Ville Tahvanainen (born 30 June 2000), is a Finnish professional basketball player for Korihait in the Korisliiga.
Career Tahvanainen started his career with NMKY Helsinki and HBA-Märsky, before moving to the United States to start college in Bradley in 2019.Tori Ortiz ja Ville Tahvanainen opiskelivat kumpikin amerikkalaisessa yliopistossa – vain toinen tienasi satoja tuhansia dollareita, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 June 2023Ville Tahvanainen on ammattilaisuran kynnyksellä, basket.fi, 6 June 2023
After a season in Iceland as a professional with Haukar and Álftanes,Ville Tahvanainen aloittaa ammattilaisuransa Islannissa, Yle, 4 August 2023 Tahvanainen signed with CD Póvoa in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol in September 2024.Ville Tahvanainen Portugalin pääsarjaan, basket.fi, 16 September 2024
In September 2025, Tahvanainen returned to Finland and signed with Korisliiga team Korihait.Ville Tahvanainen vahvistamaan Korihaita, Basketball Finland, 15 September 2025
National team Tahvanainen debuted in the Finland national basketball team in 2018 at the age of 18.Susijengi kaatoi Latvian jännitysnäytelmässä – teini-ikäinen Ville Tahvanainen hurjassa iskussa!, Ilta-Sanomat, 7 September 2018Ville Tahvanainen player profile, basket.fi
Personal life His father Mika-Matti Tahvanainen is a former professional basketball player who represented Finland national team in 54 games, and his brother Joonas is also a former player who played also for HBA-Märsky and college basketball in the United States.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Bradley | 33 || 2 || 20.0 || .466 || .391 || .846 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .2 || .0 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Bradley | 27 || 17 || 28.0 || .422 || .338 || .818 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .6 || 0 || 8.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Bradley | 28 || 12 || 22.8 || .357 || .362 || .913 || 2.5 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 7.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Bradley | 34 || 3 || 22.2 || .444 || .368 || .826 || 3.3 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 6.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 122 || 34 || 23.0 || .421 || .363 || .851 || 2.8 || 1.2 || .5 || .1 || 7.2
References
External links Bradley Braves bio ProBallers profile RealGM profile