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
Petkim Spor logo
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
G 0 United States Booth, Phil 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
F/C 1 Turkey Arar, Ege 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996
SF 3 United States Prewitt, Omar 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1994-09-24)24 September 1994
G 4 Turkey Ulusoy, İsmail Cem 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1996-10-04)4 October 1996
PG 5 Canada Chery, Kenny 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1992-01-24)24 January 1992
SG 8 Turkey Karalar, Yiğit 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2003-03-15)15 March 2003
F 11 United States Simmons, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 33 – (1989-08-11)11 August 1989
PG 13 United States Perkins, Josh 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1995-08-25)25 August 1995
SF 20 Turkey Engin, Ömercan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1998-09-04)4 September 1998
PF 21 Turkey Yıldırım, Nusret (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 34 – (1989-04-27)27 April 1989
PF 23 United States Aldridge, Peyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
SG 30 Turkey Engindeniz, Dorukhan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1992-11-29)29 November 1992
F/C 35 Turkey Hacıoğlu, Gökay 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 20 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
Head coach
  • Turkey Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Tolga Başer
Team manager
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured Injured
    Updated: February 13, 2023

    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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