Petkim Spor

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Petkim Spor
Socar Petkimspor logo.png
Leagues Basketbol Süper Ligi
Champions League
Founded2013;12 years ago (2013)
HistorySocar Spor
2013–present
Arena Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu
Capacity3,000
Location İzmir, Turkey
Team colorsRed and White
  
PresidentCüneyt Aksu
Head coach Burak Gören
Team captain Yunus Emre Sonsırma
Website petkimspor.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]

Contents

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

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 nationalities not displayed.

Petkimspor roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Dotson, Damyean 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb)30 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
SG 5 Flag of the United States.svg van Beck, Wesley 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)29 – (1996-01-20)20 January 1996
SG 7 Flag of Turkey.svg Kurtuldum, Mustafa   Cruz Roja.svg 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)23 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001
PG 8 Flag of the United States.svg Russell, DeWayne 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (154 lb)30 – (1994-02-10)10 February 1994
PG 10 Flag of Turkey.svg Kuntker, Meriç 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)22 – (2003-01-06)6 January 2003
F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Bryson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)109 kg (240 lb)26 – (1998-04-25)25 April 1998
PG 13 Flag of the United States.svg Tyree, Breein 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)27 – (1998-01-13)13 January 1998
F 15 Flag of Turkey.svg Şav, Troy Selim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)95 kg (209 lb)26 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
SF 19 Flag of Turkey.svg Gültekin, Yavuz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)91 kg (201 lb)24 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
PF 21 Flag of Turkey.svg Efeoğlu, Karahan Tuan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)20 – (2004-06-13)13 June 2004
PF 23 Flag of the United States.svg Aldridge, Peyton  (C)2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)102 kg (225 lb)29 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
C 26 Flag of Colombia.svg Echenique, Jaime 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)117 kg (258 lb)27 – (1997-04-27)27 April 1997
C 33 Flag of Turkey.svg Şenkahya, Kılıçarslan 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)24 – (2000-08-21)21 August 2000
F/C 35 Flag of Turkey.svg Hacıoğlu, Gökay 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)110 kg (243 lb)22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
Head coach
  • Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: January 27, 2025

Notable former players

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.

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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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