Fairfield University Athletics

2016-17
Deniz Celen came off the bench for all of his 23 appearances, the most by any Fairfield freshman a year ago. The forward posted points in 12 of those 23 games, highlighted by his 10 points against Niagara, his only double-digit game of the season. He made five of eight field goal attempts to reach his 10 points. One game earlier, Celen posted a personal best with nine rebounds versus Manhattan and just missed a double-double with a career-high nine rebounds against the Jaspers. Celen showed his shooting accuracy with seven games of .500 or better from the field. In the Manhattan-Niagara run, Celen averaged 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the two games, and shot .642 from the floor (9 of 14). He played in the final nine games of the season, averaging just under eight minutes per game.

Before Fairfield:
Deniz Celen brought a lot of club and school level experience to the Fairfield University basketball program. He averaged a double-double a year ago with 20.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. He is extremely accurate with his shooting, netting better than 60 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the free throw line in 2015-16. Celen also possesses three-point range but also has the agility to go to the basket. He will also be a force around the basket, helping on both the offensive and defensive glass.