2010–2013 Tofas Bursa Weight 88 kg Name Kenan Sipahi Career start 2010 | Role Basketball player Pro career 2010 Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg) Height 1.98 m | |
Current team Fenerbahce Men's Basketball Team (#25 / Point guard) Similar People Melih Mahmutoglu, Metecan Birsen, Cedi Osman, Zeljko Obradovic, Can Altintig Profiles | ||
Listed height 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) | ||
Kenan sipahi
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).
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- Kenan sipahi
- U18M 2013 Profile Kenan Sipahi
- Early years
- Professional career
- Turkish national team
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- Individual
- References
U18M 2013 Profile: Kenan Sipahi
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. 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. 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. 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.
On July 13, 2016, Sipahi signed a one-year contract with Beşiktaş. On July 18, 2017, he re-signed with Beşiktaş for two more seasons.
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.
Personal life
Sipahi is fluent in Serbian language.
Career statistics
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.