Petkim Spor

Petkim Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as Socar Spor is a Turkish professional basketball club based in İzmir which currently competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). The team was founded by Petkim in 2013 and got promoted to the first division in 2020. Their home arena is Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu with a capacity of 3,000 seats. The team is sponsored by SOCAR, an oil and gas company in Azerbaijan.[1]

Not to be confused with Tuborg Pilsener S.K. or Aliağa Petkim.

Petkim Spor
LeaguesBSL
Founded2013 (2013)
HistorySocar Spor
2013–present
ArenaAliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu
Capacity3,000
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentCüneyt Aksu
Head coachBurak Gören
Team captainNusret Yıldırım
Websitepetkimspor.org

History

On 29 July 2020 Sigortam.Net İTÜ was removed from the Basketbol Süper Ligi due to financial issues. Instead of them, Petkim Spor were granted a place in the Turkish top-tier league.[2]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Petkimspor roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 0 Sağlam, Sinan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1998-03-06)6 March 1998
SG 1 Armand, Sean 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991
G 2 Güler, Boran  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001
PG 3 Perkins, Josh 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1995-08-25)25 August 1995
PG 4 Küçük, Ömer Yasir 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 21 – (2001-02-26)26 February 2001
C 6 Planinić, Darko  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 31 – (1990-11-22)22 November 1990
SG 8 Karalar, Yiğit 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 19 – (2003-03-15)15 March 2003
PF 11 Thomas, Malcolm 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 – (1988-11-08)8 November 1988
C 12 Akyel, Metehan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 25 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
SG 13 Şanlı, Doğukan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 27 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
PG 14 Browne, Gary 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
SG 15 Çinko, Erolcan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 31 – (1990-08-15)15 August 1990
PF 21 Yıldırım, Nusret (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 33 – (1989-04-27)27 April 1989
F/C 22 Sayılı, Hakan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
PF 23 Aldridge, Peyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
F/C 35 Kozan, Murat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1993-07-25)25 July 1993
SG 99 Denmon, Marcus 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1990-03-20)20 March 1990
Head coach
  • Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tolga Başer
Team manager
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: February 24, 2022

    Notable former players

    Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

    Criteria

    To appear in this section a player must have either:

    • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
    • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
    • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

    References
    1. "Hakkımızda – PETKİM SPOR" (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
    2. "Tahkim Bakırköy'ü reddetti, PETKİM BSL'de". Basketfaul (in Turkish). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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