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Tuukka Kotti (born 18 March 1981) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Helsinki Seagulls.

Tuukka Kotti

Kotti during EuroBasket 2017
No. 11 – Helsinki Seagulls
Position	Center / Power Forward
League	Korisliiga
Personal information
Born	(1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 41) Forssa, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
College	Providence (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Undrafted
Playing career	1997–present
Career history
1997–1999	Forssan Koripojat
1999–2000	Vilpas Vikings
2005–2007	Castelletto Ticino
2007–2008	NSB Rieti
2008–2009	Brest
2009–2010	Espoon Honka
2010–2011	Ferrara
2011–2012	Andrea Costa Imola
2012–2013	Vanoli Cremona
2013–2016	Bisons Loimaa
2016–2017	Crailsheim Merlins
2017–present	Helsinki Seagulls
Career highlights and awards
Korisliiga Most Valuable Player (2018)

Kotti attended Providence College in the United States, where he played college basketball between 2001 and 2005. He left Finland as a point guard, but gradually turned into a center during his college career.[1]

In 2018, Kotti was named the Korisliiga Most Valuable Player at age 37, while playing with Helsinki Seagulls.[2]

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