Torpan Pojat
Founded	1932
Nickname
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Achievements
Gold: 9	1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998
Silver: 8	1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1993, 1994, 2000
Bronze: 6	1961, 1967, 1977, 1988, 1991, 1995
Cup-wins: 4	1980, 1992, 1996, 1997

Torpan Pojat (also known as ToPo) is a basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club, based in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. It was formed in 1932, originally as a sport club (not only for basketball) for the school of Munkkiniemi

Munkkiniemi

Munkkiniemi is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.The land in Munkkiniemi was from the 17th century a part of Munksnäs manor...

. With approximately 500 members, it includes men's, women's, and junior teams. The home games are held within Kisahalli, a sport hall that is located in downtown Helsinki, near the opera house and Olympic Stadium.

Famous team members (now retired) include Kari-Pekka Klinga and Anssi Rauramo.

Former NBA players Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Keith Rodman is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The...

 and Scottie Pippen

Scottie Pippen

Scottie Maurice Pippen is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association . He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental in six NBA Championships and their record 1995–96 season of 72 wins...

 have played for Torpan Pojat. Rodman played one game on November 6, 2005, against Espoon Honka. Rodman played 28 minutes, scored 17 points, and grabbed 6 rebounds. Fifteen of his 17 points were made behind the 3-point line, with a total of 13 attempts from beyond the arc. Pippen played two games in 2008. He played on January 4, 2008 against Porvoon Tarmo scoring 22 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 7 steals in 40 minutes. On January 5, against Honka, he had 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks.