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{{short description|Swedish basketball player}}
{{Short description|Swedish basketball player (born 2001)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Pelle Larsson
| name = Pelle Larsson
| image =
| image = Pelle Larsson.jpg
| caption = Larsson with the [[Arizona Wildcats]] in 2024
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| position = [[Shooting guard]]
| height_ft = 6
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| height_in = 5
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| weight_lb = 215
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| team = Miami Heat
| team = Miami Heat
| number =
| number = 9
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| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|23|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nacka]], Sweden
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| height_ft = 6
| high_school =
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| college = * [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] (2020–2021)
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| height_in = 6
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| weight_lb = 215
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* [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] (2020–2021)
* [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] (2021–2024)
* [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] (2021–2024)
| draft_year = 2024
| draft_year = 2024
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| years2 = 2019–2020
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = [[BC Luleå]]
| team2 = [[BC Luleå]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present
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| team3 = [[Miami Heat]]
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| highlights = * Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-12]] (2024)
* [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] Sixth Man of the Year (2022)
* [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] Sixth Man of the Year (2022)
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* Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-12]] (2024)
* Second-team [[Academic All-American]] ([[2024 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2024]])
* Second-team [[Academic All-American]] ([[2024 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2024]])
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'''Pelle Larsson''' (born 23 February 2001)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbadraft.net/players/pelle-larson/|publisher=NBADraft.net|title=Pelle Larsson}}</ref> is a Swedish [[basketball]] player. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah Utes]] and the [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona Wildcats]].
'''Pelle Gustav Gösta Larsson''' (born 23 February 2001)<ref>{{cite web|title=Pelle Larsson|url=https://www.nbadraft.net/players/pelle-larson/|website=NBADraft.net}}</ref> is a Swedish professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Miami Heat]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah Utes]] and the [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona Wildcats]].


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Larsson grew up in [[Nacka]], Sweden, and is the son of Christian Larsson, a former member of the [[Sweden men's national basketball team]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/3929849/2022/12/13/pelle-larsson-arizona/|website=[[The Athletic]]|title=It’s Pelle Larsson’s turn to step into the light at Arizona |date=13 December 2022|author=Quinn, Brendan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://apnews.com/article/arizona-basketball-pelle-larsson-505982bcde4e2b21d7b6ff2df2671e64|title=Pelle Larsson putting his body on the line every game for No. 5 Arizona|author=Marshall, John|date=15 February 2024}}</ref> As a youth, he played for the local [[Skuru IK]] basketball team before moving north at age 16 to join [[BC Luleå]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2021/01/03/utah-basketballs-pelle/|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|title=Utah basketball’s Pelle Larsson at the forefront of Runnin’ Utes’ overseas movement|date=3 January 2021|author=Newman, Josh}}</ref> He played two seasons with [[RIG Luleå]] and BC Luleå in the [[Swedish Basketball League]], being named the league's star of the year in his first season at the top level with averages of 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/duke/article/utah-transfer-pelle-larsson-highlights-arizona-kansas-165184161/|website=[[247Sports]]|title=Highlights: Utah transfer Pelle Larsson|author=Scheer, Jason|date=8 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/1/13/22228870/utes-basketball-stanford-hoops-pelle-larsson-larry-krystkowiak-branden-carlson-alfonso-plummer|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|title=Freshman guard Pelle Larsson, a Swedish import, making instant impact for struggling Utes|date=13 January 2021|author=Drew, Jay}}</ref>
Larsson grew up in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and is the son of Christian Larsson, a former member of the [[Sweden men's national basketball team]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/3929849/2022/12/13/pelle-larsson-arizona/|website=[[The Athletic]]|title=It’s Pelle Larsson’s turn to step into the light at Arizona |date=13 December 2022|author=Quinn, Brendan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://apnews.com/article/arizona-basketball-pelle-larsson-505982bcde4e2b21d7b6ff2df2671e64|title=Pelle Larsson putting his body on the line every game for No. 5 Arizona|author=Marshall, John|date=15 February 2024}}</ref> As a youth, he played for the local [[Skuru IK]] basketball team before moving north at age 16 to join [[BC Luleå]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2021/01/03/utah-basketballs-pelle/|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|title=Utah basketball’s Pelle Larsson at the forefront of Runnin’ Utes’ overseas movement|date=3 January 2021|author=Newman, Josh}}</ref> He played two seasons with [[RIG Luleå]] and BC Luleå in the [[Swedish Basketball League]], being named the league's star of the year in his first season at the top level with averages of 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/duke/article/utah-transfer-pelle-larsson-highlights-arizona-kansas-165184161/|website=[[247Sports]]|title=Highlights: Utah transfer Pelle Larsson|author=Scheer, Jason|date=8 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/1/13/22228870/utes-basketball-stanford-hoops-pelle-larsson-larry-krystkowiak-branden-carlson-alfonso-plummer|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|title=Freshman guard Pelle Larsson, a Swedish import, making instant impact for struggling Utes|date=13 January 2021|author=Drew, Jay}}</ref>


