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Sasu Salin

Sasu Salin
Salin with Finland during EuroBasket 2017
No. 9 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga Națională
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1991-06-11) June 11, 1991 (age 33)
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–presentU-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights and awards

Sasu Antreas Salin (born June 11, 1991) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for Romanian team U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Liga Națională and the EuroCup. 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

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

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

On 16 December 2023 in a match against Manresa, Salin made his 300th appearance in the Liga ACB.[12] After the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed that Salin would leave Tenerife after spending five seasons with the club.[13]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca

On 3 August 2024, Salin moved to Romania and signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca in the Liga Națională and the EuroCup.[14]

International career

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. He is currently the captain of the national team.

Salin also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.[15]

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
† Denotes season in which Salin won the Champions League

EuroLeague

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

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 9 6 22.5 .365 .345 .895 2.0 1.3 .6 - 9.1 8.3
Career 91 54 21.6 .393 .385 .860 2.3 1.1 0.8 0.0 9.7 8.6

FIBA Champions League

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

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

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
  11. ^ Sasu Salin (25 PTS / 3 REB) | Player Highlights | LNTF v CHO | Basketball Champions League 2023-24, youtube.com
  12. ^ Sasu Salin rikkoi upean rajapyykin – ”Pientä ylpeyttä voi tuntea”, basket.fi, 18 December 2023
  13. ^ Sasu Salin, 33, on asunut suomalaisten suosikkikohteissa jo 10 vuotta – antaa tärkeän vinkin turisteille, Helsingin Sanomat, 4 July 2024
  14. ^ Sasu Salin siirtyy Romaniaan, Helsingin Sanomat, 3 August 2024
  15. ^ Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu, basket.fi, 30 June 2024
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