Aliağa Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü, known as Aliağa Petkim for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, currently playing in the Turkish Basketball League

Turkish Basketball League

The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

. Their home arena is the Enka Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats.

The team was sponsored by the Petkim

Petkim

Petkim is the leading petrochemical company of Turkey. Founded on April 3, 1965, the main plant complex is located in Yarımca, Izmit. From 1985 on a second complex has been constructed in Aliağa, İzmir....

 Company. It is petrochemical

Petrochemical

Petrochemicals are chemical products derived from petroleum. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as corn or sugar cane....

 company of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

.

History

Aliağa Petkim was founded in 1993. The team was promotion 2008–09 season to the Turkish Basketball League

Turkish Basketball League

The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

. The team plays in the Turkish Basketball League

Turkish Basketball League

The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

 since 2008-2009 season.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Turkish Cup Turkish Cup Basketball The Turkish Cup is a basketball cup competition in Turkish basketball, run by the Turkish Basketball Federation since 1967. Its current sponsored name is the Spor Toto Turkish Cup.-Champions:...
2004–05	2	TB2L Turkish Second Basketball League There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode...		–	–
2005–06	2	TB2L Turkish Second Basketball League There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode...		–	–
2006–07	2	TB2L Turkish Second Basketball League There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode...		Round of 16	–
2007–08	2	TB2L Turkish Second Basketball League There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode...		PromotedRunner-up	–
2008–09	1	TBL Turkish Basketball League The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...	14	–	Quarterfinalist
2009–10 Turkish Basketball League 2009–2010 The 2009–10 Turkish Basketball League was the 44th edition of the top-flight professional basketball league in Turkey. The regular season leaders were Efes Pilsen, but Fenerbahçe Ülker defeated them in the play-offs 4–2.-Regular season standings:-Playoffs:...	1	TBL Turkish Basketball League The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...	13	–	Group Stage
2010–11	1	TBL Turkish Basketball League The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...	14	–	Quarterfinalist 2010–11 Turkish Cup Basketball Spor Toto Turkish Cup 2010–11 season is the 26th season of the TBF Men's Turkish Cup.-Group stage:Group A and D matches played 10–12 October, group B and C matches played 9–11 October 2010.-Group A:Group A matches played in Balıkesir.-Group B:...
2011–12 2011–12 Turkish Basketball League The 2011-12 Turkish Basketball League is the 45th edition of the top-flight professional basketball league in Turkey.-Clubs and Arenas:The league consists of the following member clubs:-Regular season standings:-External links:**...	1	TBL Turkish Basketball League The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

Current Roster

Notable players

Barış Güney Ceyhun Altay Fatih Solak

Fatih Solak

Fatih Solak is a Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.13 m tall making him a Center. He also has a very impressive physique and weighs 125 kg...

 Hüseyin Beşok

Hüseyin Besok

Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...

 Reha Öz Kaspars Kambala

Kaspars Kambala

Kaspars Kambala is a Latvian professional basketball player and a former professional boxer. He is 2.06 meters tall and he weighs 125 kilograms...

 Željko Zagorac

Željko Zagorac

Željko Zagorac is a professional basketball player. He is 204 cm tall and currently plays for Aliağa Petkim in Turkey.Zagorac competed for Slovenia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.-References:...

 Aubrey Coleman

Aubrey Coleman

Aubrey Gene Coleman is an American professional basketball guard with the Angelico Biella of the Serie A. Prior to joining the his current team, Coleman played as a guard for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League and Aliağa Petkim in the Turkish Basketball League...

Aubrey Reese-  Charles Davis

Charles Davis (basketball)

Charles Edward Davis, Jr. is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Davis starred at Vanderbilt University during the late 1970s and early 1980s...

 Dalron Johnson Jack McClinton

Jack McClinton

Jack Paul McClinton is an American professional basketball player. A former college basketball player, he was the starting shooting guard for the University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team. He was selected in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2009 NBA Draft...

 Jarvis Hayes

Jarvis Hayes

Jarvis James Hayes is an American professional basketball player. A 6'8", 220 lbs. small forward from the University of Georgia and Western Carolina University, Hayes was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 10th overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft. Throughout his NBA career, Hayes has...

 Lorenzo Gordon Mike James

Mike James

Michael Lamont James is an American professional basketball player.-Early years:The youngest of seven siblings, James's childhood was not without challenges. Crime, drugs, and violence troubled his neighborhood streets. Lack of social and economic opportunity made urban living grueling and...

-  Quinton Hosley

Quinton Hosley

Quinton Hosley is an American professional basketball player. He is a 2.01 m 98 kg swingman who currently plays for the pro club Dinamo Basket Sassari.-College career:...