Saša Ciani (born 25 March 2003) is a Slovenian

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player who plays for the

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. He is a 2.05 m tall

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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. 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 Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

. A year later, in August 2022, Ciani was loaned to Cedevita Junior. In September 2023, Ciani moved to the United States and committed to playing college basketball for the

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of the

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for the 2023–24 season. After the season, he entered the

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. On April 23, 2024, Ciani transferred to play for the

National team career

Ciani made his debut for the Slovenia national team in August 2022 in a friendly match against the

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, and was also included in the preliminary roster for

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciani, Sasa 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Šempeter pri Gorici ABA League players KD Ilirija players KK Cedevita Junior players KK Cedevita Olimpija players KK Dynamic players Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players UIC Flames men's basketball players Power forwards Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Croatia Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Slovenian expatriate basketball people in the United States Slovenian men's basketball players