BOLOGNA (Eurobasket 2009) - Finland will this summer go up against France and Italy in the Additional Qualifying Round for EuroBasket 2009 and theyll get a huge boost from Petteri Koponen, the guard who helped Virtus Bologna win the EuroChallenge title this weekend. Koponen, who turned 21 on April 13, came off the bench and played 16 important minutes at the FuturShow Station in Bologna on Sunday as Virtus scraped a 77-75 win. His national team coach Henrik Dettmann was on hand to watch. Koponen spoke to Jeff Taylor for FIBA.com. More videos on www.fiba.com & www.youtube.com/fibaworld
