Luukas Vaara
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| No. 20 – Vilpas Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 22, 2001 Lahti, Finland |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Lahti Basketball |
| 2019–2020 | Pussihukat |
| 2020–2021 | HBA-Märsky |
| 2021–2022 | SIG Strasbourg |
| 2022–2023 | Phoenix Hagen |
| 2023–present | Salon Vilpas |
Luukas Vaara (born 22 April 2001) is a Finnish basketball player who plays for Salon Vilpas in Finnish Korisliiga. He started basketball in youth teams of Namika Lahti and Lahti Basketball.
In his early senior career, Vaara played in Finland for Lahti Basketball and Pussihukat. For the 2020–21 season, he joined Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky playing in second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona.
On 1 July 2021, Vaara signed with French club SIG Strasbourg. He played mostly with the U21-team but debuted in LNB Pro A with the first team.[1]
On 15 June 2022, Vaara left Strasbourg and joined Phoenix Hagen in German second-tier Pro A.[2][3]
In 2023, he returned to Finland and signed with Korisliiga team Vilpas Vikings in Salo for the 2023–24 season.[4]