Jorma Pilkevaara | |
Nationality: | Finnish |
Birth Date: | 1945 10, df=y |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
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Jorma Kalevi "Pilkku" Pilkevaara (24 October 1945, Helsinki – 12 July 2006, Hamina) was a Finnish professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was listed at 1.88m (06.17feet) tall, and 86kg (190lb). He was elected to the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2013.
Pilkevaara was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1967. He won four Finnish League championships, with Torpan Pojat, in 1965–66, Espoon Honka, in 1967–68 and 1968–69, and with Turun NMKY, in 1981–82.
Pilkevaara was a member of the senior Finnish national basketball team. He played at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and the EuroBasket 1967.