Volodymyr Gerun (born 25 March 1994) is a Ukrainian professional

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player for Osaka Evessa of the B.League.

Playing career

Gerun started out with his home town club BC Dnipro for the

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season.El Breogán ficha al mejor jugador de la LEB Oro, Volodymyr Gerun

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, 21 July 2018. Accessed 30 April 2021. At age 18, Volodymyr Gerun left his native country

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for the USA-based

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. After his tenure in the

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, he returned to Europe. In

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, he progressively climbed the steps from

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until he reached the

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. In 2015, he joined CB Getafe, a subsidiary of

Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., known as Flexicar Fuenlabrada because of sponsorship reasons, or just as Fuenlabrada, is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The team plays in the Primera FEB and ...

, from which he moved to

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of the

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, then

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. His good performances in both clubs aroused the interest of Barcelona, which incorporated him into their subsidiary

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for the 2017–18 LEB Oro season. In 2017–18, he played 30 games in which he averaged about 29 minutes, 14.8 points, 8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 5 fouls received. He was voted best player of the day on several occasions. In July 2018, he signed with

CB Breogán Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D., also known as Río Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team pla ...

for one year. He became the first signing made official by Breogán. During the

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, he averaged 11.4 points (59% in shots of two and 62% in free throws) and 6.6 rebounds. Against his later team

Baloncesto Málaga Baloncesto Málaga S.A.D., also known as Unicaja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...

, he recorded a noteworthy 11 offensive rebounds in both matchups combined. Gerun signed with

for the 2019–20 ACB season, alongside Deon Thompson. Gerun signed for three seasons, although with cut-off clauses for both parties. Gerun, Thompson and Rubén Guerrero came as replacements for inside players Viny Okouo, Mathias Lessort and Giorgi Shermadini. Gerun, Thompson and Guerrero played under head coach Luis Casimiro in that season. On August 17, 2021, he has signed with

Büyükçekmece Basketbol Büyükçekmece Basketbol, mostly known as ONVO Büyükçekmece for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul which plays in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Their home arena is Gazanfer B ...

of the Turkish

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. On July 14, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

. On July 26, 2023, Gerun signed with Sendai 89ers of the Japanese B.League.

National team

Gerun has been a member of the Ukrainian national basketball team at senior level as well as at the junior levels under-18 and under-16.

References

External links

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