasvo – päävalmentaja ylistää erityisominaisuutta], Helsingin Sanomat, 18 February 2025
External links
- [https://www.basket.fi/pelaaja/?id=6621473 Samu Adler] at Basketball Finland
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/273125/samu-adler Samu Adler] at ProBallers