Barış Hersek

Barış Hersek
	Barış with Fenerbahçe in 2018
Free Agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	26 March 1988 (age 36); Kırklareli, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2006	Pertevniyal
2006–2008	Efes Pilsen
2008–2009	Darüşşafaka
2009–2010	Banvit
2010–2011	Antalya BB
2011–2013	Beşiktaş
2013–2015	Karşıyaka
2015–2019	Fenerbahçe
2020–2021	Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2017); 5× Turkish League champion (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018); 5× Turkish Cup winner (2007, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019); 4× Turkish President's Cup winner (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017); EuroChallenge champion (2012);
Men's basketball
Representing Turkey
Mediterranean Games

Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish professional basketball who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He plays at the power forward position.

Professional career

Hersek started his pro career with Perteniyal, in the Turkish 2nd Division in the 2005–06 season. In 2006, he moved to the Turkish club Anadolu Efes. In 2008, he joined the Turkish club Darüşşafaka, and in 2009, he moved to the Turkish club Banvit

He joined Antalya BB in 2010, and moved to Beşiktaş in 2011. He moved to Karşıyaka in 2013.

He signed with Fenerbahçe in 2015. He re-signed with the Turkish club for another two years on 23 June 2017. In 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid with 80–85 in the final game.^[1] On 10 July 2019 Hersek and Fenerbahçe officially parted ways.

On 6 October 2020 he signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.^[2]

National team career

Hersek won the bronze medal with the Turkish national team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara. Hersek also played in the Turkish national team which became the champion at the 2013 Mediterranean Games.

He also played with the senior Turkish national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015.

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

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Hersek won the EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2006–07	Efes	4	11.5	.500	.333	.500	1.8	.5	.8	.3	3.8	3.0
2007–08	Efes	3	4.7	.250	.000	—	1.3	—	—	—	0.7	0.3
2012–13	Beşiktaş	10	6.5	.280	.200	1.000	1.0	.4	.3	—	1.8	0.2
2015–16	Fenerbahçe	18	6.8	.294	.143	—	.6	.1	.2	.1	0.6	-0.8
2016–17†		3	4.0	.400	.000	—	—	—	.3	—	1.3	-0.3
2017–18		1	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	-1.0
Career		39	6.7	.328	.185	.625	.8	.2	.3	.1	1.3	0.0

References

^ "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "Barış Hersek 1 yıllık moladan sonra Fethiye'de" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

External links

Barış Hersek at eurobasket.com
Barış Hersek at euroleague.net
Barış Hersek at tblstat.net

[EuroLeague18Champ-1] "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[2] "Barış Hersek 1 yıllık moladan sonra Fethiye'de" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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