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Wikipedia - Helsinki Seagulls

Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland.

The Seagulls were founded in 2013 and made its debut in the Korisliiga in 2014, after promoting in its first season. The team has won the Finnish Cup three times. Seagulls won their first and only Korisliiga championship to date during the 2022–23 season.

History

The team was established in 2013 and it acquired its place on the second level of Finnish basketball in Division I A after the dissolution of the Torpan Pojat men's team. The license of Torpan Pojat was then transferred to the Gulls, along with the remaining players.

The Seagulls opened their 2013–2014 season in the Division I A with winning 10 matches in a row. The team won a total of 25 of their 28 regular season games placing first in their division with Josh Gonner leading their offense with an impressive 20.5 points per game. Seagulls earned the promotion to Korisliiga after dismissing first Tampereen Pyrintö II and then BC Nokia in the division playoffs.

The first ever team picture of Helsinki Seagulls in September 2013.

Seagulls started the 2022–23 season with the strongest team to date, with Americans Rene Rougeau and Jeffrey Carroll Jr. adding to an already strong team. Seagulls finished the 2022–23 regular season with a record of 25–7, and in second place behind Kauhajoki. After dominant quarter and semifinal performances against BC Nokia and Kataja Basket respectively, they advanced to the final against the defending champions Kauhajoki Karhubasket, where the Seagulls claimed their first title; defeating Karhubasket 4–2.

헬싱키 시걸스(Helsinki Seagulls)는 핀란드의 프로 농구팀으로, 헬싱키를 연고지로 하고 있다. 1990년에 설립된 이 팀은 코르비스리그(Korisliiga)에 소속되어 있으며, 홈경기는 토포하 계곡 경기장을 사용한다.

헬싱키 시걸스는 코르비스리그에서 5회 우승했으며, 핀란드 농구 컵에서도 5회 우승했다. 이 팀은 또한 유로리그에 여러 차례 출전했으며, 최고 성적은 1996년과 1997년에 기록한 8강 진출이다.

헬싱키 시걸스는 핀란드에서 가장 성공적인 농구팀 중 하나이며, 국제 대회에서도 좋은 성적을 거두고 있다. 이 팀은 항상 핀란드 농구계의 상위권에 자리잡고 있으며, 매 시즌 우승 후보로 손 꼽힌다.

헬싱키 시걸스의 현재 감독은 페카 라우탈라(Pekka Lautela)이며, 주요 선수로는 죠니 오쿠리, 켄터비어스 맥컬럼, 사카리 맨니넨 등이 있다.