Pelle Larsson

Pelle Larsson grew up in Nacka, 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 Lulea. He played two seasons with RIG Lulea and BC Lulea 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 7 games into his freshman season and averaged 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He announced a transfer to Arizona following his one and only season at Utah. In his first season at Arizona, 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. In 2022-2023, he played in all 35 games and had 18 starts, averaging 9.9 points and 3.4 rebounds. He initially entered the 2023 NBA draft but later announced he was returning to Arizona for his senior season in 2023-2024. This past season, Larsson had his best collegiate season for the Wildcats. He started all 36 games and averaged 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.