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Alperen Sengun
Alperen  Sengun
Houston Rockets
Position: PF, C
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 110 kg
Age: 21 yo (2002 July 25)
Citizenship: Turkish
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
NBA 32:28 56.7%
494/871
29.7%
33/111
69.3%
244/352
9.4
6.4/2.9
5 1.2 2.6 0.7 - 3.3 - 21.1 22.5 63 »

Last 10 games
Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
29 50%
7/14
-
0/0
0%
0/2
6
6/0
2 2 0 0 4 14 11
31 46.7%
7/15
-
0/0
62.5%
5/8
9
4/5
6 1 1 1 2 19 22
42 52.6%
10/19
-
0/0
37.5%
3/8
19
13/6
14 2 3 0 4 23 37
36 58.6%
17/29
66.7%
2/3
71.4%
5/7
16
10/6
3 5 2 1 3 45 50
32 47.4%
9/19
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
10
5/5
2 2 3 1 4 21 16
22 50%
3/6
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
3
2/1
4 0 1 0 6 8 4
35 66.7%
8/12
0%
0/1
58.3%
7/12
11
8/3
6 2 5 2 2 23 27
29 55.6%
5/9
33.3%
1/3
85.7%
6/7
12
7/5
2 1 6 1 4 19 18
34 42.9%
6/14
0%
0/1
62.5%
5/8
12
6/6
4 0 2 1 4 17 16
27 62.5%
5/8
100%
1/1
70%
7/10
9
7/2
2 1 3 0 3 20 20
2024-03-25
Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets may make his return before the end of the regular season. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, there is "a very real chance" that the Turkish center is cleared to start playing at the end of the regular season.
2024-03-12
Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets will likely miss the remainder of the NBA season. According to Shams Chanaria of Stadium, while the center has thankfully avoided major injury and surgery, he is still expected to be out with a Grade 3 injury for "several weeks."
2024-03-12
Alperen Sengun suffered a seemingly scary injury during the game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. However, it isn't as serious as it initially seemed. According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, Sengun suffered a severely sprained ankle and a bone bruise on his knee.
About

2019-2020: Bandirma BIK (Turkey)
2020-2021: Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey)
2021-2022: Houston Rockets (NBA)
2022-2023: Houston Rockets (NBA)
2023-2024: Houston Rockets (NBA)

Career
Season Team
2019-2020
2021-
2020-2022

Personal records
NBA
Efficiency 50 2024-03-06
Points 45 2024-03-06
Assists 14 2024-03-07
Steals 5 2024-03-06
Rebounds 21 2023-04-07
Blocks 5 2022-11-17

