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Elias Valtonen

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Elias Valtonen
Valtonen with Rostock in 2023
Covirán Granada
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1999-06-11) June 11, 1999 (age 25)
Eura, Finland
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight88.5 kg (195 lb)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy
(Helsinki, Finland)
CollegeArizona State (2018–2020)
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015Korihait
2015–2018HBA-Märsky
2020–2021Tigers Tübingen
2021–2024Baxi Manresa
2022–2023→ Rostock Seawolves
2024–presentGranada

Elias Veikko Juhani Valtonen (born June 11, 1999) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Covirán Granada of the Liga ACB, and for the Finland national team. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Valtonen is 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, and plays the shooting guard position.[1]

Early life and career

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Valtonen started playing basketball in a youth team of his hometown club Euran Veivi. He made his debut for Korihait in Finnish top league Korisliiga in February 2014, at the age of 14. He played five games in total during his rookie season, while the team finished last and was relegated. In the summer of 2015, Valtonen moved to Helsinki to play in the highly regarded academy team HBA-Märsky, coached by former NBA player Hanno Möttölä.

Valtonen was invited to the Jordan Brand Classic Camp in 2015. He has been recruited by several American colleges, including Illinois, Arizona State,[2] Arizona and Utah. On October 13, 2017, Valtonen announced that he'd commit to Arizona State after his current season in Finland was finished with.

College career

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Valtonen played collegiately at Arizona State for two seasons. He scored a career-high 10 points in a win over St. John's on November 23, 2019.[3] He averaged 2.0 points per game as a sophomore. On March 17, 2020, Valtonen announced he was leaving Arizona State.[4]

Professional career

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On June 19, 2020, Valtonen signed with Tigers Tübingen of the ProA.[5]

On May 28, 2021, he signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League.[6] On 5 December 2022, it was announced that Valtonen was loaned out to German Basketball Bundesliga team Rostock Seawolves for the rest of the ongoing 2022–23 season. He returned to Manresa in the summer 2023.[7][8]

On 28 February 2024, Valtonen joined fellow Liga ACB team Granada for the remainder of the season.[9] At the end of the season, he helped the club to secure their spot in Liga ACB by his game-saving block,[10] and in June 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with Granada.[11][12]

National team

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Valtonen was part of the Finland U16 squad in the 2015 FIBA U16 EuroBasket in Kaunas, Lithuania, and in Finland U17 squad in the 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup in Zaragoza, Spain.

Valtonen is a member of the Finland senior national team and represented his country in the EuroBasket 2022 and in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. He also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.[13]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

FIBA Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Manresa 14 21.7 .385 .194 .500 3.4 1.1 .8 .6 4.6
2022–23 Manresa 3 16.0 .429 .444 .600 2.0 .0 .3 .3 6.3

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Finland Korihait Korisliiga 5 2.2 .500 .0 – – .4 — — 0.4
2014–15 Finland Korihait I-divisioona 27 13.3 .392 .304 .583 1.8 .5 .3 .1 3.6
2015–16 Finland HBA-Märsky I-divisioona 25 24.0 .513 .375 .730 3.5 1.2 1.4 .6 7.9
2016–17 Finland HBA-Märsky I-divisioona 15 26.7 .388 .250 .750 5.7 2.4 1.3 .8 9.0
2017–18 Finland HBA-Märsky I-divisioona 20 24.6 .506 .417 .762 4.8 3.0 1.7 .8 15.7
2020–21 Germany Tübingen ProA 23 30.0 .539 .370 .802 4.8 2.5 1.1 1.0 15.8
2021-22 Spain Manresa ACB 32 22.0 .450 .359 .771 2.5 .7 .8 .3 7.2
2022–23 Spain Manresa ACB 5 12.0 .100 .000 .750 1.2 .2 .2 .0 1.0
2022–23 Germany Rostock BBL 21 19.0 .409 .200 .839 3.2 .7 .7 .3 6.0
2023-24 Spain Manresa ACB 18 14.2 .438 .257 .643 2.6 .3 .2 .4 4.6
2023-24 Spain Granada ACB 12 22.0 .455 .386 .889 3.7 .4 .3 .1 8.6

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Arizona State 21 0 3.7 .556 .500 1.000 .4 .1 .1 .2 .8
2019–20 Arizona State 19 8 14.3 .375 .500 .467 1.8 .4 .5 .1 2.0
Career 40 8 8.7 .415 .500 .529 1.1 .2 .3 .2 1.4

National team

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Team Tournament Pos. GP PPG RPG APG
Finland EuroBasket 2022 7th
7
6.7
3.1
1.1
2023 FIBA World Cup 21st
5
7.0
2.4
1.4

References

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  1. ^ "Elias Valtonen | NBADraft.net". nbadraft.net. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ "Four-star wing Elias Valtonen schedules two visits; rivals.com". rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  3. ^ Gardner, Michelle (March 17, 2020). "ASU sophomore basketball player Elias Valtonen leaves program". Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Arizona State guard Elias Valtonen announces he's leaving program". Arizona Sports. March 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Valtonen starts his pro career at Tuebingen". Eurobasket.com. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Elias Valtonen signs with Manresa". Sportando. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Elias Valtonen loppukaudeksi pelaajavuokralle Saksan Bundesliigaan, basket.fi, 5 December 2022
  8. ^ Elias Valtonen's first match in the BBL and full of victories in the LEB, basquetmanresa.com, 12 December 2023
  9. ^ Elias Valtoselle uusi seura Espanjassa, Yle, 28 February 2024
  10. ^ TAPÓN SALVADOR DE ELIAS VALTONEN | Liga Endesa 2023-24, youtube.com
  11. ^ Elias Valtoselle kaksivuotinen jatkosopimus CB Granadaan, basket.fi, 5 June 2024
  12. ^ EL COVIRAN GRANADA CONFIRMA LAS 6 PRIMERAS PIEZAS, fundaciongranada.es
  13. ^ Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu, basket.fi, 30 June 2024
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