Sasu Salin

Sasu Antreas Salin (born June 11, 1991) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) he plays the point guard and shooting guard positions. Salin also captains the Finland national team.

Sasu Salin
Salin with Finland during EuroBasket 2017
No. 10 – Lenovo Tenerife
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLiga ACB
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-06-11) June 11, 1991
Helsinki, Finland
Listed height6 ft 2.8 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2010Espoon Honka
2010–2015Union Olimpija
2015–2017Gran Canaria
2017–2019Unicaja Malaga
2019–presentLenovo Tenerife
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Union Olimpija

On August 27, 2010, Salin signed a three-year contract with the Slovenian club Union Olimpija in the EuroLeague.[1][2] On June 20, 2013, he extended his contract with Olimpija for two more seasons.[3]

Gran Canaria

In February 2015, he left Olimpija and signed with Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup team Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the season.[4] On June 16, 2015, he re-signed with Gran Canaria for one more season.[5]

Unicaja Malaga

On July 11, 2017, Salin signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[6]

Lenovo Tenerife

On July 12, 2019, Salin signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife in ACB and the Basketball Champions League.[7] On 7 July 2023, Salin renewed his contract with Tenerife again, on a one-year deal with an option for the further year.[8]

On 18 October 2023, in the opening match of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League against Cholet, Salin scored 7/7 three-pointers in only 8 minutes in the second quarter, helping his side to take the lead after being 19 points short, and ultimately to win the game. Salin finished as a top scorer with 25 points (8/9 behind the 3p line).[9][10]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high  *  Led the league

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Union Olimpija 1105.31.353.333.667.8.10.4-1.81.0
2011–12 10825.31.286.1671.0002.01.3.8.14.43.4
2012–13 9924.20.389.3251.0002.71.41.2.26.37.9
2017–18 Unicaja 281115.56.318.305.7221.71.2.5-5.04.2
Career 582816.55.327.285.7811.71.0.7.14.54.1

EuroCup
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Union Olimpija 16426.01.344.340.8542.41.51.2-10.98.4
2014–15 9622.38.397.419.8003.11.10.7-9.810.7
2015–16 Gran Canaria 221722.27.412.384.8542.71.00.80.011.59.9
2016–17 161317.45.469.474.9551.40.70.80.19.38.6
2018–19 Unicaja 19820.54.372.372.8102.41.20.40.17.16.3
Career 824821.54.3960.3890.8552.41.10.80.09.78.6

References
  1. "Union Olimpija adds Sasu Salin". Euroleague.net. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Finn Sasu Salin signs with Union Olimpija". talkbasket.net. union.olimpija.com. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "Union Olimpija keep Sasu Salin for two more seasons". Sportando.com. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. "El Herbalife Gran Canaria se refuerza con Sasu Salin". acb.com (in Spanish). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "Sasu Salin remains with Gran Canaria". Sportando.com. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. "Unicaja adds sharp shooter Salin". Euroleague.net. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. "Iberostar Tenerife signs Sasu Salin". Sportando. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. "Sasu Salin renovado". cbcanarias. 7 July 2023.
  9. Lenovo Tenerife 95 - 75 Cholet Basket, championsleaguebasketball, 18 October 2023
  10. The Great Eight: The top numbers of Season 8's opening day championsleaguebasketball, 18 October 2023
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