Elias Valtonen

Elias Valtonen
No. 19 – Baxi Manresa
Position	Shooting guard/Small forward
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	June 11, 1999 (age 25); Eura, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	88.5 kg (195 lb)
Career information
High school	Helsinki Basketball Academy; (Helsinki, Finland)
College	Arizona State (2018–2020)
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2015	Korihait
2015–2018	HBA-Märsky
2020–2021	Tigers Tübingen
2021–present	Manresa

Elias Valtonen (born June 11, 1999) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Valtonen is 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, and plays the shooting guard position.^[1]

Early life and career

Valtonen made his debut for Korihait in Finnish top league Korisliiga in February 2014, at the age of 14. He played five games in total during his rookie season, while the team finished last and was relegated. In the summer of 2015, Valtonen moved to Helsinki to play in the highly regarded academy team HBA-Märsky, coached by former NBA player Hanno Möttölä.^{[citation needed]}

Valtonen was invited to the Jordan Brand Classic Camp in 2015. He has been recruited by several American colleges, including Illinois, Arizona State,^[2] Arizona and Utah. On October 13, 2017, Valtonen announced that he'd commit to Arizona State after his current season in Finland was finished with.^{[citation needed]}

College career

Valtonen played collegiately at Arizona State for two seasons. He scored a career-high 10 points in a win over St. John's on November 23, 2019.^[3] He averaged 2.0 points per game as a sophomore. On March 17, 2020, Valtonen announced he was leaving Arizona State.^[4]

Professional career

On June 19, 2020, Valtonen signed with Tigers Tübingen of the ProA.^[5]

On May 28, 2021, he has signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.^[6]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Arizona State	21	0	3.7	.556	.500	1.000	.4	.1	.1	.2	.8
2019–20	Arizona State	19	8	14.3	.375	.500	.467	1.8	.4	.5	.1	2.0
Career		40	8	8.7	.415	.500	.529	1.1	.2	.3	.2	1.4

References

^ "Elias Valtonen | NBADraft.net". nbadraft.net. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "Four-star wing Elias Valtonen schedules two visits; rivals.com". rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
^ Gardner, Michelle (March 17, 2020). "ASU sophomore basketball player Elias Valtonen leaves program". Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Arizona State guard Elias Valtonen announces he's leaving program". Arizona Sports. March 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Valtonen starts his pro career at Tuebingen". Eurobasket.com. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ "Elias Valtonen signs with Manresa". Sportando. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

External links

Arizona State Sun Devis bio

[nbadraft-1] "Elias Valtonen | NBADraft.net". nbadraft.net. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[Official_Visits-2] "Four-star wing Elias Valtonen schedules two visits; rivals.com". rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.

[3] Gardner, Michelle (March 17, 2020). "ASU sophomore basketball player Elias Valtonen leaves program". Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[4] "Arizona State guard Elias Valtonen announces he's leaving program". Arizona Sports. March 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[5] "Valtonen starts his pro career at Tuebingen". Eurobasket.com. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[6] "Elias Valtonen signs with Manresa". Sportando. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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