Player Profile
Hanno Mottola | 13
Position:  C-F
Born: 09/09/76
Height: 6-11 /  2,11
Weight: 247  lbs. /  112,0  kg.
College - Utah '00

 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  82 14 16.7 169-384 .440 1-13 .077 57-76 .750 1.00 2.30 3.30 .6 .24 .23 .85 2.10 4.8
Career Highlights

  • First native of Finland to play in a regular-season NBA game
  • Started first three games of 2000-01 season as a rookie
  • Ranks 14th all-time in school history at Utah with 1,492 points
  • Set Finnish National Team record for most points in a game when he scored 43 against Latvia in August, 1998
  • Named to the GTE Academic All-America Second Team as a junior

Personal

  • Hanno Aleksanteri Mottola was born September 9, 1976 in Helsinki, Finland
  • Son of Kari and Mariatta Mottola
  • The correct pronounciation of his name is Ha-no MET-tuh-luh. In addition, the punctuation above the "o" and "a" is called umlauts
  • Is the first Finnish native to play in a regular season NBA game
  • College teammates included current NBA players Keith Van Horn (New Jersey), Michael Doleac (Orlando) and Andre Miller (Cleveland)
  • Favorite team in another sport is the Dallas Cowboys
  • Graduated from Utah with a degree in economics

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points14 2 Times 14 2 Times
 Field Goals Made7 @ Orlando 1/22/027 @ Orlando 1/22/02
 Field Goals Attempted16 @ San Antonio 11/10/0116 @ San Antonio 11/10/01
 Three Point Field Goals Made 1 @ San Antonio 11/10/011 @ San Antonio 11/10/01
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted3 @ San Antonio 11/10/013 @ San Antonio 11/10/01
 Free Throws Made4 2 Times4 6 Times
 Free Throws Attempted4 7 Times6 @ Boston11/17/00
 Offensive Rebounds3 10 Times4 @ Houston 4/07/01
 Defensive Rebounds9 vs. Cleveland 4/13/029 vs. Cleveland 4/13/02
 Total Rebounds12 vs. Cleveland 4/13/0212 vs. Cleveland 4/13/02
 Assists3 5 Times3 5 Times
 Steals2 5 Times2 6 Times
 Blocks2 2 Times2 2 Times
 Minutes Played39 2 Times39 2 Times
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 00-01 ATL 73 3 13.5 .444 .000 .811 .70 1.70 2.40 .3 .15 .12 .92 2.20 4.4
 01-02 ATL 82 14 16.7 .440 .077 .750 1.00 2.30 3.30 .6 .24 .23 .85 2.10 4.8
 Career 155 17 15.2 .442 .063 .783 .80 2.00 2.90 .5 .20 .18 .88 2.20 4.6

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