Luukas Vaara
Finnish basketball player (born 2001)
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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.
| 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 |
Career
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]
International career
A former youth international, Vaara has played in six matches for the Finland national basketball team.[5] He also represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023,[6] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.