Petkim Spor

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

Petkim Spor
Petkim Spor logo
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Champions League
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
HistorySocar Spor
2013–present
ArenaAliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu
Capacity3,000
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentCüneyt Aksu
Head coachBurak Gören
Team captainYunus Emre Sonsırma
Websitepetkimspor.org

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]

In the 2024–25 season, Petkim Spor will play in a European competition for the first time, when the team entered the Basketball Champions League, after beating Heroes Den Bosch, Cholet and PAOK in qualification rounds.

History

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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

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Current roster

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

Petkimspor roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 5 United States van Beck, Wesley 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1996-01-20)20 January 1996
SG 6 United States Wright, Jordan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (2000-09-21)21 September 2000
SG 7 Turkey Kurtuldum, Mustafa Injured 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001
PG 8 United States Russell, DeWayne 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 – (1994-02-10)10 February 1994
PG 10 Turkey Kuntker, Meriç 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2003-01-06)6 January 2003
F 11 United States Williams, Bryson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 26 – (1998-04-25)25 April 1998
PG 13 United States Tyree, Breein 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1998-01-13)13 January 1998
F 15 Turkey Şav, Troy Selim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
SF 19 Turkey Gültekin, Yavuz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
PF 21 Turkey Efeoğlu, Karahan Tuan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-06-13)13 June 2004
PF 23 United States Aldridge, Peyton (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
C 26 Colombia Echenique, Jaime 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 27 – (1997-04-27)27 April 1997
C 33 Turkey Şenkahya, Kılıçarslan 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-08-21)21 August 2000
F/C 35 Turkey Hacıoğlu, Gökay 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
Head coach
  • Turkey Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 15, 2024

Notable former players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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

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  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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