2004-05: Scored 11 points and was 5-9 from the field versus Niagara (11/16/04)...Scored eight points versus Penn (11/18/04)...Scored nine points including a pair of three-pointers on 3-6 shooting versus Saint Thomas Aquinas (11/20/04)...Registered seven points 10 rebounds and three assists versus Wake Forest (11/24/04)...Registered nine rebounds and five points versus Michigan (11/26/04)...Scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds versus Florida (11/127/04)...Scored nine points versus Winthrop (11/30/04)...Registered a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds versus Rhode Island (12/4/04)...Scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds versus Wichita State (12/11/04)...Scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds versus Memphis (12/23/04)...Registered nine points versus San Diego State (12/31/04)...Scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds and made four steals versus Syracuse (1/15/05)...Registered eight points and six rebounds versus Rutgers (1/19/05)...Scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds versus Boston College (1/26/05)...Recorded 14 points and seven rebounds versus West Virginia (1/29/05)...Registered 15 points and five rebounds versus Virginia (2/2/05)...Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds versus Villanova (2/5/05)...Registered six points and eight rebounds versus West Virginia (2/9/05)...Registered 17 points and 11 rebounds and shot 8-9 from the field versus Rutgers (2/13/05)...Registered 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists versus Connecticut (2/15/05)...Scored 14 points and added five assists versus Seton Hall (2/23/05)...Scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds versus Syracuse (2/26/05)...Registered 17 points and six assists versu St. John's (3/1/05)...Earned the team's Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award (4/15/05)...
2003-04: Recorded 10 points and was 5-8 from the field versus Alabama (11/29/03)...Registered six assists against South Florida (12/2/03)...Registered 12 points and seven rebounds against Rhode Island (12/6/03)...Scored 11 points and recorded five rebounds against Siena (12/28/03)...Recorded nine points and six rebounds at Virginia (1/3/04)...Scored 10 points versus Texas (1/5/04)...Scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds against Seton Hall (1/12/04)...Scored 13 points and shot 4-5 from the field versus Loyola Chicago (1/19/04)...Scored 10 points and was 4-4 from the field versus Villanova (1/21/04)...Scored six points, registered four steals and four assists versus Connecticut (1/24/04)...Registered eight points and four assists versus Georgetown (1/26/04)...Registered nine rebounds versus Seton Hall (1/2/04)...Registered 10 points versus Miami (2/21/04)...Scored eight points versus Pittsburgh (3/2/04)...Recorded eight points versus Pacific in the NCAA Tournament (3/19/04)...Earned the team's Unsung Hero Award...
2002-03: Scored 15 points in 32 minutes against Brown (11/23/02)...Scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and made four steals against Ohio University (11/30/02)...Registered 13 points and six rebounds and was 3-3 from three-point territory versus Vermont (12/4/02)...Scored 13 points and was 7-9 from the free-throw line versus Rhode Island (12/7/02)...Registered eight points and five rebounds versus Alabama (12/21/02)...Scored 13 points, registered six rebounds and added four assists against Northeastern (12/28/02)...Scored nine points including the game-winning basket in overtime against Pennsylvania (12/30/02)...Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds versus Boston College (1/2/03)...Recorded 10 points and four assists at Siena (1/4/02)...Registered 13 points and five rebounds versus St. John's (1/8/03)...Scored nine points at Villanova (1/11/03)...Scored 13 points and made three steals against Louisiana-Lafayette (1/15/03)...Registered 14 points (5-6 FG) against Villanova (2/22/03)...Scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds and was 5-5 from the free-throw line versus Georgetown (2/25/03)...Recorded 13 points and four assists against Connecticut (3/5/03)...Registered 15 points versus Seton Hall (3/8/03)...Scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds against West Virginia at the BIG EAST Tournament (3/12/03)...Scored eight points versus Georgetown in the Second Round of the NIT (3/24/03)...Earned the team's John Zannini Most Improved Player Award...
2001-02: Played 24 minutes and grabbed three rebounds in his collegiate debut against Siena (11/16/01)...Scored three points against Columbia (11/24/01)...Scored five points in 12 minutes against Rhode Island (12/1/01)...Scored four points against Morgan State (12/27/01)...Registered five points at Texas (1/7/02)...Recorded nine points and two steals versus Notre Dame (3/2/02)...
BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Averaged 15.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game for Salon Vilpas Salo in 2001...Shot 39.1 percent from three-point territory and 45 percent inside the arc in 2001...Helped his team reach the semifinals in 2001...Named 1999 Rookie of the Year in Finland...Earned All-Star honors at the Under-20 Nordic Championships...Selected to play at the Nike Euro Camp in 1999...Attended Forssan Yhteislyseo High School
PROFILE
Name: Tuukka Kotti
Birthdate: March 18, 1981
Nickname: Tuukka
Major: Management
Family: Son of Markku and Marja Kotti; Has two sisters, Tanja and Tiia
Favorite Team: New York Knicks
Favorite Athlete: Ray Allen
Hobbies: Playing sports
What I Enjoy: Competing in sports
Biggest Thrill In Sports: Competition
What I would Like to Do After I Leave Providence: Play professional basketball
AT PROVIDENCE OVERALL STATS
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2001-02 24-2 218/9.1 18-52 .346 2-8 .250 6-11 .545 9-21 30 1.3 34-0 12 18 5 16 44/1.8
2002-03 32-22 750/23.4 89-199 .447 18-54 .333 51-72 .708 38-76 114 3.6 83-1 50 55 18 23 247/7.7
2003-04 29-3 633/21.8 64-138 .464 10-20 .500 38-66 .576 33-70 103 3.6 79-4 35 44 23 31 176/6.1
2004-05 31-31 1021/32.9 107-258 .415 10-33 .303 84-122 .689 58-122 180 5.8 76-3 94 70 28 40 308/9.9
TOTAL 116-58 2622/22.6 278-647 .430 40-115 .348 179-271 .661 138-289 427 3.7 272-8 191 187 74 110 775/6.7
