Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played 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. 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.
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
EuroLeague
† Denotes seasons in which Hersek won the 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;"| Beşiktaş | 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 Barış Hersek at eurobasket.com Barış Hersek at euroleague.net Barış Hersek at tblstat.net