Aleksi Lepistö
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting Guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Team | Torpan Pojat / Free Agent |
| Born | January 2, 1987  Helsinki |
| Nationality | United States/Finland |
| High school | Benson Polytechnic High School, Portland, Oregon |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Former teams | None |
Aleksi Lepistö (Born January 2, 1987) is a Finnish-American basketball player living in Helsinki, Finland. He weighs 175 pounds and is 6'4" tall, and primarily a point guard, but also spends some time as a shooting guard.
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[edit] Early life
Lepistö was born in Helsinki, but moved to Portland, Oregon, with his family. While growing up, he suffered from slipped capital femoral epiphysis but, as a result of a successful operation, he no longer has complications.
[edit] Early career
Lepistö did not attend college in the United States, and instead performed a tryout for professional basketball teams in the Korisliiga.
In his first game in the Korisliiga, Lepistö set a new record for turnovers in a game, with 11, however tied the single game assist record with 17. Since these are preseason stats, they will not be entered into the official records.
[edit] Career
Lepistö will play a small amount of preseason games with ToPo during the start of the 2007-2008 season.
[edit] External Links
- Aleksi Lepistö - Official Site
