Teemu Rannikko

Teemu Rannikko

File:Teemu Rannikko.jpg
No. 9 – Joensuun Kataja
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	Korisliiga
Personal information
Born	(1980-09-09) September 9, 1980 Turku, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002 / Undrafted
Playing career	1996–present
Career history
1996–2000	Piiloset
2000–2002	Reggio Emilia
2002–2003	Euro Roseto
2003–2005	Scavolini Pesaro
2005–2007	Union Olimpija
2007–2009	Khimki Moscow Region
2009–2010	Granada
2010–2012	Cimberio Varese
2012–2013	Union Olimpija
2013–present	Joensuun Kataja
Career highlights and awards
3× Finnish League MVP (1999–2000, 2015) Finnish League Finals MVP (2015) Finnish League Most Improved Player (1998) Russian Cup champion (2008) Slovenian League champion (2006) 2x Slovenian Cup champion (2006, 2013) Finnish Cup champion (2000) 2x Finnish League assists leader (2015–2016)

Teemu Rannikko (born September 9, 1980) is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m (6 ft 2.5 in) tall and he weighs 88 kg (195 lbs.). He plays 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, he made his breakthrough when he transferred to Scavoloni Pesaro in 2004-05, and making his Euroleague debut that season. He spent his most successful seasons next two years in Union Olimpija, where he was one of the key players for the team that played in 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 next three seasons in CB Granada and Pallacanestro Varese. On July 31, 2012, he returned to Union Olimpija. He mostly played off the bench, so he moved to his home club Kataja.

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.

Euroleague career statistics

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2004–05	Scavolini Pesaro	19	6	18.1	.333	.316	.864	1.3	1.2	1.1	.0	4.3	4.3
2005–06	Union Olimpija	14	14	31.4	.445	.364	.865	2.1	3.1	1.4	.1	12.8	14.5
2006–07	Union Olimpija	13	11	31.4	.395	.368	.800	1.4	3.3	1.1	.0	14.6	13.8
2012–13	Union Olimpija	9	0	17.5	.231	.235	.900	0.7	2.4	0.1	.0	2.8	2.3
Career		55	31	24.6	.388	.344	.836	1.4	1.2	1.0	.0	8.6	8.8

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurocup Profile
• Basketpedya.com Profile