Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish professional

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who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish

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. He plays at the

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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

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. 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 Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

in 2011. He moved to

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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

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with 80–85 in the final game. On 10 July 2019 Hersek and Fenerbahçe officially parted ways. On 6 October 2020 he signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish

National team career

Hersek won the bronze medal with the Turkish national team at the

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. Hersek also played in the Turkish national team which became the champion at the

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. He also played with the senior Turkish national basketball team at the

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, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Efes , 4 , , 0 , , 11.5 , , .500 , , .333 , , .500 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 3.8 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 3 , , 0 , , 4.7 , , .250 , , .000 , , , , 1.3 , , , , , , , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;",

, 10 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .280 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .3 , , , , 1.8 , , 0.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3", Fenerbahçe , 18 , , 0 , , 6.8 , , .294 , , .143 , , , , .6 , , .1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 0.6 , , -0.8 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2016–17† , 3 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .400 , , .000 , , , , , , , , .3 , , , , 1.3 , , -0.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 1 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0.0 , , -1.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 39 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .328 , , .185 , , .625 , , .8 , , .2 , , .3 , , .1 , , 1.3 , , 0.0

References

External links

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at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Hersek, Baris 1988 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Fethiye Belediyespor players Karşıyaka basketball players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Sportspeople from Kırklareli Pertevniyal S.K. players Power forwards Turkish men's basketball players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen