SASHA KAUN

KAUN, ALEXANDER "Sasha"

Hometown:  Tomsk, Russia (Florida Air Academy, Melbourne, FL)
Born May 8, 1985

Alexander Kaun Sasha Kaun

 

Tom Keegan catches up with Sasha Kaun at the 2007 KU Men's Basketball Media day.

 

CATEGORY   TOTAL   2005 2006 2007 2008
YEAR     Fr. So. Jr. Sr.
POSITION     C C C C
HEIGHT     6'11 6'11 6'11 6'11
WEIGHT     245 246    
JERSEY     24 24 24 24
Games Played/Started 135/65   27/2 33/29 35/28 40/6
Minutes 2,224   270 638 609 707
   Per Game 16.5   10.0 19.3 17.4 17.7
Points 830   70 269 207 284
   Per Game 6.1   2.6 8.2 5.9 7.1
Rebounds 526   63 176 133 154
   Per Game 3.9   2.3 5.3 3.8 3.9
   Offensive 209   24 66 55 64
   Defensive 317   39 110 78 90
Blocks 140   17 36 48 49
Assists 44   3 12 17 12
Steals 50   3 18 12 17
Turnovers 107   22 23 30 32
(Assists+Steals)/TO 0.87   0.27 1.30 0.97 0.90
FG: Attempts 583   56 185 166 176
       Made 331   30 104 88 109
       Percent 56.8   53.6 56.2 53.0 61.9
3FG: Attempts 0   0 0 0 0
       Made 0   0 0 0 0
       Percent 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
FT: Attempts 328   30 114 62 122
       Made 168   10 61 31 66
       Percent 51.2   33.3 53.5 50.0 54.1
Production Points/Game 7.93   3.26 10.73 7.94 9.03
Production Points/Minute .481   .326 .555 .456 .510

KU Profile:  http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kaun_sasha00.html

Alexander "Sasha" Kaun
6-11, 250
Forward/Center
Florida Air Academy, Melbourne, Fla. Originally from Tomsk, Russia.
2002-03 averages: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks.
Rivals.com national ranking: 23.
Chose Kansas over: Duke, Michigan State, Florida.
Facts of interest: The temperature in Kaun's hometown of Tomsk, Siberia, can sink to 40 below zero ... Kaun has played basketball for just three years.
Kaun says: "I like the way Kansas plays two big men at the same time, one in and one out. They switch. A lot of offense goes through the big men ... The family atmosphere was everywhere I visited, but I felt it more at Kansas."
Self says: "I believe in time Sasha can be a player that can go down as one of the best big men in recent Kansas history. He can run. He has good hands. He is strong. He is not as skilled as maybe a Dave Padgett is right now, but he is a guy we feel can become that, considering he has only played three years. Right now his best attributes are his physical abilities."
KUSports.com  11/13/03

Kaun officially commits to Jayhawks, 10/2/2003

Kaun a Role Model, 11/1/2007

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/players/37841

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Sasha-Kaun-601/

Russia invites Kaun for Tryout, KUSports.com, 4/16/2008

The Wrath of Kansas' Kaun Will Continue, 4/17/2008

Kaun enjoys life in Russia, 6/10/2009