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| Position | Center |
| League | Swiss Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 (age 26) Riddes, Switzerland |
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | Blonay Basket |
| 2013–2017 | Élan Chalon |
| 2017–2018 | Union Neuchâtel |
| 2019–present | →BC Boncourt |
Kaanu Nelson Olaniyi (born March 27, 1998 - Riddes, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional basketball player who plays for BC Boncourt since 2018 of the Swiss Basketball League.
Career
In 2013, Olaniyi moved from Switzerland to France to join first division club ES Chalon where he got trained in the youth movement.
In the summer of 2017/2018 season, Olaniyi returned to Switzerland and joined the Swiss Basketball League team Union Neuchâtel.
In the 2018/2019 season, he joined BC Boncourt to participate in the Swiss Basketball League regular season. In 2020, Olaniyi presented himself to the draft, but went undrafted.
National team career
Olaniyi was a member of the Swiss national U20 team at the 2014 European Championship (Division B). In 2017, he was selected for the first time by the Senior Men's National Team.
References
- "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- Proballers. "Kaanu Olaniyi, joueur de basket". Proballers. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Meet Kaanu Olaniyi, making the NBA draft 2020, with his prowes". Mid Day. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Kaanu OLANIYI". Elan Chalon (in French).
- 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) - "Kaanu Olaniyi". BC Boncourt. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Kaanu Nelson Olaniyi profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2021-02-28.