Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)
| Pyrintö | |||
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| Pyrintö logo | |||
| Leagues | Korisliiga | ||
| Founded | 1941 | ||
| History | Tampereen Pyrintö (1941–present) | ||
| Arena | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli | ||
| Location | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Team colors | White and Red | ||
| Head coach | Sami Toiviainen | ||
| Championships | 3 Finnish Championships 2 Finnish Cups | ||
| Website | www.pyrinto.fi | ||
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Tampereen Pyrintö, more commonly referred to as shortly Pyrintö, is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball section of a club with the same name. Pyrintö's men's team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.
After 2010 Pyrintö has participated in the EuroChallenge and the Baltic Basketball League.
Achievements
- Korisliiga: 3
- Champions: 2010, 2011, 2014
- Runner-up: 1958, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2016
- Third–place: 2009
- Champions: 1969, 2013
- Runner-up: 2000, 2009, 2011
- Fourth–place: 2014
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Retired numbers
All numbers are hangin in the rafters of the home arena, but current players can still play with them.
| Tampereen Pyrintö retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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| 5 |  |
Arvo Jantunen | N/A | 1949–1966 |
| 7 | |
Olavi Ahonen | G | 1960–1970 |
| 7 | |
Ismo Niemi | N/A | 1978–1987 |
| 8 | |
Jarmo Laitinen | N/A | As player: 1979–1989 As head coach: 1985–2008 |
| 8 | |
Antti Nikkilä | N/A | 1996–2014 |
| 15 | |
Kalevi Tuominen | N/A | 1952–1963 |
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, set a club record or won an individual award while at the club, played at least one official international match for their national team at any time or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.[1]
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Women's team
Pyrintö's women's team currently plays in Women's Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball for women in Finland, and has won eight Finnish titles and the Finnish Cup once. Among club's women's team, Pyrintö has retired the jersey of Seija Leino.
