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Sasha Kaun

Sasha Kaun
Sasha Kaun at all-star PBL game 2011 (1).JPG
Kaun at the 2011 PBL All-Star Game
Personal information
Born (1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 31)
Tomsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Florida Air Academy
(Melbourne, Florida)
College Kansas (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career 2008–2016
Position Center
Number 24, 14
Career history
2008–2015 CSKA Moscow
2015–2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
2016 Canton Charge
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Alexander "Sasha" Olegovich Kaun (Russian: Александр Олегович Каун, born May 8, 1985) is a Russian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the University of Kansas for four seasons, where he won an NCAA championship in 2008 before being selected with the 56th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2008 NBA draft. He played seven seasons in Russia for CSKA Moscow. In 2015, he returned to the United States and played his only NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he won an NBA championship in 2015–16. Kaun became one of the first Russians, along with Timofey Mozgov, in NBA history to win an NBA championship. He also represented Russia in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In high school at the Florida Air Academy, Kaun averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior and 15.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game as a senior. He led his team to a 23–0 record and to the Florida state championships. During the fall of 2003, he elected to play college basketball for Bill Self at the University of Kansas. Duke and Michigan State also recruited him heavily.


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