Barış Hersek

Barış Hersek — Biography

Barış Hersek is a Turkish power forward who won a long list of trophies. He won the EuroLeague with Fenerbahçe in 2017 and, together with the 2011-12 FIBA EuroChallenge won with Beşiktaş, became the first Turkish player to win two European cups. He won 16 titles in his career, later played for Fethiye Belediyespor and has since retired.

He started in sport with the high jump in 1998, winning a Turkish title before switching to basketball. He played in the Efes Pilsen youth system from 1999 to 2006, was named MVP of the 2004 Turkish Yıldızlar (junior) championship and took third place at the European Yıldızlar championship with the national side. He moved up to the first team in 2006, then played for Pertevniyal, Darüşşafaka, Banvit and Antalya BB. At Beşiktaş from 2011 he won the Turkish league, the Turkish Cup, the Presidential Cup and the EuroChallenge, and played in the 2012-13 EuroLeague. At Pınar Karşıyaka from 2013 he won the Turkish Cup and, in 2014-15, the league by beating Anadolu Efes 4-1 in the final. He signed for Fenerbahçe in 2015, won three league titles and the 2017 EuroLeague, and lost the 2018 Final Four final to Real Madrid, 85-80. He and Fenerbahçe parted ways in 2019.

He debuted for the senior national team at EuroBasket 2009 and also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket 2015, earning 153 caps. He won bronze at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and gold in 2013.