Hanno Möttölä

Hanno Möttölä
Player information
Full name	Hanno Aleksanteri Möttölä
birthday	9th September 1976 (age 43)
place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
size	209 cm
position	Power forward
college	University of Utah
NBA draft	2000 , 40th Pick, Atlanta Hawks
Club information
society	Torpan Pojat
league	Korisliiga
Jersey number	13
Clubs as active
1994–1996 Helsingin NMKY 1996–2000 Utah Utes ( NCAA ) 2000–2002 Atlanta Hawks 2002–2003 TAU Cerámica 2003–2004 Skipper Bologna 2004–2005 Scavolini Pesaro 2005–2006 MBK Dynamo Moscow 2006–2007 Žalgiris Kaunas 2007–2008 Aris Thessaloniki 2009 –2013 Torpan Pojat
National team 1
1995-2013	Finland	165
1 As of November 14, 2017

Hanno Aleksanteri Möttölä (born September 9, 1976 in Helsinki ) is a former Finnish basketball player. The 2.09 m tall power forward was the first Finn in the NBA . He has been named Finland's Basketball Player of the Year eight times, more than any other player.

Career

Möttölä played from 1994 to 1996 for Helsingin NMKY in the top division of his home country, the Korisliiga . In 1995/96 in particular, he triumphed and scored 15.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per encounter.

He went to the United States in the NCAA , where Möttölä played from 1996 to 2000 for the University of Utah team , with which he reached the final of the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship in 1998 . In the 1999/2000 season he came to averages of 17 points and 4.8 rebounds per use for Utah. He was then selected and signed by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2000 NBA Draft . He played 155 games for the Hawks in the NBA in two years before returning to Europe. There he was active for as many clubs in six years and reached the final of the ULEB Euroleague with Fortitudo Bologna in 2004 , and in 2006 he won the ULEB Cup with Dynamo Moscow .

Möttölä played 165 games for the Finnish national team between 1995 and 2014, in which he scored 1901 points. At the age of 18, he took part in the European Championship in 1995 , and it wasn't until 16 years later that the team was able to qualify for such a tournament again.

On September 26, 2008 Möttölä announced to end his career in the club and in the national team. On June 4, 2009 Möttölä announced his return to the national team, with which he qualified for a final round of the European basketball championship for the first time after 16 years of abstinence for the men's selection in 2011 . At the 2011 European Championship finals , the selection immediately made it to the round of the twelve best teams and was able to repeat this success two years later when it was once again placed among the ten best European teams at the 2013 European Championship finals . During this tournament Möttölä tore a ligament in his knee early on, on his 37th birthday. Nevertheless, he took part in the 2014 basketball world championship with the national team. As part of this World Cup, Möttölä played his last international match against New Zealand on September 4, 2014 .

Web links

Commons : Hanno Möttölä  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hanno Möttölä - player profile on NBA.com
• archive.fiba.com: Players - Hanno MÖTTÖLÄ (FIN) - Overview of participation in international FIBA tournaments ( English )
• Suomen Koripalloliitto: Hanno Mottola - Profile on the website of the Finnish Association (English)
• MOTTOLA, Hanno - Statistics on the websites of the ULEB (English)

References and comments

1. ↑ List of Basketball Player of the Year in Finland ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Finnish) 
2. ↑ Hanno Möttölä, Uratilastot & saavutukset. In: Suomen Koripalloliitto ry. Retrieved August 26, 2020 . 
3. ^ Hanno Mottola College Stats. Accessed August 26, 2020 (English). 
4. ↑ Statistics on basket.fi ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
5. ↑ FIBA statistics
6. ^ Finnish great Möttölä announces retirement from game. FIBA Europa , September 26, 2008, accessed January 3, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Möttölä Back In The Saddle For Finns. FIBA Europa , June 5, 2008, accessed January 3, 2014 . 
8. ↑ Möttölä's Unpleasant Birthday Surprise. FIBA Europa , September 10, 2013, accessed on January 3, 2014 . 
9. ↑ Statistics on basket.fi ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.