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‘Sharpshooter’: Bradley basketball player spent part of offseason in Finnish military training

Journal Star

PEORIA — After his two-week quarantine in a Peoria hotel ends on Wednesday, the first thing Ville Tahvanainen plans to do is head to Bradley’s practice gym and shoot. And shoot. And shoot.

“It’s been a while since I’ve done that,” said the Bradley sophomore guard who has been isolated — per U.S. international travel requirements — since arriving Aug. 12 from his native Finland where he’s been since March. “And then I’ll move into my apartment. It’s been pretty boring here (at the hotel).”

As mundane as his time has been since landing in Peoria, it was a memorable summer back home for the 6-foot-4 guard.