Petkim Spor

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Petkim Spor
Petkim Spor logo
LeaguesBSL
Founded2013; 9 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 captainNusret Yıldırım
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]

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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 0 Turkey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (1998-03-06)6 March 1998
SG 1 United States Armand, Sean 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991
G 2 Turkey  Injured 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001
PG 3 United States Perkins, Josh 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1995-08-25)25 August 1995
PG 4 Turkey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2001-02-26)26 February 2001
SG 5 United States Hamilton, Daniel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995
C 6 Croatia Planinić, Darko Injured 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 31 – (1990-11-22)22 November 1990
SG 8 Turkey 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2003-03-15)15 March 2003
PF 11 United States Thomas, Malcolm 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 – (1988-11-08)8 November 1988
C 12 Turkey Akyel, Metehan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 25 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
SG 13 Turkey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 27 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
PG 14 Puerto Rico Browne, Gary 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
SG 15 Turkey Çinko, Erolcan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 31 – (1990-08-15)15 August 1990
PF 21 Turkey Yıldırım, Nusret (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1989-04-27)27 April 1989
F/C 22 Turkey 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
PF 23 United States Aldridge, Peyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
F/C 35 Turkey 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1993-07-25)25 July 1993
Head coach
  • Turkey Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Tolga Başer
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 7, 2022

Notable former players[]

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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