Kaanu Olaniyi
No. 21 – BC Boncourt
PositionCenter
LeagueSwiss Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998
Riddes, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013Blonay Basket
2013–2017Élan Chalon
2017–2018Union Neuchâtel
2019–present→BC Boncourt

Kaanu Nelson Olaniyi (born March 27, 1998 - Riddes, Switzerland)[1] is a Swiss professional basketball player who plays for BC Boncourt since 2018 of the Swiss Basketball League.[2]

Career

In 2013, Olaniyi moved from Switzerland to France to join first division club ES Chalon where he got trained in the youth movement.[3][4]

In the summer of 2017/2018 season, Olaniyi returned to Switzerland and joined the Swiss Basketball League team Union Neuchâtel.[5]

In the 2018/2019 season, he joined BC Boncourt to participate in the Swiss Basketball League regular season.[6] In 2020, Olaniyi presented himself to the draft, but went undrafted.[7]

National team career

Olaniyi was a member of the Swiss national U20 team at the 2014 European Championship (Division B).[8] In 2017, he was selected for the first time by the Senior Men's National Team.

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ↑ Proballers. "Kaanu Olaniyi, joueur de basket". Proballers. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Meet Kaanu Olaniyi, making the NBA draft 2020, with his prowes". Mid Day. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Kaanu OLANIYI". Elan Chalon (in French).
  5. ↑ Neuchâtel, www rtn ch, RTN, Radio Télévision (28 July 2017). "Deux Unionistes en équipe de Suisse". www.rtn.ch (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2021-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Kaanu Olaniyi". BC Boncourt. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  8. ↑ "Kaanu Nelson Olaniyi profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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