“Hanno”:

Hanno Möttöla is a Finnish basketball legend with experiences on all levels of the game as a player. After playing for the Utah Utes in the NCAA and getting drafted in the 2nd Round (40th by the Hawks) to play in the NBA, he continued his career in the Euroleague for TAU Ceramica (now Baskonia) before getting injured. He later played in Italy, Lithuania & other countries before retiring in 2008. After a short stint of away from the game, he decided to give it another go around and played for four more seasons in Finland before stepping away from the game in 2014 for good!

Today, Hanno told me about his experiences in college playing for the legendary Rick Majerus in Utah and his short career in the NBA as well as the traumatizing experienced returning to Europe and playing through a tough ankle injury in TAU Ceramica. Hanno shared his experiences and lessons he learned from his playing career and gave very valuable retirement advice. The main discussion point was the Finnish basketball system in regards to the HBA Marsky basketball school in Helsinki and its selection process. A very insightful conversation about the nuances of scouting and recruiting in Finland!

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Topics:

• Rick Majerus & Utah
• TAU Ceramica Injury
• Losing the Love & Retirement
• HBA & System in Finland
• Style of Play / Philosophy
• Coaching Approach
• ATOs

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Finding Hanno:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannomottola/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanno.mottola 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannoMottola 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanno-m%C3%B6tt%C3%B6l%C3%A4-aa336077/ 
HBA Website: https://www.hba.fi/ 

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