# Melisa Can > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Melisa_Can > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Melisa_Can.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisa_Can > Source revision: 1353215218 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Redirect|Michelle Campbell|the politician|Michelle Campbell (Scottish politician)}}{{Short description|Turkish-American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name =Michelle Campbell aka Melisa Can | image = Melisa Can (cropped).jpg | caption = | league = [Turkish Women's Basketball League](/source/Turkish_Women's_Basketball_League) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = | position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball)) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|12}} | birth_place = [Iowa](/source/Iowa), [United States](/source/United_States) | death_date = | death_place = | team = [Adana ASKI](/source/Adana_ASKI_(women's_basketball)) | number = 34 | college = [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University) | nationality = {{USA}} {{TUR}} | draft = | draft_team = | draft_year = | years1 = Turkey 2017-2019 | team1 = [Girne](/source/Girne) | years2 = Turkey 2014-2016 | team2 = [Adana ASKİ](/source/Adana_ASK%C4%B0_SK) | years3 = Turkey 2013-2014 | team3 = [İstanbul Üniversitesi B.G.D.](/source/%C4%B0stanbul_%C3%9Cniversitesi_B.G.D.) | years4 = WNBA 2013 | team4 = [Chicago Sky](/source/Chicago_Sky) | years5 = Turkey 2012-2013 | team5 = [Tarsus Belediye](/source/Adana_ASK%C4%B0_SK) | years6 = Turkey 2010-2012 | team6 = [Galatasaray Medical Park](/source/Galatasaray_Medical_Park_(women's_basketball)) | years7 = Turkey 2007-2010 | team7 = [Ceyhan Belediye](/source/Ceyhan_Belediye) | years8 = Latvia 2007-2008 | team8 = [SK Cēsis](/source/SK_C%C4%93sis) | years9 = Poland 2007 | team9 = [Energa Toruń](/source/Energa_Toru%C5%84) | years10 = Israel 2006-2007 | team10 = [Raanana Herzeliya](/source/Raanana_Herzeliya) | years11 = Korea 2006 | team11 = [Shinsegae Coolcats](/source/Bucheon_KEB%E2%80%93Hana_Bank) | years12 = Big East 2002-2006 | team12 = [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University) | years13 = Lawrence Township, NJ | team13 = [Notre Dame High School](/source/Notre_Dame_High_School_(New_Jersey)) | awards = * Turkish Cup MVP (2015) * Turkish Cup Champion (2011) * [Big East](/source/Big_East_Conference) Most Improved Player (2005) | bbr_wnba = campbmi02w | letter = c }} __NOTOC__ '''Michelle Marie Campbell''' (born May 12, 1984, in [Iowa](/source/Iowa)), aka '''Melisa Can''', is retired female [basketball](/source/basketball) player who played [power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball)). Can grew up in [Princeton, New Jersey](/source/Princeton%2C_New_Jersey) and graduated from [Notre Dame High School](/source/Notre_Dame_High_School_(New_Jersey)).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndnj.org/|title=NDHS {{!}} Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ|website=www.ndnj.org|access-date=2019-07-11}}Franklin, Paul. [http://www.nj.com/times-sports/index.ssf/2013/06/after_long_journey_michelle_ca.html "After long journey, Michelle Campbell finds herself in the WNBA"], ''[The Times](/source/The_Times_(Trenton))'', June 3, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2017. "At Rutgers, even though she would be a 1,000-point scorer, Michelle Campbell never received the attention afforded to players like Cappie Pondexter and Chelsea Newton, or even younger teammates Essence Carson, Matee Ajavon and Kia Vaughn.... The Notre Dame High School graduate, who grew up in Princeton with three sisters, pursued her passion." She joined Rutgers in the 2002–03 season. She acquired Turkish citizenship in 2010 and consequently adopted the Turkish name of Melisa Can.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/spor-haberleri/2010/06/29/campbelldi_melisa_oldu|title=Campbell'dı Melisa oldu|work=Sabah|access-date=2017-09-05|language=tr}}{{Cite web|last=Anonim|title=2010 - 2011 {{!}} Michelle Marie Campbell v3.|url=http://www.fcnblog.com/2010/06/2010-2011-michelle-marie-campbell-v3.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=FCN Blog}} ==Career statistics== {{WNBA player statistics legend}} ===WNBA=== ====Regular season==== {{WNBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [2013](/source/2013_WNBA_season) | align="left" | [Chicago](/source/2013_Chicago_Sky_season) |31||0||7.7||31.4||0.0||73.3||1.5||0.2||0.2||0.2||0.5||1.7 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 1 year, 1 team |31||0||7.7||31.4||0.0||73.3||1.5||0.2||0.2||0.2||0.5||1.7 {{S-end}} ====Playoffs==== {{WNBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [2013](/source/2013_WNBA_season) | align="left" | [Chicago](/source/2013_Chicago_Sky_season) |1||0||1.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 1 year, 1 team |1||0||1.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0 {{S-end}} ===College=== Source{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer|title=NCAA Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=2017-08-28}} {{NBA player statistics legend}} {| class="wikitable" !'''Year''' !'''Team''' !'''GP''' !'''Points''' !'''FG%''' !'''3P%''' !'''FT%''' !'''RPG''' !'''APG''' !'''SPG''' !'''BPG''' !'''PPG''' |- |2002-03 |Rutgers |29 |163 |53.8% |0.0% |'''75.4%''' |2.6 |0.2 |0.7 |0.2 |5.6 |- |2003-04 |Rutgers |33 |246 |53.6% |0.0% |61.9% |4.7 |0.3 |0.8 |0.5 |7.5 |- |2004-05 |Rutgers |'''35''' |'''385''' |'''56.1%''' |0.0% |70.3% |'''5.7''' |0.8 |'''1.0''' |0.5 |'''11.0''' |- |2005-06 |Rutgers |32 |260 |55.0% |0.0% |72.9% |5.2 |0.8 |0.7 |0.5 |8.1 |- |Career | |129 |1054 |54.9% |0.0% |69.9% |4.6 |0.6 |0.8 |0.4 |8.2 |} ==See also== * [Turkish women in sports](/source/Turkish_women_in_sports) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=TUR&PlayerID=88176 Profile] at Eurobasket.com {{Galatasaray S.K. women's basketball team current roster}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Can, Melisa}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:American women's basketball players Category:Turkish women's basketball players Category:21st-century Turkish sportswomen Category:American emigrants to Turkey Category:Naturalized citizens of Turkey Category:Power forwards Category:Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players Category:Basketball players from Mercer County, New Jersey Category:Notre Dame High School (New Jersey) alumni Category:Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey Category:Expatriate basketball people in Northern Cyprus Category:Naturalised basketball players Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Category:American expatriate basketball people in South Korea Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel Category:American expatriate basketball people in Poland Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Melisa Can](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisa_Can) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisa_Can?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.