Saša Ciani | |
Position: | Power forward |
Height M: | 2.05 |
Weight Kg: | 109 |
Birth Date: | 2003 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia[1] |
Nationality: | Slovenian |
Team: | Xavier Musketeers |
Number: | 21 |
Career Start: | 2019 |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Team1: | Koper Primorska |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Team2: | Dynamic VIP PAY |
Years3: | 2021–2023 |
Team3: | Cedevita Olimpija |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Team5: | → Cedevita Junior |
Years6: | 2023– |
Team6: | Xavier Musketeers |
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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]
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.
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]
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]