Kenan Sipahi
Sipahi with the Fenerbahçe in December 2013.
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| Beşiktaş | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Champions League |
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| Born |
May 26, 1995 Priština, FR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2013 | Tofaş Bursa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Beşiktaş | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenan Sipahi (Albanian: Kenan Spahiu, born May 26, 1995) is a Turkish-Kosovar professional basketball player who plays 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).
Sipahi started playing basketball in Bursa at the age of 11 and quickly became a top-level prospect in the country at 15.
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 Pınar 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.
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