Petkim Spor

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

Petkim Spor
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded2013 (2013)
HistorySocar Spor
2013–present
ArenaAliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu
Capacity3,000
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentCüneyt Aksu
Head coachÖzhan Çıvgın
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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 Brown, Jaylon 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1994-09-11)11 September 1994
G 2 Güler, Boran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001
G 3 Whittaker, Stanley 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994
G 4 Efianayi, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
SG 5 Franke, Yannick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1996-05-21)21 May 1996
PF 6 Blumbergs, Roberts 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998
SG 7 Kurtuldum, Mustafa 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001
SF 8 Utomi, Daniel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1997-03-07)7 March 1997
PG 9 Sonsırma, Yunus Emre (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992
F 15 Şav, Troy Selim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
C 19 Sajus, Martynas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 30 – (1996-02-22)22 February 1996
C 20 Floyd, Jehyve 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1997-06-27)27 June 1997
PG 22 Flowers, Michael 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1999-01-14)14 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mustafa Mavili
  • Arca Yıldırım
  • Ibrahım Avci
  • Melih Hıdır
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 22, 2026

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.

Coaches

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Pos. W–L Cup Competitions European Competitions
2014–15 2 TBL 10th – 16–18
2015–16 2 TBL 7th – 18–19
2016–17 2 TBL 5th – 29–10
2017–18 2 TBL 15th – 11–23
2018–19 2 TBL 19th – 18–14
2019–20 2 TBL –1 – 19–51
2020–21 1 BSL 14th – 10–20
2021–22 1 BSL 13th – 9–21
2022–23 1 BSL 12th – 12–18
2023–24 1 BSL 7th QF 15–15 Quarterfinalist
2024–25 1 BSL 11th 12–18 Champions League R16
2025–26 1 BSL TBC TBC FIBA Europe Cup TBC
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

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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