Kevin Larsen (basketball)

Kevin Larsen
Larsen with George Washington in 2014
RETAbet Bilbao Basket
Position Center
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Listed height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight 112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
College George Washington (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Lille Métropole
2017 Mitteldeutscher
2017–2018 Horsens IC
2018–present Bilbao Basket
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Larsen (born July 17, 1993) is a Danish basketball player for RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the LEB Oro. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he either plays as power forward or center. Larsen played college basketball with the George Washington Colonials.[1]

Professional career

On August 6, 2016, Larsen signed his first contract with French side Lille Métropole. In January 2017, he signed with ProA side Mitteldeutscher BC.[2] With Mitteldeutscher, he won the championship and gained promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the German first tier.

For the 2017–18 season, he returned to his home country to sign with Horsens IC. After the season, he was named the Basketligaen MVP.[3] He averaged 19.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. On August 7, 2018 he signed with Bilbao Basket.[4]

On August 7, 2018, Larsen signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the LEB Oro.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Larsen". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Kevin Larsen er årets spiller i Basketligaen". Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  4. ↑ "Bilbao Basket signs Kevin Larsen". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "El pívot danés Kevin Larsen, nuevo fichaje del RETAbet.es Bilbao Basket". FEB (in Spanish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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