2024-03-25
Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets may make his return before the end of the regular season. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, there is "a very real chance" that the Turkish center is cleared to start playing at the end of the regular season.
2024-03-12
Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets will likely miss the remainder of the NBA season. According to Shams Chanaria of Stadium, while the center has thankfully avoided major injury and surgery, he is still expected to be out with a Grade 3 injury for "several weeks."
2024-03-12
Alperen Sengun suffered a seemingly scary injury during the game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. However, it isn't as serious as it initially seemed. According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, Sengun suffered a severely sprained ankle and a bone bruise on his knee.
2024-03-11
Houston Rockets' star center Alperen Sengun left the game against the Sacramento Kings early after a scary fall. With under a minute left in the game, Sengun contested a fast-break layup by Kings' Domantas Sabonis. Following the defensive play, the Turkish center landed awkwardly on his right leg. 
2024-03-07
Shaquille O'Neal, who dominated the NBA for many years as a center and continues to be involved in basketball as a commentator, recently had high praise to give to Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets. In TNT's Postgame Show, the former player lavished praise on the Turkish center, who recently had impressive individual performances against the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers.
2024-03-06
Alperen Sengun outplayed Victor Wembanyama and set a new high-score for Turkish players in the NBA Tuesday night. Sengun scored 45 points on 19-for-32 shooting, grabbed 16 rebounds, made 5 steals, and dished out 3 assists on his way to a 114-101 win against the San Antonio Spurs. With this performance, he overtook Mehmet Okur to become the new Turkish highest scorer in the NBA.
2024-02-29
Since first coming to Turkiye in 2018 to join Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Shane Larkin became very well integrated into the country, receiving a Turkish passport to play for the national team and becoming an integral part of both Turkiye and Anadolu Efes.
2024-02-28
Alperen Sengun has been slowly rising to become one of the brightest young talents in the NBA. He's now been compared to a Hall of Famer.
2024-02-01
Hakeem Olajuwon, the Houston Rockets center also known as "the Dream," praised his latest successor, Alperen Sengun. Speaking to Houston Chronicle, Olajuwon praised the diversity that Alperen has in his game, much like himself some decades ago.
2024-01-25
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has earned himself the nickname of the 'Baby Jokic,' but as he continues to carve out his own legacy, it seems this comparison may soon lose its relevance. During an appearance on the JJ Redick podcast, Sengun was asked about the parallels drawn between him and the reigning NBA Finals MVP, Nikola Jokic.
2024-01-21
This season, Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has witnessed a tremendous surge in his performance, achieving career highs in points (21.9), rebounds (9.1), assists (4.9), and steals (1.2) per game. This individual improvement aligns with Houston's significant progress, as the 20-21 Rockets trail the Los Angeles Lakers by just one game for the Western Conference's final play-in spot.
2024-01-06
The NBA is arguably the most talented it has ever been. Among hundreds of players, some stars shine brighter than others, but it's always difficult to pick
2023-12-08
Houston Rockets young star Alperen Sengun can be certain he will not be allowed to ease up. Sengun's teammate Fred VanVleet praised the Turkish international because of his improvement on defense. Nevertheless, VanVleet also let everyone know that Sengun will continue to get challenged.
2023-12-01
Houston Rockets forward Alperen Sengun continues to get recognition from the best basketball players. This time, the Dallas Mavericks and NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki shared his excitement of watching Sengun play.
2023-11-28
Many NBA players have unique free throw routines, and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is no exception. Sengun's distinctive ritual involves engaging in a brief pep talk with the basketball before each free-throw attempt, a practice he's maintained for the past couple of years.
2023-11-26
Alperen Sengun has been blossoming in his third year in the NBA, averaging the highest numbers in his career on career-best efficiency. Friday night, he battled against Nikola Jokic, a player he's often being compared to.
2023-11-25
The saying, "third time's the charm," perfectly fits the current Houston Rockets situation. During the 2020-21 season, the Rockets decided to trade James Harden, who had become unsatisfied with his situation in Texas.
2023-11-20
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun made the franchise's history in the game with the Los Angeles Lakers. In a 104-105 loss, Sengun finished the game with 23 points (10/14 2PT, 1/2 3PT), 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, and 4 turnovers. Sengun became the youngest player in the Rockets history to reach 2000+ points, 1000+ rebounds, and 500+ in his career at 21 years/117 days old.
2023-11-07
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun placed his name next to one of the greats, Hakeem Olajuwon. In a 122-97 win against the Sacramento Kings, the 21-year-old Turkish player finished the game with 17 points, career-high 12 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 turnover. With 12 assists, Sengun tied Olajuwon for most assists by a Rockets center in a single game.
2023-11-01
Houston Rockets, which finished the NBA last in the standings the previous year, has been on the path of rebuilding for the last few years. Two of the cornerstones of this rocky road, Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, will continue to be part of the squad in the 2024-25 season as the team exercised fourth-year options for both players.
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NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
23/24 Houston Rockets 31:56 56.7%
494/871
29.7%
33/111
69.3%
244/352
9.4
6.4/2.9
5 1.2 2.6 0.7 - 3.3 - 21.1 22.5 63 »
22/23 Houston Rockets 28:28 57%
423/742
33.3%
19/57
71.5%
206/288
9
5.8/3.2
3.9 0.9 2.6 0.9 - 3.4 - 14.8 17.7 75 »
21/22 Houston Rockets 20:08 53.9%
220/408
24.8%
29/117
71.1%
165/232
5.4
3.5/1.9
2.6 0.8 2 0.9 - 3 - 9.6 9.6 72 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Turkey 24:00 35.7%
5/14
25%
1/4
80%
12/15
7
4/3
1 0.5 3 1 - 3 - 12.5 8.5 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Turkey 28:40 61.8%
42/68
12.5%
1/8
63.2%
12/19
8.2
5.3/2.8
2.2 1.2 1.5 0.7 - 3.2 - 16.5 17.3 6 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2021 Turkey 19:00 55.6%
10/18
0%
0/1
77.8%
14/18
6
3.7/2.3
2 0.7 1.3 0.3 0 2.7 - 11.3 12 3 »

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
19/20 Teksut Bandirma 13:12 52.2%
24/46
33.3%
5/15
66.7%
20/30
3.4
2.1/1.3
0.6 0.4 1.1 0.5 - 1.7 - 5.9 4.9 14 »
Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20

Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
104-112 29 50%
7/14
-
0/0
0%
0/2
6
6/0
2 2 0 0 4 14 11
107-123 31 46.7%
7/15
-
0/0
62.5%
5/8
9
4/5
6 1 1 1 2 19 22
116-122 42 52.6%
10/19
-
0/0
37.5%
3/8
19
13/6
14 2 3 0 4 23 37
114-101 36 58.6%
17/29
66.7%
2/3
71.4%
5/7
16
10/6
3 5 2 1 3 45 50
109-118 32 47.4%
9/19
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
10
5/5
2 2 3 1 4 21 16
110-105 22 50%
3/6
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
3
2/1
4 0 1 0 6 8 4
112-95 35 66.7%
8/12
0%
0/1
58.3%
7/12
11
8/3
6 2 5 2 2 23 27
110-123 29 55.6%
5/9
33.3%
1/3
85.7%
6/7
12
7/5
2 1 6 1 4 19 18
114-110 34 42.9%
6/14
0%
0/1
62.5%
5/8
12
6/6
4 0 2 1 4 17 16
127-105 27 62.5%
5/8
100%
1/1
70%
7/10
9
7/2
2 1 3 0 3 20 20
121-113 34 50%
7/14
50%
1/2
28.6%
2/7
5
2/3
6 1 1 1 6 19 12
105-103 35 60%
6/10
-
0/0
75%
6/8
3
3/0
6 1 3 3 3 18 19
107-104 20 42.9%
3/7
-
0/0
50%
1/2
7
4/3
1 0 2 0 3 7 5
132-129 35 50%
7/14
0%
0/1
75%
6/8
10
5/5
6 1 1 0 2 20 24
111-90 30 46.2%
6/13
100%
1/1
0%
0/2
10
6/4
1 1 3 1 4 15 12
135-106 28 75%
9/12
50%
1/2
100%
3/3
13
12/1
8 0 2 0 4 24 35
99-110 33 40%
4/10
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
10
8/2
5 2 2 0 3 10 15
135-119 39 68.4%
13/19
25%
1/4
50%
2/4
12
9/3
7 2 4 1 4 31 34
106-104 27 50%
6/12
0%
0/1
75%
3/4
11
6/5
2 0 3 0 2 15 15
104-138 25 71.4%
5/7
-
0/0
50%
1/2
6
4/2
7 0 2 1 2 11 18
131-137 39 66.7%
10/15
50%
1/2
87.5%
7/8
10
6/4
8 1 2 0 5 30 35
107-116 36 62.5%
10/16
0%
0/2
100%
4/4
12
10/2
10 1 6 0 2 24 31
127-126 41 56%
14/25
100%
1/1
60%
6/10
14
6/8
6 1 1 1 4 37 39
109-94 39 46.7%
7/15
0%
0/1
57.1%
4/7
10
7/3
5 1 3 4 3 18 20
124-115 30 42.9%
6/14
100%
1/1
66.7%
4/6
9
4/5
6 1 5 2 1 19 21
145-113 24 53.3%
8/15
0%
0/2
100%
3/3
10
8/2
3 4 3 0 3 19 21
110-112 37 66.7%
12/18
0%
0/1
71.4%
5/7
6
6/0
1 1 4 0 3 29 21
124-119 41 68.8%
11/16
0%
0/3
37.5%
3/8
9
7/2
5 2 2 0 5 25 21
120-113 32 61.5%
8/13
50%
1/2
75%
3/4
11
7/4
2 3 3 0 6 22 22
112-108 31 35%
7/20
0%
0/1
70%
7/10
11
10/1
4 0 3 0 5 21 11
95-122 33 50%
8/16
0%
0/1
100%
3/3
5
4/1
1 0 2 0 3 19 11
112-101 33 73.3%
11/15
0%
0/2
80%
8/10
8
4/4
4 3 2 1 1 30 35
136-113 27 81.8%
9/11
0%
0/2
88.9%
8/9
4
3/1
9 3 2 0 3 26 32
127-131 34 78.6%
11/14
50%
1/2
75%
3/4
7
4/3
8 1 5 1 6 28 29
113-129 28 57.1%
8/14
25%
1/4
83.3%
5/6
5
4/1
1 2 0 0 3 24 19
117-123 36 55%
11/20
-
0/0
88.9%
8/9
16
9/7
5 4 4 0 2 30 39
104-106 38 50%
10/20
100%
1/1
82.4%
14/17
11
7/4
6 1 2 1 4 37 37
122-96 24 63.6%
7/11
100%
1/1
100%
5/5
15
13/2
3 0 0 0 2 22 34
127-134 26 58.3%
7/12
-
0/0
-
0/0
9
7/2
5 0 0 1 2 14 22
135-130 30 58.8%
10/17
33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
8
4/4
6 1 4 0 5 24 20
128-119 30 66.7%
8/12
0%
0/3
66.7%
4/6
8
6/2
5 1 0 1 4 20 22
96-103 31 33.3%
4/12
-
0/0
100%
7/7
7
3/4
1 2 4 3 3 15 13
117-104 24 28.6%
2/7
0%
0/1
83.3%
5/6
10
9/1
2 0 2 0 4 9 8
93-82 30 45.5%
5/11
100%
1/1
50%
2/4
9
7/2
4 2 6 1 3 15 14
106-114 33 53.8%
7/13
0%
0/1
60%
3/5
10
8/2
7 0 1 1 3 17 22
110-101 35 72.7%
8/11
0%
0/2
45.5%
5/11
6
5/1
7 1 4 2 4 21 18
107-97 33 29.4%
5/17
37.5%
3/8
100%
2/2
13
10/3
5 2 0 2 2 21 24
134-124 28 66.7%
8/12
33.3%
2/6
-
0/0
7
5/2
4 1 1 0 3 22 22
121-115 34 58.8%
10/17
0%
0/2
78.6%
11/14
9
5/4
6 0 3 1 2 31 30
105-86 42 53.3%
8/15
0%
0/4
83.3%
5/6
15
14/1
8 2 5 1 4 21 26
111-91 31 37.5%
3/8
100%
1/1
66.7%
2/3
7
6/1
3 0 2 3 5 11 11
121-116 36 55%
11/20
66.7%
2/3
40%
2/5
13
6/7
5 1 3 1 4 30 30
105-104 30 71.4%
10/14
50%
1/2
-
0/0
10
8/2
5 0 4 1 4 23 26
104-100 34 46.2%
6/13
40%
2/5
71.4%
5/7
8
6/2
4 1 6 0 4 23 14
107-104 34 56.3%
9/16
0%
0/2
83.3%
5/6
8
4/4
5 1 3 2 2 23 24
104-101 33 84.6%
11/13
0%
0/2
40%
2/5
8
4/4
3 2 4 1 3 24 24
128-94 25 80%
8/10
-
0/0
75%
3/4
7
7/0
4 0 1 0 1 19 25
122-97 25 63.6%
7/11
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
8
6/2
12 1 1 0 3 17 27
107-89 34 60%
6/10
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
9
9/0
6 2 2 0 2 15 22
128-119 27 72.7%
8/11
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
7
6/1
4 1 1 0 1 19 25
95-106 33 46.2%
6/13
50%
1/2
100%
4/4
5
1/4
7 0 0 0 3 19 20
126-122 40 66.7%
10/15
33.3%
1/3
33.3%
2/6
14
8/6
7 2 6 1 6 25 26
116-86 28 60%
6/10
0%
0/1
50%
2/4
8
6/2
6 0 1 0 4 14 16

