Melisa Can
| No. 32 – Adana ASKI | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power Forward |
| League | Turkish Women's Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 12, 1984 Iowa, United States |
| Nationality |
 United States  Turkey |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Rutgers University |
| Career history | |
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Adana ASKI (Turkey 2014-Current) Istanbul Universitesi BGD (Turkey 2013-2014) Chicago Sky (WNBA 2013) Tarsus Belediyesi (Turkey 2012-2013) Galatasaray Medical Park (Turkey 2010-2012) Ceyhan Belediye (Turkey 2007-2010) Cesis (Turkey 2007) Torun (Poland 2007) Raanana Herzeliya (Israel 2006-2007) Shinsegae Coolcats (Korea 2006) Rutgers University (Big East 2002-2006) Notre Dame High School (NJ 1998-2002) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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WNBA Chicago Sky (2013) WNBA East Regular Season Champs (2013) Euroleague Final Eight (2010-2011 & 2011-2012) Euro Cup League Final Four (2014) Turkish League Leading Scorer (2009-2010) Turkish League Leading Rebounder (2008-2009) Turkish All-Star (2009-2010) 2x Turkish Cup Champion (2010-2011 & 2011-2012) 2x Turkish Regular Season Champion (2010-2011 & 2011-2012) Euroleague Top Offensive Rebounder (2012-2013) All-Turkish League Team (2009-2010) Euroleague Player of the Week (2013-2014) Turkish League Player of the Week (2014) | |
Melisa Can (born May 12, 1984 in Iowa) aka Michelle Campbell is a U.S. born Turkish female professional basketball player who currently plays for the Adana ASKI.
A nine-year professional basketball career that includes playing in five countries. Campbell describes her style of play as “defensive specialist, rebounder, finisher and blue-collar worker.”
In 2010, the power forward changed her name to Melisa Can for Turkish citizenship. Being a citizen made Campbell eligible to play for Turkey in international competitions.
Adana ASKI (Turkey, 2014-Current)
·TBA
·Turkish League Player of the Week (2014)
Euro Cup League (2014)
·Final Four
Istanbul Universitesi BGD (Turkey, 2013-2014)
·Played in 28 games averaging 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds.
·Eurobasket.com Turkish TKBL All-Domestic Players Team.
Euroleague (2013-2014)
·EuroLeague Women Player of the Week.
WNBA Chicago Sky (2013)
·WNBA East Regular Season Champs.
·Played in 31 Games for Head Coach/ General Manger Pokey Chatman.
Adana ASKI previous name Tarsus Belediyesi (Turkey, 2012-2013)
·Played in 27 games averaging 14 points and 8.1 rebounds.
Euroleague (2012-2013)
·Played in 12 games averaging 12.3 points.
·Led the European League in rebounds with 8.4 per game.
Galatasaray (Turkey, 2011-2012)
·Played in 30 games averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
·Turkish Regular Season Champions.
·Turkish Cup Champion
·League Final.
Euroleague (2011-2012)
·Participated in only one game where she had 5 points and 6 rebounds.
·Euroleague Final Eight
Galatasaray (Turkey, 2010-2011)
·Averaged 7.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in 21 minutes per game (52% from the field).
·Turkish Regular Season Champions.
·Turkish League Finalist.
·Turkish Cup Champion.
·Eurobasket.com Turkish TKBL All-Domestic Players Team.
Euroleague (2010-2011)
·Averaged 5.4 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes per game.
·Euroleague Final Eight
WNBA Indiana Fever (2010)
·Training Camp
Ceyhan (Turkey, 2009-2010)
·During the 2009-2010 season she was the Turkish top scorer with 21.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game (69% from the field).
·Turkish League All-Star.
·All-Turkish League Team (Second Team).
Ceyhan (Turkey, 2008-2009)
·Averaged 15.5 points and 10.2 rebounds (Turkish top rebounder).
·Turkish League Honorable Mention.
·Turkish League Semifinalist.
Ceyhan (Turkey, 2007-2008)
·During the 2007-2008 season she averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds per game.
WNBA Detroit Shock (2008)
·Training Camp.
Cesis (Latvia, 2007)
·Averaged 24.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.
WNBA Phoenix Mercury (2007)
·Training Camp.
Torun (Poland, 2007)
·Averaged 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
Raanana Herzeliya (Israel, 2006-2007)
·Averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Shinsegae Coolcats (Korea, 2006) ·
·Played in the summer league after being waived by the WNBA Washington Mystics.
WNBA Washington Mystics (2006)
·Training Camp.
Rutgers Basketball (Big East 2002-2006)
Campbell played her collegiate basketball for Rutgers University, where she was named 2005 Big East Conference Most Improved Player and All-Big East Second Team by the MET Basketball Writers Association in addition to being named to the All-Big East Third Team by the league. As a Rutgers junior and senior, Campbell helped the Scarlet Knights reach the N.C.A.A. tournament, advancing to the Round of 8 in her junior year. Campbell averaged 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds and a shooting percentage of 54.9 percent from the field during her collegiate career.
·Captain of Nationally Ranked Team (At one point Rutgers was ranked fourth in the nation during the 2005-2006 season)
·1000 point scorer
·Member of Elite 8 (2005) and Sweet 16 teams (2006)
·Big East Most Improved Player (2005)
·3rd Team All-Big East (2005)
·2nd Team All-Metropolitan (2005)
·Big East Regular Season Champions (2005)
·Big East All-Academic Team (3.4 GPA)
·Paradise Jam MVP (2004)
Notre Dame High School (1998-2002)
Michelle played basketball at Notre Dame High School in Lawrence Township, NJ. She finished with 1,741 points for her career, including a 23.9 scoring rate as a senior. She accepted a full scholarship to play basketball at Rutgers University under legendary Coach C. Vivian Stringer.
·Gatorade Player of Year
·Parade All-American
·Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American
·Student All-American
·McDonalds All-American
·Blue Chip Top 3 in the Nation
·1st Team All-State
·New Jersey Player of the Month
·Colonial Valley Conference Player of the Year (3 Times)
·1,741 Points Scored (Notre Dame All-Time Scoring Leader)
·Notre Dame Hall of Fame
Personal
Michelle grew up in Princeton, NJ with three sisters, an older sister Melanie, and two younger sisters, Kristina and Korinne. She resides in Robbinsville, NJ when not playing basketball in Europe.
Community
Michelle is very dedicated to the community:
·Clinician for the Special Olympics’ Camp Shriver.
·Volunteer for Habit for Humanity.
·Volunteer at Soup Kitchens.
References
External links
- Official Website
- Profile at Eurobasket.com