Kenan Sipahi

Kenan Sipahi

Sipahi with the Fenerbahçe
No. 25 – Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul
Position Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born May 26, 1995
Pristina, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Turkish/Kosovan
Listed height 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Pro career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2013 Tofaş Bursa
2013–present Fenerbahçe Ülker
Career highlights and awards

Kenan Sipahi (Albanian Kenan Spahiu) (born May 26, 1995) in Pristina Kosovo is a Kosovan-Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.[1] Standing at 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m), he plays the point guard position.

Early years

Kenan Sipahi started playing basketball in Bursa at the age of 11. He was already a top-level prospect in the country when he was 15.

Professional career

He made his professional debut in the Turkish League with Tofaş Bursa during the 2010–11 season. He was already playing regularly at the age of 16.

Sipahi made his breakthrough in 2012-13 season. He played big minutes in league and EuroChallenge. On 15 January, he scored a game winning three-pointer against BC Khimik. He averaged 7.0 points and 2.7 assists in 32 league games.

On September 2, 2013, he signed a three-year contract with option to extend for one season with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[2][3] In February he had season-ending injury, after breaking his arm in Turkish Cup game against Trabzonspor.[4] In his first Euroleague season with the team, he averaged 2.7 points, 1.1 assists and 1 rebound over 15 games.

Turkish national team

He is a regular Turkish youth national team player. He helped Turkey's U-18 national team win the gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the MVP and All-Tournament Team, averaging 10.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists at the tournament.

Accomplishments and awards

Individual

National team

References

  1. ↑ Three new players for Fenerbahçe Ülker
  2. ↑ "Fenerbahce Ulker sign Kenan Sipahi". sportando.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. ↑ At the age of 19, he has become a starter in Euroleague for Fenerbahçe. ContentID=36089&utm_campaign=fbsk&utm_source=fbsk&utm_medium=fbsk "Fenerbahçe Ülker’de 3 yeni isim". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fenerbahce Ulker loses Sipahi for 3 months". euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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