Position Small forward Listed weight 223 lb (101 kg) Height 2.03 m League Turkish League 2011–present Fenerbahce Weight 93 kg | Nationality Turkish Name Metecan Birsen Career start 2011 Role Basketball player Pro career 2011 | |
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Born April 6, 1995 (age 28)
Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey ( 1995-04-06 ) Current team Fenerbahce Men's Basketball Team (#33 / Small forward) Similar People Kartal Ozmizrak, Kenan Sipahi, Dogukan Sanli, Emircan Kosut, Berk Ugurlu | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
James metecan birsen 2014 nike hoop summit highlights fenerbah e lker
James Metecan Birsen (born 6 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays for [[[Sakarya BB]] of the Turkish Basketball League, on loan from Fenerbahçe. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the small forward position.
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- James metecan birsen 2014 nike hoop summit highlights fenerbah e lker
- Umit milli takimda hedefleri ne cedi osman ve metecan birsen
- Professional career
- Turkish national team
- Personal life
- References
Umit milli takimda hedefleri ne cedi osman ve metecan birsen
Professional career
Birsen grew up with the Fenerbahçe Ülker juniors team and he made his debut with Fenerbahçe during the 2011–12 season. On 26 August 2014, he was loaned for a season to Olin Edirne, later renamed as Eskişehir Basket. Then Olin Edirne relocated to Eskişehir as Eskişehir Basket. Over 23 Turkish League games played in the 2014–15 season, he averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
Turkish national team
He has been member of the Turkish Under-16 and Under-18 national team. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European U-16 Championship.
Personal life
He was born to a Turkish father and an Irish mother.Cousin is known as "THE LEGEND TP" also from Ireland. He is known as small Paul in his local region as Metecan towers over him.
