Kevin Ricki Larsen (born July 17, 1993) is a Danish

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player for Movistar Estudiantes of the

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. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he either plays as

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. Larsen played

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for the

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Professional career

On August 6, 2016, Larsen signed his first contract with French side

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. In January 2017, he signed with

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side

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. With Mitteldeutscher, he won the championship and gained promotion to the

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(BBL), the German first tier. For the 2017–18 season, he returned to his home country to sign with

Horsens IC Horsens Idræts Club Basketball, commonly known as Horsens IC or Horsens, is a professional basketball team based in Horsens, Denmark. The club plays at the Forum Horsens, which can accommodate 4,000 people. The team holds six titles in the Bask ...

. After the season, he was named the

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. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. On August 7, 2018, Larsen signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the

. On July 12, 2019, Larsen signed with Chocolates Trapa Palencia of the

. He averaged 14.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 2nd Team. On July 15, 2020, Larsen signed with

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. On December 27, 2021, he signed with Movistar Estudiantes.

References

External links

George Washington Colonials bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Kevin 1993 births Living people Bilbao Basket players CB Breogán players Centers (basketball) Danish expatriate basketball people in Spain Danish expatriate basketball people in the United States Danish expatriate basketball people in France Danish men's basketball players Danish expatriate basketball people in Germany George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players Horsens IC players Liga ACB players Lille Métropole BC players Mitteldeutscher BC players Palencia Baloncesto players Sportspeople from Copenhagen