Pelle Larsson

About

Pelle Gustav Gösta Larsson (born 23 February 2001) 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.

Larsson grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the son of Christian Larsson, a former member of the Sweden men’s national basketball team. As a youth, he played for the local Skuru IK basketball team before moving north at age 16 to join BC Luleå. 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.

Larsson moved to the United States in 2020 to play for the Utah Utes. 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. He announced a transfer to Arizona following his only season at Utah….