Teemu Suokas

Photo by: Mallory Hiser

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland
High School:
Helsinki Basketball Academy

The first European player to sign with the Ball State men’s basketball program.

Pre-Ball State
Played with the Finland junior national team and with HBA-Marsky of the Helsinki Basketball Academy … led HBA-Marsky to a 21-0 record in the 2019-20 season, his third with the club, before the postseason was canceled because of COVID-19 … led his team with 12.1 points and 3.8 assists per game while also averaging 1.1 steals per game … shot 50.3 percent from the floor and led the league at 44.8 percent from 3-point range … played for Team Finland in the European Championships at both the U16 and U18 levels … second on the U16 team with 9.0 points per game in 2017 while also averaging 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals … averaged 8.9 points and 2.0 assists per game for the U18 squad in 2019 … coached in Finland by former University of Utah standout and NBA player Hanno Möttölä.