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AUDIO PRONUNCIATION:
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School… spent past two seasons with HBA-Märsky (Helsinki Basketball Academy) in the Naisten Korisliiga, the highest tier league in Finland… in the 2022-2023 season, was a vice-captain in 2022-23 and captain in 2023-24… averaged 11.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 1.8 apg and 25:41 minutes per game…selected the Player of the Year in the under 19 Girl’s Finnish Championships League in 2021-22… won the women’s Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup with Peli-Karhut in 2021-22… played 37 games with the Youth Finnish National Team.
INTERNATIONAL: Represented Finland at the 2024 FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket.
PERSONAL: Birthday is March 22… born in Kotka, Finland… parents are Liisa Kokkola-Hakkarainen and Tuomo Hakkarainen… has two siblings, Kerttu and Emma… pharmacy major.
Hakkarainen on why UNM: The facilities for sports and studying are excellent.