==College career==
==College career==
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In his first season at Arizona, 2021–22, Larsson was named the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year and appeared in all 37 games, averaging 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/pelle-larsson/15372|publisher=[[Arizona Wildcats]]|title=Pelle Larsson}}</ref> He played in all 35 games and had 18 starts in 2022–23, averaging 9.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/arizona/article/arizona-pelle-larsson-nab-draft-208977496/|website=[[247Sports]]|title=Pelle Larsson enters NBA Draft|author=Scheer, Jason|date=25 April 2023}}</ref> He initially entered the [[2023 NBA draft]] but later announced he was returning to Arizona for his [[Senior (education)|senior]] year in 2023–24.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/pascoe/pelle-larsson-confirms-he-will-return-to-arizona-wildcats-for-2023-24-season/article_3ffdf5b4-f3ad-11ed-9ecd-67aa9dc0ad36.html|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]]|title=Pelle Larsson confirms he will return to Arizona Wildcats for 2023-24 season|date=16 May 2023|author=Pascoe, Bruce}}</ref>
In his first season at Arizona, 2021–22, Larsson was named the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year and appeared in all 37 games, averaging 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/pelle-larsson/15372|publisher=[[Arizona Wildcats]]|title=Pelle Larsson}}</ref> He played in all 35 games and had 18 starts in 2022–23, averaging 9.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/arizona/article/arizona-pelle-larsson-nab-draft-208977496/|website=[[247Sports]]|title=Pelle Larsson enters NBA Draft|author=Scheer, Jason|date=25 April 2023}}</ref> He initially entered the [[2023 NBA draft]] but later announced he was returning to Arizona for his [[Senior (education)|senior]] year in 2023–24.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/pascoe/pelle-larsson-confirms-he-will-return-to-arizona-wildcats-for-2023-24-season/article_3ffdf5b4-f3ad-11ed-9ecd-67aa9dc0ad36.html|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]]|title=Pelle Larsson confirms he will return to Arizona Wildcats for 2023-24 season|date=16 May 2023|author=Pascoe, Bruce}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Miami Heat (2024–present)===
On June 27, 2024, Larsson was selected with the 44th overall pick by the [[Houston Rockets]] in the [[2024 NBA Draft]], however, immediately on draft night, he was traded to the [[Miami Heat]] in exchange for [[AJ Griffin (basketball)|AJ Griffin]] via a three-way trade with the [[Atlanta Hawks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HEAT ACQUIRE PELLE LARSSON|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-acquire-pelle-larsson|website=NBA.com|date=June 27, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref> On July 2, he signed with Miami.<ref>{{cite web|title=HEAT SIGN PELLE LARSSON|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-sign-pelle-larsson|website=NBA.com|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

Larsson made his NBA debut on October 23, 2024, in a 116–97 loss to the [[Orlando Magic]], scoring 2 points.<ref>{{cite web|title=Orlando Magic at Miami Heat Box Score, October 23, 2024|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202410230MIA.html|website=BasketballRef|date=October 28, 2024|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>


==National team career==
==National team career==
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 15 December 2024

Pelle Larsson
Larsson with the Arizona Wildcats in 2024
No. 9 – Miami Heat
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)
Stockholm, Sweden
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2024: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019RIG Luleå
2019–2020BC Luleå
2024–presentMiami Heat
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Pelle Gustav Gösta Larsson (born 23 February 2001)[1] is a Swedish professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and the Arizona Wildcats.

