Sasu Salin

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Sasu Salin
File:EuroBasket 2017 France vs Finland 44.jpg
Salin with Finland during EuroBasket 2017
No. 9 – CB Estudiantes
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1991-06-11) June 11, 1991 (age 34)
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
2019–2024Lenovo Tenerife
2024–2025U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2025–presentEstudiantes
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Sasu Antreas Salin (born June 11, 1991) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for Spanish team Estudiantes. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) he plays at the shooting guard position. Salin also captains the Finland national team.

Professional career

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Espoon Honka

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Salin started his professional career with Espoon Honka in Finnish Korisliiga in 2007. With Honka, Salin won the Finnish championship in 2008 and the Finnish Cup in 2010.[1]

Union Olimpija

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On August 27, 2010, Salin signed a three-year contract with the Slovenian club Union Olimpija in the EuroLeague.[2][3] On June 20, 2013, he extended his contract with Olimpija for two more seasons.[4]

Gran Canaria

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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.[5] On June 16, 2015, he re-signed with Gran Canaria for one more season.[6]

Unicaja Malaga

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Salin with Unicaja Malaga in 2018

On July 11, 2017, Salin signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[7]

Lenovo Tenerife

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On July 12, 2019, Salin signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife in ACB and the Basketball Champions League.[8] Salin and Tenerife were crowned the Champions League champions in 2022. On 7 July 2023, Salin renewed his contract with Tenerife again, on a one-year deal with an option for the further year.[9]

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 of the game with 25 points (8/9 behind the 3p line).[10][11][12]

On 16 December 2023 in a match against Manresa, Salin made his 300th appearance in the Liga ACB.[13] After the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed that Salin would leave Tenerife after spending five seasons with the club.[14]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca

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On 3 August 2024, Salin moved to Romania and signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca in the Liga Națională and the EuroCup.[15] They went on to win the Romanian domestic league championship title.[16]

Estudiantes

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In August 2025, Salin returned to Spain after signing with CB Estudiantes.

International career

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At the international stage, Salin has represented Finland national team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2023 FIBA World Cup. At the European stage, he played in the EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015, EuroBasket 2017 and in the EuroBasket 2022.

Salin also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.[17]

In August 2025, Salin played his 150th game for the Finland national team. He captained the team at the EuroBasket 2025, where they historically reached the semi-finals and finished 4th in the tournament.

Career statistics

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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
† Denotes season in which Salin won the Champions League

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Union Olimpija 11 0 5.31 .353 .333 .667 .8 .1 0.4 - 1.8 1.0
2011–12 Union Olimpija 10 8 25.3 .286 .167 1.000 2.0 1.3 .8 .1 4.4 3.4
2012–13 Union Olimpija 9 9 24.2 .389 .325 1.000 2.7 1.4 1.2 .2 6.3 7.9
2017–18 Unicaja 28 11 15.6 .318 .305 .722 1.7 1.2 .5 - 5.0 4.2
Career 58 28 16.6 .327 .285 .781 1.7 1.0 .7 .1 4.5 4.1

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Union Olimpija 16 4 26.0 .344 .340 .854 2.4 1.5 1.2 - 10.9 8.4
2014–15 Union Olimpija 9 6 22.4 .397 .419 .800 3.1 1.1 .7 - 9.8 10.7
2015–16 Gran Canaria 22 17 22.3 .412 .384 .854 2.7 1.0 .8 - 11.5 9.9
2016–17 Gran Canaria 16 13 17.5 .469 .474 .955 1.4 .7 .8 .1 9.3 8.6
2018–19 Unicaja 19 8 20.5 .372 .372 .810 2.4 1.2 .4 .1 7.1 6.3
2024–25 U-BT Cluj-Napoca 20 11 22.1 .393 .375 .852 2.0 1.6 .8 - 8.7 7.9
Career 102 59 21.6 .396 .386 .855 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.0 9.5 8.5

FIBA Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Tenerife 18 22.8 .420 .400 .850 1.9 1.4 .7 .0 10.9
2020–21 Tenerife 12 23.2 .464 .459 .967 1.5 2.0 .3 .0 12.8
2021–22† Tenerife 19 26.6 .482 .454 .765 2.3 1.6 1.0 .0 12.6
2022–23 Tenerife 15 20.7 .381 .385 1.000 2.3 1.3 .7 .0 10.1
2023–24 Tenerife 10 16.9 .382 .420 .750 1.5 1.1 1.2 .0 6.9

National team

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Team Tournament Pos. GP PPG RPG APG
Finland EuroBasket 2011 9th
8
6.6
3.0
0.9
EuroBasket 2013 9th
8
7.1
5.0
1.6
2014 FIBA World Cup 22nd
5
6.6
2.6
1.0
EuroBasket 2015 16th
6
13.2
3.2
1.8
EuroBasket 2017 11th
6
11.7
5.7
2.0
EuroBasket 2022 7th
7
12.0
3.1
2.6
2023 FIBA World Cup 21st
5
9.4
2.0
2.6
EuroBasket 2025 4th
9
7.7
3.2
2.7

References

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  1. ^ Sasu Salin profile, Basketball Finland
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  10. ^ Lenovo Tenerife 95 - 75 Cholet Basket, championsleaguebasketball, 18 October 2023
  11. ^ The Great Eight: The top numbers of Season 8's opening day championsleaguebasketball, 18 October 2023
  12. ^ Sasu Salin (25 PTS / 3 REB) | Player Highlights | LNTF v CHO | Basketball Champions League 2023-24, youtube.com
  13. ^ Sasu Salin rikkoi upean rajapyykin – ”Pientä ylpeyttä voi tuntea”, basket.fi, 18 December 2023
  14. ^ Sasu Salin, 33, on asunut suomalaisten suosikkikohteissa jo 10 vuotta – antaa tärkeän vinkin turisteille, Helsingin Sanomat, 4 July 2024
  15. ^ Sasu Salin siirtyy Romaniaan, Helsingin Sanomat, 3 August 2024
  16. ^ Sasu Salin kruunasi kautensa Romanian mestaruuteen!, basket.fi, 13 June 2025
  17. ^ Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu, basket.fi, 30 June 2024
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