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Teemu Rannikko

{{short description|Finnish basketball player (born 1980)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Teemu Rannikko

| image = EuroBasket 2017 Greece vs Finland 70.jpg

| caption = Rannikko with Finland, during EuroBasket 2017.

| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2.5

| weight_lbs = 195

| league = Korisliiga

| team = Vilpas Vikings

| number =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|9|9}}

| birth_place = Turku, Finland

| draft_year = 2002

| career_start = 1996

| career_end = 2021

| years1 = 1996–2000

| team1 = Piiloset

| years2 = 2000–2002

| team2 = Reggiana

| years3 = 2002–2003

| team3 = Roseto

| years4 = 2003–2005

| team4 = VL Pesaro

| years5 = 2005–2007

| team5 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| years6 = 2007–2009

| team6 = Khimki

| years7 = 2009–2010

| team7 = Granada

| years8 = 2010–2012

| team8 = Varese

| years9 = 2012–2013

| team9 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| years10 = 2013–2017

| team10 = Kataja

| years11 = 2017–2021

| team11 = Vilpas Vikings

| coach_start = 2021

| coach_end =

| cyears1 = 2021–present

| cteam1 = Vilpas Vikings (assistant coach)

| cyears2 = 2022–present

| cteam2 = Finland (assistant)

| highlights =

}}

Teemu Rannikko (born September 9, 1980) is a Finnish former professional basketball player and currently working as an assistant coach of Finland national team. He is 1.89 m (6' 2 {{1/2}}") tall, and he weighs 88 kg (195 lbs.). He mainly played at the point guard position. At his peak, he was known as a good scorer and a steady defender.

Professional career

Born in Turku, Finland, Rannikko made his breakthrough when he transferred to Scavoloni Pesaro, in 2004–05, and he made his EuroLeague debut that season. He had his most successful seasons over the next two years in Union Olimpija, where he was one of the key players for the team that played in the EuroLeague. In 2007–08, he moved to BC Khimki, where he played his first season as a sixth man successfully, but in the second season, an injury stopped Rannikko from breaking through, and he moved again after two years in Khimki. He spent the next three seasons in CB Granada and Pallacanestro Varese. On July 31, 2012, he returned to Union Olimpija, where he mostly played off the bench, so he later moved to his home club Kataja.{{cite web|title=Union Olimpija brings back Rannikko|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/99020/180/union-olimpija-brings-back-rannikko|work=Euroleague|accessdate=8 September 2012}}

In 2013, Rannikko returned to Finland, when he signed with Joensuun Kataja. In the 2014–15 season, Rannikko was named the Korisliiga MVP and Korisliiga Finals MVP, after he was a member of Kataja's first championship team in history.

In 2017, Kataja won the Korisliiga again, after beating Vilpas Vikings 4–2 in the league's finals, and Rannikko won his second Finals MVP award.{{Cite news|url=http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/?x125758=48119181|title=Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja|date=2017-05-17|access-date=2017-10-24|publisher=Basket.fi|language=Finnish}}

National team career

Rannikko was a long-time member of the senior Finnish national basketball team. With Finland, he played at the 2011 EuroBasket, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and the 2017 EuroBasket.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140012/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Teemu%20Rannikko/pid//_//players.html Teemu RANNIKKO (FIN).]

Career statistics

{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

=EuroLeague=

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05

| style="text-align:left;"| Scavolini Pesaro

| 19 || 6 || 18.1 || .333 || .316 || .864 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 1.1 || .0 || 4.3 || 4.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06

| style="text-align:left;"| Union Olimpija

| 14 || 14 || 31.4 || .445 || .364 || .865 || 2.1 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .1 || 12.8 || 14.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07

| style="text-align:left;"| Union Olimpija

| 13 || 11 || 31.4 || .395 || .368 || .800 || 1.4 || 3.3 || 1.1 || .0 || 14.6 || 13.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13

| style="text-align:left;"| Union Olimpija

| 9 || 0 || 17.5 || .231 || .235 || .900 || 0.7 || 2.4 || 0.1 || .0 || 2.8 || 2.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career

| 55 || 31 || 24.6 || .388 || .344 || .836 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.6 || 8.8

{{S-end}}

=EuroCup=

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03

| style="text-align:left;"| Roseto

| 10 || 10 || 29.1 || .443 || .469 || .824 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 1.6 || .1 || 11.3 || 12.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;"| BC Khimki

| 8 || 1 || 23.2 || .415 || .423|| .900 || 1.2 || 2.2 || 1.0|| .0 || 10.1 || 12.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| style="text-align:left;"| BC Khimki

| 12 || 0 || 15.7 || .429 || .400 || .917 || 1.0 || 1.2 || .7 || .0 || 4.4 || 3.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

|

| 30 || 11 || 22.1 || .432 || 0.438 || 0.872 || 1.1 || 1.7 || 1.1 || .0 || 8.2 || 8.8

{{s-end}}

=National team=

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! Tournament

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rowspan=4|FinlandEuroBasket 20119th{{center|8}}{{center|6.0}}{{center|2.5}}{{center|4.5}}
EuroBasket 20139th{{center|6}}{{center|6.3}}{{center|1.5}}{{center|1.7}}
2014 FIBA World Cup22nd{{center|5}}{{center|5.0}}{{center|1.0}}{{center|3.2}}
EuroBasket 201711th{{center|6}}{{center|4.2}}{{center|0.2}}{{center|2.2}}

References

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External links

{{Commons category| Teemu Rannikko}}

  • [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BPB Euroleague.net Profile]
  • [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?gamecode=121&pcode=BPB&clubcode=khi EuroCup Profile]

{{FIBA Europe Cup assists leader}}

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