Alperen Şengün

Alperen Şengün (born 25 July 2002) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Teksüt Bandırma of Turkish Basketball League.[1][2]

Alperen Şengün
No. 28 Teksüt Bandırma
PositionCenter
LeagueTurkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002
Giresun, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Giresun University
2014–Teksüt Bandırma
Career highlights and awards
  • Europe U16 third place (2018)
  • Europe U18 runner-up (2019)
  • Turkey Junior League champion (2018-19)

Early life

Alperen Şengün was born in Giresun, northeastern Turkey on 25 July 2002.[1][3] His parents wanted that he starts swimming sport. However, he liked basketball as he watched his older brother training basketball. At his age of eight, he started playing basketball. He performed both sports at the same time. Due to timing problems, he had to choose one of them. He decided to continue with basketball.[4]

Sports career

Giresun University (2012–2014)

He entered the youth team of the sports club of Giresun University,[5] where he played until 2014.[3]

Banvit (2014–present)

After his discovery by coach Ahmet Gürgen during a youth sports festival, he moved from Giresun to Bandırma to join the youth team of Teksüt Bandırma, also called as Banvit.[4] By August 2014, he signed with Banvit.[6]

He plays in the Turkish Basketball Juniors League, and currently plays in the Basketball League.[4] The team became champion of the Basketball Junior League, which was established in 2017, in the 2018–19 season. Şengün was named MVP.[7]

International

Şengün took part at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The Turkey U16 team finished the competition winning the bronze medal. Şengün was selected to the All-Tournament Team. He was part of the Turkey U17 team, which ranked fifth at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina.[3][4][8] He played at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship for the Turkey U18 team, which won the silver medal. He was listed in the All-Tournament Team as the only Turkish player.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Turkish Boy's Under-14 Basketball Championship
2015–16 Banvit 1213.645.450.0062.507.70.90.31.05.810.5
Turkish Boy's Under-16 AA Basketball Championship
2017 Banvit 621.266.670.0052.389.03.31.01.510.518.0
2018 632.462.8218.7566.6714.54.31.32.724.231.7
Turkish International Boy's Under-16 Basketball Tournament
2017 Banvit 720.344.7450.0057.146.61.10.01.07.98.9
2018 620.457.140.0075.766.21.51.21.313.516.0
Turkish Men's Under-18 Basketball Championship
2017 Banvit 617.145.9550.0047.065.51.70.32.07.510.7
Turkish Junior Basketball League
2018–19 Banvit 3225.564.9324.5370.3512.62.91.61.217.326.7
Turkish Basketball Federation Cup
2018 Banvit 325.671.4333.3340.006.01.70.30.38.311.7
Turkish Basketball League
2018–19 Bandırma Kırmızı 3222.460.6425.4566.4519.72.11.60.913.919.6

References

  1. "Alperen Sengun". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. "Alperen Şengün" (in Turkish). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. "Alperen engün, Basketbol U – 17 Milli Takımına Çağrıldı". Yeşil Giresun (in Turkish). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. Ergez, Ece (8 May 2019). "Alperen Şengün: Yüzmeyle başladım, abimi izlerken basketbolu seçtim". Basketfaul (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "Genç Basketbolcu Alperen Şengün Banvit'te". Milliyet (in Turkish). 19 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. "Alpren Şengün Transfer Yaptı". Gurbetçi Giresun (in Turkish). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. "Basketbol Gençler Ligi'nde şampiyon Banvit, MVP Alperen Şengün". Sabah (in Turkish). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. "U17 Basketbol Milli Takımı, Dünya Şampiyonası'nda 5. oldu". Star (in Turkish). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. "Alperen Şengün, En İyi Beşe Seçildi". Euro Hoops (in Turkish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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