Charleroi signs Luukas Vaara

Val-Dieu Spirou Basket Charleroi (Pro Basketball League) has signed 25-year-old Finnish ex-international center Luukas Vaara (207cm-104kg-2001) for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Vaara has played for the last three years at Vilpas in the Finnish Korisliiga. In 49 games last season, he averaged 6.7ppg, 5.5rpg, 1.2apg, and 1.3bpg. He played a key role in helping Vilpas win the league title.
Vaara was also a member of the Finnish international program for some years. He played for the Finnish Senior National Team two years ago and previously for the Under 20 National Team back in 2021.
Vaara represented Finland at the World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr (Germany) last year. During the event, he scored an average of 8.3 points per game and had 3.8 rebounds per game.
He has played also in France (SIG Strasbourg and SIG Strasbourg U21 team), Germany (Phoenix Hagen), and Finland (PuHu Juniorit, HBA-Marsky, and Lahti).
Among many awards, he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish U19 League Honorable Mention back in 2019.


Val-Dieu Spirou Basket Charleroi roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Joshua Heath
Donovan Oday

Forwards:
Sam Hofman
Lucas Kruithof

Coach: Sam Rotsaert