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.

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 coachKęstutis Kemzūra
Team captainYiğitcan Turna
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.[1]

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 Ray, Kendrick 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1994-01-26)26 January 1994
G 1 Diril, Bilgehan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
G 2 Güler, Boran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001
F 6 Çelen, Deniz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 19 – (2001-05-04)4 May 2001
PF 7 Karaman, İlkan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 30 – (1990-05-13)13 May 1990
PG 10 Turna, Yiğitcan (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1987-03-07)7 March 1987
F/C 11 Arar, Ege 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996
PG 12 Vasiliauskas, Šarūnas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 31 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989
SF 13 Ulubay, Okben 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996
PF 20 Wimbush, Thomas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1993-12-08)8 December 1993
C 21 Zack, Stephen 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 28 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992
G 23 Kuş, Canberk 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1996-08-12)12 August 1996
SG 30 Engindeniz, Dorukhan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1992-11-29)29 November 1992
C 34 Hummer, Ian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ümit Temoçin
  • İbrahim Avci
Team manager
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: February 4, 2021

    References
    1. "Tahkim Bakırköy'ü reddetti, PETKİM BSL'de". Basketfaul (in Turkish). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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