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Michelle Marie Campbell (born May 12, 1984, in
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
), aka Melisa Can, is retired female
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player who played
power forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
.
Can grew up in
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a municipality with a borough form of government in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township, both of whi ...
and graduated from
Notre Dame High School. She joined Rutgers in the 2002–03 season. She acquired Turkish citizenship in 2010 and consequently adopted the Turkish name of Melisa Can.
Rutgers statistics
Source
See also
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Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in athletics, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participation in Olympics Pioneers
The first Turkish ...
References
External links
Profileat Eurobasket.com
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1984 births
Living people
American women's basketball players
Turkish women's basketball players
American emigrants to Turkey
Turkish people of African-American descent
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Power forwards (basketball)
Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
Basketball players from New Jersey
Notre Dame High School (New Jersey) alumni
Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey
Expatriate basketball people in Northern Cyprus
Naturalised basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Latvia