Kenan Sipahi

Kenan Sipahi
Sipahi with the Fenerbahçe in December 2013
No. 25 – Beşiktaş
Position Point guard
League BSL
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1995-05-26) May 26, 1995
Priština, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2013 Tofaş Bursa
2013–2016 Fenerbahçe
2015–2016 → Karşıyaka
2016–present Beşiktaş
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Turkey
European U-18 Championship
2013 Riga
2011 Wrocław
European U-16 Championship
2010 Montenegro

Kenan Sipahi (Albanian: Kenan Spahiu, born May 26, 1995) is a Turkish-Kosovar professional basketball player for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). 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 Karşıyaka for one season.[4] Over the season, he averaged 7.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Turkish League, while also having career-high averages of 5.3 points and 3.7 assists in the Euroleague. On July 1, 2016, he was released from Fenerbahçe.[5]

On July 13, 2016, Sipahi signed a one-year contract with Beşiktaş.[6] On July 18, 2017, he re-signed with Beşiktaş for two more seasons.[7]

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. Also he played at the EuroBasket 2017 with Turkey's men's basketball national team

Personal life

Sipahi is fluent in Turkish, Albanian, Serbian and English languages.[8]

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, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Fenerbahçe 15812.6.517.364.7001.01.1.5.12.72.1
2014–15 22119.8.318.192.750.8.7.4.01.6.2
2015–16 Karşıyaka 10518.9.358.200.6881.13.7.9.05.36.1
Career 472412.6.381.228.700.91.4.5.02.82.0

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.
  5. ↑ Infırmation about Kenan Sipahi contract
  6. ↑ "Kenan Sipahi Beşiktaş Sompo Japan'da". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Besiktas Sompo Japan re-sign Kenan Sipahi for two seasons
  8. ↑ "Pričaj srpski da te turski košarkaš razume: Kenan Sipahi o duelu sa Srbijom #EuroBasket2017". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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