Kevin Larsen (basketball)

Kevin Larsen
	Larsen with George Washington in 2014
Chocolates Trapa Palencia
Position	Center
League	LEB Oro
Personal information
Born	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
2018–2019	Bilbao Basket
2019–present	Palencia
Career highlights and awards
	Basketligaen MVP (2018); ProA champion (2017); Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2015); Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player (2014);

Kevin Ricki Larsen (born July 17, 1993) is a Danish basketball player for Chocolates Trapa Palencia 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, Larsen signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the LEB Oro.[4] On July 12, 2019, Larsen signed with Chocolates Trapa Palencia of the LEB Oro.[5]

References

"Kevin Larsen". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
"Kevin Larsen er årets spiller i Basketligaen". Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
"El pívot danés Kevin Larsen, nuevo fichaje del RETAbet.es Bilbao Basket". FEB (in Spanish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
"Kevin Larsen, calidad en la pintura para el Chocolates Trapa Palencia". FEB (in Spanish). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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[1] "Kevin Larsen". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.

[3] "Kevin Larsen er årets spiller i Basketligaen". Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 2018-05-19.

[4] "El pívot danés Kevin Larsen, nuevo fichaje del RETAbet.es Bilbao Basket". FEB (in Spanish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[5] "Kevin Larsen, calidad en la pintura para el Chocolates Trapa Palencia". FEB (in Spanish). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.