PeKa - ToPo 85-83

PeKa clinched Korisliiga title. They held off ToPo in Game 3 to complete the sweep of the championship series. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 85-83. Peli-Karhut made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American guard Donica Cosby (172-1988, college: Okla City) who scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Serbian-Bosnian center Nikolina Zubac (188-1998) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. Four Peli-Karhut players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Iimari Thomas (178-2000, college: UCLA) who recorded 34 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and the former international guard Ebba Pekonen (172-2001) added 9 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Torpan Pojat's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
PeKa: D.Cosby 24+6reb+5ast, N.Zubac 23+6reb+1ast, N.Day 10+10reb+2ast, L.Vehka-Aho 10+3reb+3ast, R.Lehtoranta 9+3reb+1ast, R.Kosonen 9+8reb+2ast
ToPo: I.Thomas 34+8reb+3ast, I.Allen 12+6reb+1ast, T.Tuukkanen 10+7reb+2ast, E.Pekonen 9+7reb+3ast, K.Saana 7+4reb+1ast, K.Meri 6+1reb+5ast

Finals MVP: Natalie Day (182-G/F-1990) of PeKa
Player of the Year: Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000) of ToPo
Guard of the Year: Sierra Moore (180-G-1994) of T71
Forward of the Year: Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000) of ToPo
Center of the Year: Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-F/C-1991) of Espoo Team
Import of the Year: Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000) of ToPo
Domestic Player of the Year: Roosa Kosonen (183-F-2000) of PeKa
Defensive Player of the Year: Tynice Martin (180-G-1997) of ViVe
Coach of the Year: Mika Haakana of PeKa

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League First Team 2023

Martin

Moore

Day

Thomas

Tyson-Thomas

First Team
Tynice Martin (180-G-1997) of ViVe
Sierra Moore (180-G-1994) of T71
Natalie Day (182-G/F-1990) of PeKa
Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000) of ToPo
Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-F/C-1991) of Espoo Team

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League Second Team 2023

Thompson

Reed

Utti

King

Timbilla

Second Team
Caterrion Thompson (175-G-1998) of FoA
Tera Reed (183-G-1998) of Pyrinto
Madelynn Utti (181-F-1998) of Honka
Kristina King (190-F/C-1995) of ViVe
Rashida Timbilla (185-C-1992) of PeKa

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League Third Team 2023

McDonald

Wittinger

Richardson

Gunnels

Lemmila

Third Team
Nikki McDonald (183-G-1996) of Kouvot
Alex Wittinger (185-F-1997) of ViVe
Reili Richardson (180-G-1998) of Pyrinto
Bre Gunnels (185-F-1999) of FoA
Elsa Lemmila (197-C-2005) of Honka

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League Honorable Mention 2023

Cosby

Vehka-Aho

Vega

Salmi

Tuukkanen

Honorable Mention
Donica Cosby (172-G-1988) of PeKa
Lotta Vehka-Aho (170-F-2000) of PeKa
Jade Vega (165-G-1997) of FoA
Ninni Salmi (185-F-1996) of ViVe
Nicole Ogun (184-C-2007) of Espoo Team
Taru Tuukkanen (192-C-1977) of ToPo
Cierra Walker (173-F-1998) of Honka
Reili Richardson (180-G-1998) of Pyrinto
Roosa Kosonen (183-F-2000) of PeKa
Tierra Hodges (175-G/F-1998) of Kouvot
Elina Aarnisalo (177-G-2005) of HBA-Marsky
Kati Ollilainen (173-G-2003) of HBA-Marsky
Raziyah Farrington (173-G-1997) of Catz

Eurobasket.com Finnish League All-Domestic Players Team 2023

Lehtoranta

Kanerva

Viita

Kosonen

Tuukkanen

All-Domestic Players Team
Roosa Lehtoranta (176-G-1997) of PeKa
Meri Kanerva (177-G) of ToPo
Silja Viita (185-F-2001) of FoA
Roosa Kosonen (183-F-2000) of PeKa
Taru Tuukkanen (192-C-1977) of ToPo

Eurobasket.com Finnish League All-Imports Team 2023

Martin

Moore

Day

Thomas

Tyson-Thomas

All-Imports Team
Tynice Martin (180-G-1997) of ViVe
Sierra Moore (180-G-1994) of T71
Natalie Day (182-G/F-1990) of PeKa
Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000) of ToPo
Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-F/C-1991) of Espoo Team

Peli-Karhut - Torpan Pojat 51:76

Torpan Pojat sealed Cup trophy in Helsinki dominating the game against Peli-Karhut, 76-51. Torpan Pojat started better from the start and led 8 points at the end of the first quarter. Moreover, they added another 24-14 run and closed the game with a final 17-8 surge.
Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000, college: UCLA) was named MVP as she recorded 34 points. Meri Kanerva (171-G-2004) netted 15, whilst Taru Tuukkanen (192-C-1977, college: Xavier) had 8. Roosa Lehtoranta (176-G-1997) replied with 20 points in the losing effort and Roosa Kosonen (183-F-2000) poured in 16.