Petkim Spor

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

Petkim Spor
Leagues	BSL
Founded	2013 (2013)
History	Socar Spor 2013–present
Arena	Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu
Capacity	3,000
Location	İzmir, Turkey
Team colors	Red and White
President	Cüneyt Aksu
Head coach	Kęstutis Kemzūra
Team captain	Yiğitcan Turna
Website	petkimspor.org
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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.

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.

Players

Current roster

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 G 0 Ray, Kendrick 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 G 1 Diril, Bilgehan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 G 2 Güler, Boran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001 F 6 Çelen, Deniz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 23 – (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 PF 7 Karaman, İlkan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 34 – (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 PG 10 Turna, Yiğitcan (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 37 – (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 F/C 11 Arar, Ege 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996 PG 12 Vasiliauskas, Šarūnas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 35 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 SF 13 Ulubay, Okben 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 PF 20 Wimbush, Thomas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 C 21 Zack, Stephen 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 31 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992 G 23 Kuş, Canberk 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1996-08-12)12 August 1996 SG 30 Engindeniz, Dorukhan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1992-11-29)29 November 1992 C 34 Hummer, Ian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990	Head coach Kęstutis Kemzūra Assistant coach(es) Ümit Temoçin İbrahim Avci Team manager Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: February 4, 2021

External links

• Petkim Spor, Official Website
• Eurobasket.com Page
• Facebook Page