Kenan Sipahi
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 Sipahi with the Fenerbahçe in December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 26, 1995 Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish / Kosovan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2013 | Tofaş | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Karşıyaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Beşiktaş | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Real Betis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Fenerbahçe Beko | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Casademont Zaragoza | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Beşiktaş | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Karşıyaka Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenan Sipahi (Albanian: Kenan Spahiu; born May 26, 1995) is a Kosovo-born Turkish professional basketball player for Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Champions League. The point guard descent stands at 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m).
Early years
[edit]Kenan Sipahi was born in 1995 in Pristina, Kosovo to Xhelal Spahiu or Celal Sipahi, and Bisera Spahiu or Bisera Sipahi. He has been described as having Albanian[1] or Turkish[2] background. Sipahi started playing basketball in Pristina at the age of nine and became a top-level prospect in Turkey at age 15.
Professional career
[edit]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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
On July 13, 2016, Sipahi signed a one-year contract with Beşiktaş.[8] On July 18, 2017, he re-signed with Beşiktaş for two more seasons.[9] On August 6, 2019, Sipahi signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Coosur Real Betis.[10]
On July 16, 2020, he has signed with Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[11] On June 17, 2021, Sipahi parted ways with the Turkish club once more.
On September 15, 2021, he has signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[12] Sipahi parted ways with the team on December 10.[13]
On December 16, 2021, he has signed with Beşiktaş Icrypex of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[14]
On June 21, 2022, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for as second stint after six years.[15]
Turkish national team
[edit]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
[edit]Sipahi is fluent in Turkish, Albanian, Serbian and English languages.[16]
He married Albanian model Ilda Abazi in July 2021 in a lavish ceremony at the Ciragan Kempinski palace in Istanbul. [17]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
Euroleague
[edit]| 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 | 22 | 11 | 9.8 | .318 | .192 | .750 | .8 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 1.6 | .2 | |
| 2015–16 | Karşıyaka | 10 | 5 | 18.9 | .358 | .200 | .688 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .9 | .0 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| Career | 47 | 24 | 12.6 | .381 | .228 | .700 | .9 | 1.4 | .5 | .0 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
Accomplishments and awards
[edit]Individual
[edit]- 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: MVP
- 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All-Tournament Team
References
[edit]- ^ "KENAN SPAHIU TE SKUADRA E NJOHUR SPANJOLLE". Asisti Online. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
Basketbollisti me prejardhje shqiptare, Kenan Spahiu
- ^ "Kenan Sipahi kimdir?". SuperHaber. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
Kosova'da doğmuş büyümüş Türk kökenli basketbolcudur
- ^ "Fenerbahce Ulker sign Kenan Sipahi". sportando.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe Ülker'de 3 yeni isim". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Fenerbahce Ulker loses Sipahi for 3 months". euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Fenerbahce officially loans Kenan Sipahi to Pinar Karsiyaka". sportando.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Infırmation about Kenan Sipahi contract". Retrieved 2016-07-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Kenan Sipahi Beşiktaş Sompo Japan'da". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Besiktas Sompo Japan re-sign Kenan Sipahi for two seasons
- ^ "Kenan Sipahi signs with Real Betis". Sportando. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Fenerbahce welcomes back Sipahi". Eurobasket. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Kenan Sipahi signs with Casademont Zaragoza". Sportando. September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Sipahi leaves Zaragoza". Eurobasket. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Beşiktaş Icrypex, Kenan Sipahi'nin transferini açıkladı! - Spor Haberi". www.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Karşıyaka Kenan Sipahi'yi açıkladı" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Pričaj srpski da te turski košarkaš razume: Kenan Sipahi o duelu sa Srbijom #EuroBasket2017". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Almeda marries her sister".
External links
[edit]- Kenan Sipahi at euroleague.net
- Kenan Sipahi at fiba.com
- Kenan Sipahi at tblstat.net
- Kenan Sipahi on Twitter