Melisa Can

Melisa Can — Biography

Melisa Can, born Michelle Marie Campbell, came into the world on 12 May 1984 in Iowa, in the United States. She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, graduated from Notre Dame High School and joined the Rutgers University basketball program in 2002-03. She played power forward.

She began her professional career in Europe, playing for BK Cesis in Latvia in 2005-06 and coming to Turkey in 2007 to join Ceyhan Belediyespor. In 2009-10 she played 23 games for them, averaging 21.4 points and 8.9 rebounds. From 2010 she played for Galatasaray. She acquired Turkish citizenship in 2010 and took the name Melisa Can. In 2013 she played for the WNBA side Chicago Sky.

In later years she wore the colours of Adana ASKİ, İstanbul Üniversitesi, Girne Üniversitesi, OGM Ormanspor and Samsun Basketbol İhtisas Spor Kulübü. She appeared in four games in her final season at Samsun and retired after it.