Aleksi Lepistö

Infobox NBA Player
name = Aleksi Lepistö
league = Korisliiga
team = Torpan Pojat / Free Agent
former_teams = None
sport = Basketball
position = Point guard / Shooting Guard
jersey = 31
career_start = 2007
career_end =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 175
nationality_2 = Finland
nationality = United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|1|2
birth_place = Helsinki
highschool = Benson Polytechnic High School, Portland, Oregon

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.

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.

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.

Career

Lepistö will play a small amount of preseason games with ToPo during the start of the 2007-2008 season.

External links

* [http://aleksi.lepisto.com Aleksi Lepistö ] - Official Site
* [http://personwiki.org/Aleksi_Lepisto Aleksi Lepisto on PersonWiki]