Kari Hautala Explained

Kari Hautala
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	4.5
Birth Date:	10 March 1973
Birth Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Nationality:	Finnish
Years1:	1990–1999
Team1:	Torpan Pojat
Highlights:	SM-sarja Defensive Player of the Year (1998) 2× SM-sarja Sixth Man of the Year (1994, 1998) 3× SM-sarja champion 3× Finnish Cup champion

Kari Hautala (10 March 1973 – 5 July 2016) was a Finnish basketball player.

The 194adj=midNaNadj=mid Hautala played his whole SM-sarja career for Torpan Pojat winning three Finnish championships and three Finnish Cup championships. He also played three seasons with ToPo at the EuroCup/Saporta Cup achieving Round of 16 in 1997–98 season at best and capped 15 times for Finland men's national team. Hautala was awarded as Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 and Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year in 1994 and 1998.^{[1] [2]}

Hautala died of heart attack on 5 July 2016 at 43 years of age.^[3]

Sources

• Web site: Kari Hautala . Finnish Basketball Association . 7 July 2016.
• Web site: National Team Statistics . Finnish Basketball Association . 7 July 2016.

References

Notes and References

1. Kari Hautala – Finnish Basketball Association
2. National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association
3. Web site: ToPon entinen mestaripelaaja kuoli 43-vuotiaana . Ilta-Sanomat . 6 July 2016 . 7 July 2016 .