Tiina Sten is a 1,88m Finnish power forward with American experience at St.John´s, in Spanish and Greek’s first division and also with lots of international experience with Finnish National Team.

Tiina´s career began at Turun Riento where she averaged 18,8 points and 7,8 rebounds per game in the 2003-04 season.

From Finland, Tiina joined St John´s University in 2004, averaging 12,5 points and 4,5 rebounds per game in her junior year and 7,4 points and 3,6 rebounds in 23 minutes per game in her senior year, when St John´s reached the NIT Elite Eight.

In the 2008 summer, Tiina is invited to the Los Angeles Sparks training camp.

Tiina Sten signs with Caja de Canarias in Spanish 1st division in the 2008-09 season, averaging 4,3 points and 2,4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game in League and 10,5 points and 3,1 rebounds in 24 minutes per game in FIBA Cup, shining against Ivezic , Vrsaljko and Carla Thomas´s Gospic with 20 points and 7 rebounds.

Tiina signs with Mann Filter in the 2009-10 season, averaging 8,1 points in 16 minutes per game in FIBA Cup and 3,8 points per game in Spanish 1st division, reaching the league semifinal.

Tiina Sten has also played for the different Finnish national teams.

She averaged 12,8 points and 11 rebounds per game in the 2001 U16 European Championship and had her best performance in the U20 European Championship Division A in 2005 where she averaged 21,4 points and 9,4 rebounds per game, including 23 points and 6 rebounds against Gomis and Lepron´s France, 28 points and 14 rebounds against Greece and 33 points and 33 points and 16 rebounds against Marginean´s Romania.

After having her debut with Finnish Senior National Team in 2005, Tiina averaged 14,4 points and 4,4 rebounds in the Qualifying Round for the 2009 European Championship , shining with 28 points and 10 rebounds against Bosnia or 16 points and 7 rebounds against Turkey and Italy.

In the 2010 summer, Tiina Sten averaged 13,4 points and 4 rebounds per game in the Qualifying for the 2011 European Championship, having her best game against Bulgaria with 22 points and 7 rebounds.

In the 2010-11 season, Tiina Sten signs with Panionios, in Greek 1st division, and averages 11,4 points and 6,5 rebounds per game.

Tiina Sten returned to Spain in the 2011-12 season, signing with Sedis Cadí where she averages 2,8 points in 11 minutes per game.
 

CAREER

2003-2004: Turun Riento (Finland – D1): 18.8ppg 7.8rpg

2004-2005: St.John´s (NCAA D1)

2005-2006: St.John's (NCAA D1):  4.1ppg, 1.9rpg en 14min

2006-2007: St.John's (NCAA D 1): 12,5ppg 4.5rpg

2007-2008: St.John's (NCAA D 1):  7.4ppg, 3.6rpg, 1.2bpg in 23min

2008-2009: Gran Canaria La Caja de Canarias (Spain – LF1): EuroCup:  10.5ppg, 3.1rpg; Spanish League :  4.3ppg, 2.4rpg

2009: Qualifying Round  European Championship: 14.3ppg 4.4rpg 1.0apg 1.6spg

2009-2010: Mann Filter Zaragoza (Spain – LF1): Spanish League: 3.8ppg; EuroCup: 8.1ppg, 1.9rpg, 1.1spg, FGP: 46.3%, 3PT-3(60.0%), FT: 52.9%

2010-2011: Forssan Alku (Finland - D1): 16ppg (1 game)

2010-2011: Panionios (Greece – A1): 11.4ppg 6.5rpg

2011: Qualifying Round  European Championship: 13.4ppg 4.0rpg

2011-2012: Sedis Cadí (Spain-LF1): 2.8ppg 1.6rpg in 11min


AWARDS

Junior Scandinavian Championship MVP – 02
Finnish 1st Division MVP - 03
Finnish U18 National Team -02
U18 European Championship -02
U20 Finnish National Team-04-05
U20 European Championship -04
U20 European Championship -05
Second round NCAA Championship-06
Finnish National Team -05-06, 08-10
MVP Scandinavian Championship for Women, 08
NIT Elite Eight -08
Spanish League Semifinalist -10