Early life and career

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Larsson grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the son of Christian Larsson, a former member of the Sweden men's national basketball team.[2][3] As a youth, he played for the local Skuru IK basketball team before moving north at age 16 to join BC Luleå.[4] He played two seasons with RIG Luleå and BC Luleå in the Swedish Basketball League, being named the league's star of the year in his first season at the top level with averages of 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game.[5][6]

College career

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Larsson moved to the United States in 2020 to play for the Utah Utes.[2] He became a starter seven games into his freshman season and averaged 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game; he was 50.0% on 3-point field goals in conference games which was the third-best in the Pac-12, and he was second in the conference with 88.3% of his free throws made.[7] He announced a transfer to Arizona following his only season at Utah.[8]

In his first season at Arizona, 2021–22, Larsson was named the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year and appeared in all 37 games, averaging 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[9] He played in all 35 games and had 18 starts in 2022–23, averaging 9.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[10] He initially entered the 2023 NBA draft but later announced he was returning to Arizona for his senior year in 2023–24.[11]

Professional career

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Miami Heat (2024–present)

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On June 27, 2024, Larsson was selected with the 44th overall pick by the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA Draft, however, immediately on draft night, he was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for AJ Griffin via a three-way trade with the Atlanta Hawks.[12] On July 2, he signed with Miami.[13]

Larsson made his NBA debut on October 23, 2024, in a 116–97 loss to the Orlando Magic, scoring 2 points.[14]

National team career

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Larsson has represented Sweden at the under-16, under-18, and senior levels, including averaging 6.3 points in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers.[15][16]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Utah 25 18 26.6 .467 .463 .883 3.2 2.8 .7 .5 8.2
2021–22 Arizona 37 2 20.7 .478 .363 .813 3.4 1.8 .8 .2 7.2
2022–23 Arizona 35 18 27.4 .472 .356 .835 4.3 3.1 .8 .2 9.9
2023–24 Arizona 36 36 30.1 .519 .426 .750 4.1 3.7 .9 .2 12.8
Career 133 74 26.1 .490 .397 .813 3.8 2.8 .8 .3 9.6

References

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  1. ^ "Pelle Larsson". NBADraft.net.
  2. ^ a b Quinn, Brendan (13 December 2022). "It's Pelle Larsson's turn to step into the light at Arizona". The Athletic.
  3. ^ Marshall, John (15 February 2024). "Pelle Larsson putting his body on the line every game for No. 5 Arizona". Associated Press.
  4. ^ Newman, Josh (3 January 2021). "Utah basketball's Pelle Larsson at the forefront of Runnin' Utes' overseas movement". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  5. ^ Scheer, Jason (8 May 2021). "Highlights: Utah transfer Pelle Larsson". 247Sports.
  6. ^ Drew, Jay (13 January 2021). "Freshman guard Pelle Larsson, a Swedish import, making instant impact for struggling Utes". Deseret News.
  7. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (9 May 2021). "New transfer Pelle Larsson brings shooting touch, physical game to Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star.
  8. ^ Newman, Josh (9 May 2021). "Utah hoops star freshman Pelle Larsson commits to Arizona after entering NCAA Transfer Portal". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  9. ^ "Pelle Larsson". Arizona Wildcats.
  10. ^ Scheer, Jason (25 April 2023). "Pelle Larsson enters NBA Draft". 247Sports.
  11. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (16 May 2023). "Pelle Larsson confirms he will return to Arizona Wildcats for 2023-24 season". Arizona Daily Star.
  12. ^ "HEAT ACQUIRE PELLE LARSSON". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "HEAT SIGN PELLE LARSSON". NBA.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Orlando Magic at Miami Heat Box Score, October 23, 2024". BasketballRef. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Pelle Larsson". Proballers.com.
  16. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (30 August 2022). "Arizona's Pelle Larsson wraps up Swedish national team experience with win". Arizona Daily Star.
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