Victor Keyru

Russian basketball player

Victor Keyru
Personal information
Keyru with Spartak in 2011
Born	(1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 40) Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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
2× Russian League champion (2009, 2010) 2× VTB United League champion (2008, 2010) Russian Cup winner (2010) FIBA Europe League winner (2004)

Victor Johnovich Keyru (alternate spelling: Viktor Keirou) (Russian: Виктор Джонович Кейру; 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.