Fenerbahce Beko Men’s Basketball Team announced that it has signed a 1+1 year contract with US big forward Nate Sestina, who recently played for Türk Telekom.
WHO IS NATE SESTINA?
On May 12, 1997, St. Marys, Pennsylvania, Nate Sestina wore Bucknell (2015-2019) and Kentucy (2019-20) jerseys during his college years.
Sestina competed with the Long Island Nets form of the G-League teams in the 2020-21 season. Our player played in 15 games in this organization and averaged 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. Transferred to Israeli representative Hapoel Holon in March 2021, Sestina averaged 10.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in the Israeli League, where he played 14 games.
Having experienced the NBA Summer League with the Utah Jazz in the summer of 2021, Sestina spent the 2021-22 season with Merkezefendi Municipality Denizli Basket in our country. While playing in all 30 games played in our league, our athlete averaged 9.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Sestina stood out with a 45.5% three-point percentage.
In the summer of 2022, Sestina showed up once again in the NBA Summer League with the Sacramento Kings organization, and most recently played in both our league and EuroCup with Türk Telekom’s jersey. The successful big forward, played in 22 EuroCup games with 10.4 points (37.2% three points, 55.9% two points, 84.4% free throws), 4.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists; He scored 10.8 points (44.5% three points, 58.4% two points, 77.4% free throws), 3.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, where he played in 36 games.
Nate Sestina is in Fenerbahçe Beko! ✍️💛💙
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— Fenerbahce Beko (@FBBasketbol) July 14, 2023