Victor Keyru
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | January 31, 1984
Nationality | Russian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2014 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Career history | |
2003–2005 | UNICS Kazan |
2005–2006 | BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg |
2006–2007 | Spartak Primorje |
2007–2008 | UNICS Kazan |
2008–2010 | CSKA Moscow |
2010–2011 | Dynamo Moscow |
2011–2012 | Spartak St. Petersburg |
2013–2014 | Krasnye Krylia |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Victor Johnovich Keyru (alternate spelling: Viktor Keirou) (Template:Lang-ru; born January 31, 1984) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in), he played both the small forward and the shooting guard positions. He represented the Russian national basketball team.
Professional career
Keyru joined CSKA Moscow in June 2008.[1] In July 2010 he signed with Dynamo Moscow.[2]
National team career
Keyru has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team. He competed with Russia at the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament.
Personal
- His father John Carew is from Sierra Leone (he represented his country in 100m competition at the 1980 Olympics) and his mother is Ukrainian.
- His sister Katerina Keyru played for Russia's women's Under-21 national basketball team.
- His brother Olah Keyru (Ола Кейру) is a famous TV-series actor on MTV Russia.
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Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- BC Dynamo Moscow players
- BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players
- BC Krasnye Krylia players
- BC Spartak Primorye players
- BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
- BC UNICS players
- Olympic basketball players for Russia
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- Sportspeople from Rostov-on-Don
- Russian men's basketball players
- Russian people of Sierra Leonean descent
- Russian people of Ukrainian descent
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- Russian basketball biography stubs