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Kevin Larsen (basketball)

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Kevin Larsen
Larsen with George Washington in 2014
Movistar Estudiantes
PositionCenter
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
CollegeGeorge Washington (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Lille Métropole
2017Mitteldeutscher
2017–2018Horsens IC
2018–2019Bilbao Basket
2019–2020Palencia
2020–2021Breogán
2021–2024Estudiantes
2024–presentLucentum Alicante
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Ricki Larsen (born July 17, 1993) is a Danish basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes 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 for the George Washington Colonials.

Professional career

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On August 6, 2016, Larsen signed his first contract with French side Lille Métropole. In January 2017, he signed with ProA side Mitteldeutscher BC.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] On July 12, 2019, Larsen signed with Chocolates Trapa Palencia of the LEB Oro.[4] He averaged 14.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 2nd Team. On July 15, 2020, Larsen signed with Breogán.[5] On December 27, 2021, he signed with Movistar Estudiantes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kevin Larsen (ex Lille) à l'essai en Allemagne | Basket Europe" (in French). 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ "Kevin Larsen er årets spiller i Basketligaen". Basketligaen.dk. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  3. ^ "El pívot danés Kevin Larsen, nuevo fichaje del RETAbet.es Bilbao Basket". FEB (in European Spanish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Kevin Larsen, calidad en la pintura para el Chocolates Trapa Palencia". FEB (in European Spanish). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Breogan adds Larsen to their roster". Eurobasket. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Estudiantes ink Kevin Larsen". Eurobasket. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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