Sasu Salin

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. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) he plays at the shooting guard position. Salin also captains the Finland national team.

Sasu Salin

Salin with Finland during EuroBasket 2017
No. 9 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Position	Shooting guard
League	Liga Națională ABA League EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(1991-06-11) June 11, 1991 (age 34) Helsinki, Finland
Listed height	6 ft 2.8 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2010	Espoon Honka
2010–2015	Union Olimpija
2015–2017	Gran Canaria
2017–2019	Unicaja Malaga
2019–2024	Lenovo Tenerife
2024–present	U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights
FIBA Champions League champion (2022) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2020) Romanian League champion (2025) Spanish Supercup winner (2016) 3× Slovenian Cup winner (2011–2013) Finnish Korisliiga champion (2008) Finnish Cup winner (2010)

Professional career

Espoon Honka

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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.^[17]

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	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

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