Teemu Suokas
| Vilpas Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 27, 2001 Helsinki, Finland |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy (Helsinki, Finland) |
| College | Ball State (2020–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Munkkiniemen Kisapojat |
| 2017–2020 | HBA-Märsky |
| 2022–2023 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2023–2024 | Salon Vilpas |
| 2024 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 2024–2025 | Kataja |
| 2025 | Cartagena |
| 2025–present | Salon Vilpas |
| Career highlights | |
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Teemu Suokas (born 27 March 2001) is a Finnish basketball player for Salon Vilpas in Korisliiga.[1][2][3][4][5]
Playing career
Suokas signed for Spanish team Cartagena for the 2025–26 season.[6]
International career
A former youth international, Suokas also represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023,[7] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.
Career statistics
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Ball State | 19 | 0 | 10.3 | .311 | .296 | – | 1.1 | .9 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
| 2021–22 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .222 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 23 | 0 | 9.3 | .296 | .267 | .000 | 1.1 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 | |
References
- ^ Vilppaan uusi, poikamaajoukkueiden vakiokalustoon kuulunut takamies on pelannut viime vuosina kovin vähän – ”Ajoittain olen miettinyt, että tuliko tehtyä vääriä valintoja”, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 21 June 2023
- ^ Teemu Suokas liittyy Karhu Basketin riveihin – Henri Kantosella edessä muutaman viikon tauko, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 27 January 2022
- ^ Teemu Suokas Vilppaan haaviin, basket.fi, 21 June 2023
- ^ Topias Palmi ja Saana Kujala palkittiin Korisliigojen parhaina, basket.fi, 25 May 2024
- ^ Viime kauden kehittyneimmäksi Korisliiga-pelaajaksi arvostettu Teemu Suokas vahvistamaan Kataja Basketia, katajabasket.fi, 13 December 2024
- ^ Teemu Suokas Espanjan kakkosliigan Cartagenaan, basket.fi, 22 July 2025
- ^ Rakkisudet historialliselle viidennelle sijalle universiadeissa, basket.fi, 6 August 2023