Remu Raitanen
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| No. 7 – KTP-Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 21, 1997 Helsinki, Finland |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) |
| College | San Francisco (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | HBA-Märsky |
| 2020–2021 | Kobrat |
| 2021–2022 | KTP Basket |
| 2022–2023 | Albacete |
| 2023–2024 | Cáceres |
| 2024 | Prievidza |
| 2024–2025 | Keflavík |
| 2025–present | KTP Basket |
| Career highlights | |
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Remu Raitanen (born 21 August 1997) is a Finnish professional basketball player for KTP-Basket in Korisliiga. Raitanen started playing basketball in youth teams of Torpan Pojat, continuing his senior career in 2014 with Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky, competing in Finnish second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona.
On 11 May 2016, Raitanen verbally committed to the San Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference (WCC).[1][2]
Professional career
On 19 August 2020, Raitanen returned to Finland and signed a professional contract with Korisliiga team Kobrat.[3]
After playing with Kobrat, Raitanen signed with KTP Basket for the 2021–22 season.[4] He was named the Korisliiga MVP in 2022.
For the 2022–23 season, Raitanen moved to Spain and joined LEB Oro team Albacete.
On 11 August 2023, Raitanen signed with fellow LEB Oro club Cáceres.[5]
On 21 July 2024, Raitanen joined BC Prievidza in Slovak Basketball League and Alpe Adria Cup for the 2024–25 season.[6]
In November 2024, Raitanen signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[7]
International career
A former youth international, Raitanen has played over 20 games for Finland senior national team.[8][9]
Personal life
His father Jari Raitanen is also a former professional basketball player who has won four Finnish championship titles and represented Finland national team.[10][11]