Annika Holopainen Explained

Annika Holopainen
Position:Forward
Birth Date:1993 8, df=yes
Nationality:Finnish
Height Cm:185
Number:14
College:
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008–2012
Team1:Tapiolan Honka
Years2:2009–2012
Team2:Espoo Basket Team
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:TSV 1880 Wasserburg
Years4:2018–2019
Team4:AZS Politechnika Gdańsk
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Châlons-Reims
Years6:2020–2021
Team6:KR
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:Montbrison Feminines BC
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Araski AES
Years9:2023–present
Team9:Gisa Lions MBC
Highlights:

Annika Alexandra Holopainen (born 4 August 1993) is a Finnish professional basketball player[1] and a member of the Finnish national team. She played college basketball for the University of Portland and later Old Dominion University. Following her college career, she has played professionally in Europe.[2]

Club career

Holopainen started her career with Tapiolan Honka in the second-tier Naisten I Divisioona. She later played for Espoo Basket Team with whom she won the Finnish Basketball Cup in 2011. The same year she was named the Naisten Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year and the Newcomer of the Year.[3]

During the 2017–2018 season she played for TSV 1880 Wasserburg in the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga and the EuroCup. She helped the team win the German Basketball Cup in 2018.[4] The following season, she became the first Finnish woman to play in the Polish Basket Liga Kobiet when she joined AZS Politechnika Gdańsk.[5] For the season she averaged 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[6]

She played for Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket Féminin during the 2019–2020, averaging 8.9 in 18 games.[7]

In August 2020, Holopainen signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[8] In her first game, she scored 43 points in a loss against Keflavík.[9] For the season she led the league in scoring with 25.9 points per game while also averaging 9.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

In June 2023, Holopainen signed with Gisa Lions MBC.[10]

Statistics

College statistics

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13Portland3129741.5%36.1%69.6%3.30.30.30.19.6
2013–14Old Dominion
2014–15Old Dominion298630.8%28.0%57.1%1.30.30.20.03.0
2015–16Old Dominion3418542.4%20.0%74.2%2.10.50.40.15.4
2016–17Old Dominion2917448.6%32.6%74.2%3.20.60.30.16.0
Career12374241.5%30.0%70.5%2.50.40.30.16.0
Source[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Elise Mäki . Ammattilaiskoripalloilija Annika Holopainen kuuli junnuna valmentajalta sanat, jotka muuttivat hänen uransa – "Olin silloin ihan hento tyttö vielä" . 14 January 2021 . . 14 August 2018 . Finnish.
  2. News: Naisten koripallomaajoukkueen Holopainen jatkaa ulkomaiden kierrostaan Islannissa . 14 January 2021 . . 14 August 2020 . Finnish.
  3. Web site: Annika Holopainen . basket.fi . 14 January 2021 . Finnish.
  4. News: TSV Wasserburg ist DBBL-Pokalsieger 2018 . 14 January 2021 . Wasserburg 24 . 25 March 2018 . German.
  5. News: Jari Welling . Ammattikoripalloilija Annika Holopainen ei pääse rahassa rypemään, mutta Puolassa se ei paljon haittaa – "Täällä on sellainen itäblokin meno" . 14 January 2021 . . 15 October 2018 . Finnish.
  6. News: Naisten koripallomaajoukkueen avainpelaaja Annika Holopainen siirtyy Ranskan kentille – "Joukkueen konsepti ja pelityyli kuulostivat sopivilta" . Joel Holma . 14 January 2021 . . 7 June 2019 . Finnish.
  7. Web site: Annika Holopainen, Basketball Player - Proballers . proballers.com . 14 January 2021.
  8. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Kvennalið KR styrkir sig með tveimur erlendum leikmönnum . 14 January 2021 . . 12 August 2020 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Nýliðarnir byrjuðu frábærlega og Blikakonur unnu meistaraefnin . 14 January 2021 . . 24 September 2020 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Halle tabs Annika Holopainen . 11 October 2023 . . 27 June 2023.
  11. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-06-13.