Saša Ciani

Saša Ciani
No. 21 – Xavier Musketeers
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	25 March 2003 (age 21); Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Koper Primorska
2020–2021	Dynamic VIP PAY
2021–2023	Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022	→ Nutrisport Ilirija
2022–2023	→ Cedevita Junior
2023–	Xavier Musketeers
Career highlights and awards
	Slovenian Cup winner (2020);

Saša Ciani (born 25 March 2003) is a Slovenian basketball player who plays for the Xavier Musketeers. He is a 2.05 m tall power forward.^[2]

Professional career

Ciani started playing professional basketball for Koper Primorska. On 12 October 2020, Ciani signed with the Serbian team Dynamic VIP PAY and played in 21 games in the Serbian national championship.^[3]^[4] He previously played in the 2019–20 Slovenian national under-19 championship.^[3]

On 18 August 2021, Ciani signed a four-year contract with Cedevita Olimpija.^[5] A year later, in August 2022, Ciani was loaned to Cedevita Junior.^[6]

In September 2023, Ciani moved to the United States and committed to playing college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers of the Xavier University for the 2023–24 season.^[7]

National team career

Ciani made his debut for the Slovenia national team in August 2022 in a friendly match against the Netherlands, and was also included in the preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2022.^[8]

References

^ "Saša Ciani > Player: ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Sasa CIANI at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2022". FIBA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Saša Ciani v Olimpiji, z Golemcem delal že v Kopru". Kosarka (in Slovenian). 18 August 2021.
^ Skerletic, Dario (12 October 2020). "KK Dynamic VIP PAY sign Saša Ciani Olimpija". Sportando.
^ "V zmajevo gnezdo 18-letni biser slovenske košarke" (in Slovenian). Sportklub. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ "Sasa Ciani (ex Cedevita OI) loaned to Cedevita Junior Zagreb". eurobasket.com. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ Givony, Jonathan (12 September 2023). "International basketball prospect Sasa Ciani commits to Xavier". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "Po tekmi s Črno goro bo selektor že skrajšal seznam" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

External links

[1] "Saša Ciani > Player: ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[2] "Sasa CIANI at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2022". FIBA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[:0-3] "Saša Ciani v Olimpiji, z Golemcem delal že v Kopru". Kosarka (in Slovenian). 18 August 2021.

[4] Skerletic, Dario (12 October 2020). "KK Dynamic VIP PAY sign Saša Ciani Olimpija". Sportando.

[5] "V zmajevo gnezdo 18-letni biser slovenske košarke" (in Slovenian). Sportklub. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[6] "Sasa Ciani (ex Cedevita OI) loaned to Cedevita Junior Zagreb". eurobasket.com. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[7] Givony, Jonathan (12 September 2023). "International basketball prospect Sasa Ciani commits to Xavier". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[8] "Po tekmi s Črno goro bo selektor že skrajšal seznam" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

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