Kenan Sipahi

Kenan Sipahi

Sipahi with the Fenerbahçe in December 2013.
No. 25 – Pınar Karşıyaka
Position Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1995-05-26) May 26, 1995
Pristina, Kosovo
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2013 Tofaş Bursa
2013–present Fenerbahçe
2015–present → Pınar Karşıyaka
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Competitor for  Turkey
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2013 Riga Team
2011 Wrocław Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2010 Montenegro Team

Kenan Sipahi (Albanian: Kenan Spahiu, born May 26, 1995) is a Turkish-Kosovar professional basketball player who plays for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League, on loan from Fenerbahçe. The point guard of Kosovar descent stands at 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m).

Early years

Sipahi started playing basketball in Bursa at the age of 11 and quickly became a top-level prospect in the country at 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 a 2012-13 season. He played plenty of minutes in the league and EuroChallenge. On January 15, 2013, he scored a game winning three-pointer against Khimik. He averaged 7 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.[1][2] At the age of 19, he made the roster of Fenerbahçe in the Euroleague. In February 2014, he had season-ending injury, after breaking his arm in Turkish Cup game against Trabzonspor.[3] In his first Euroleague season with the team, he averaged 2.7 points, 1.1 assists and 1 rebound over 15 games.

On September 30, 2015, he was loaned to Pınar Karşıyaka for one season.[4]

Turkish national team

Sipahi 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, and 5.0 assists.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Fenerbahçe 15 8 12.6 .517 .364 .700 1.0 1.1 .5 .1 2.7 2.1
2014–15 Fenerbahçe 22 11 9.8 .318 .192 .750 .8 .7 .4 .0 1.6 .2
Career 37 19 10.9 .397 .243 .714 .9 .8 .4 .0 2.1 .9

Accomplishments and awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Fenerbahce Ulker sign Kenan Sipahi". sportando.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fenerbahçe Ülker’de 3 yeni isim". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fenerbahce Ulker loses Sipahi for 3 months". euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fenerbahce officially loans Kenan Sipahi to Pinar Karsiyaka". sportando.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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