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Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland.
The Seagulls were founded in 2013 and made its debut in the Korisliiga in 2014, after promoting in its first season. The team has won the Finnish Cup three times. Seagulls won their first and only Korisliiga championship to date during the 2022–23 season.
History
The team was established in 2013 and it acquired its place on the second level of Finnish basketball in Division I A after the dissolution of the Torpan Pojat men's team. The license of Torpan Pojat was then transferred to the Gulls, along with the remaining players.
The Seagulls opened their 2013–2014 season in the Division I A with winning 10 matches in a row. The team won a total of 25 of their 28 regular season games placing first in their division with Josh Gonner leading their offense with an impressive 20.5 points per game. Seagulls earned the promotion to Korisliiga after dismissing first Tampereen Pyrintö II and then BC Nokia in the division playoffs.
Seagulls started the 2022–23 season with the strongest team to date, with Americans Rene Rougeau and Jeffrey Carroll Jr. adding to an already strong team. Seagulls finished the 2022–23 regular season with a record of 25–7, and in second place behind Kauhajoki. After dominant quarter and semifinal performances against BC Nokia and Kataja Basket respectively, they advanced to the final against the defending champions Kauhajoki Karhubasket, where the Seagulls claimed their first title; defeating Karhubasket 4–2.
Seagulls sunt de 10 ori campioni ai Finlandei și au câștigat de 7 ori Cupa Finlandei. De asemenea, au participat de mai multe ori în competițiile europene, cel mai bun rezultat fiind accederea în sferturile de finală ale EuroCup în sezonul 2018-2019.
Echipa este cunoscută pentru stilul său rapid și dinamic de joc, bazat pe pase rapide și aruncări din trei puncte. De asemenea, au o apărare puternică, ceea ce le permite să limiteze punctele adversarilor.
Printre jucătorii notabili care au jucat pentru Seagulls se numără Petteri Koponen, Sasu Salin și Erik Murphy. Echipa este antrenată de Lassi Tuovi, care a condus-o la mai multe titluri de campioni.
Helsinki Seagulls sunt una dintre cele mai populare echipe de baschet din Finlanda și atrag o bază mare de fani la meciurile lor de pe teren propriu. Echipa este un simbol al mândriei și al succesului sportiv din Helsinki.