Cheer on Former Lynchburg Hoops Players at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Finnish team arriving in Bilbao

There are always some long shots in a tournament and the Finland Wolf Pack will travel to Bilbao with numerous fans in hope of getting a win where it’s not expected. The fan bases of many teams in Group C, including the USA, will be on the smaller side in Bilbao, waiting for the second week of competition when the venue moves to Madrid. The Finnish Wolf Pack, however, is expecting about 8,000 strong, and we’ll see if the extra crowd support can give them a boost on the court. Shooting guard Mikko Koivisto, a Lynchburg Hoops player who attended Holy Cross high school and UNC Greensboro, will be shooting the threes for the Wold Pack. Alongside Koivisto will be Kimmo Murrinen, who we sent to Arkansas Little Rock, where his 6-8 shooting stroke filled up the Sun Belt league. In addition to the fans in attendance, 50,000 in Lynchburg, VA, another 50,000 from Greensboro, NC and 100,000 in Little Rock, AR will be pulling for our boys to pull off some big upsets in Group C.                 

To get everyone hyped for the upcoming games, I thought I’d share this track that was made in honor of the Finnish basketball team. Not usually my style of music but this got me pumped!
From Freepoint Crew
“With the FIBA World Cup less than a week away, and with us being basketball crazy, here is a track we made as a tribute to #Susijengi.”
https://soundcloud.com/freepointcrew/wolfpack

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Lynchburg Hoops will also be represented by 6-6 shooting phenom AD Vassalo when the Puerto Rican team takes the court. Vassalo played at Grace Christian Academy and then for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Puerto Rico is in Group B and will play its first game Sat, Aug 30th against Argentina.

We are excited for our kids..I only wish that others whose teams did not qualify could be there too. Real proud of you guys!!