Alperen  Sengun
Alperen Sengun
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 110 kg
Born: 2002-07-24, Turkey



Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20

Type: Average | Totals

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Turkey 19:00 55.6%
10/18
0%
0/1
77.8%
14/18
6
3.7/2.3
2 0.7 1.3 0.3 0 2.7 - 11.3 12 3 »
Regular season 21:00 58.3%
7/12
0%
0/1
80%
8/10
7
4.5/2.5
2.5 1 1 0.5 0 3 - 11 14 2 »
Playoffs 15:00 50%
3/6
-
0/0
75%
6/8
4
2/2
1 0 2 0 0 2 - 12 8 1 »
Home game 16:30 50%
6/12
0%
0/1
70%
7/10
5.5
3.5/2
2.5 1 1 0.5 0 2 - 9.5 11 2 »
Away game 24:00 66.7%
4/6
-
0/0
87.5%
7/8
7
4/3
1 0 2 0 0 4 - 15 14 1 »
Wins 21:00 58.3%
7/12
0%
0/1
80%
8/10
7
4.5/2.5
2.5 1 1 0.5 0 3 - 11 14 2 »
Losses 15:00 50%
3/6
-
0/0
75%
6/8
4
2/2
1 0 2 0 0 2 - 12 8 1 »
Last 5 games 19:00 55.6%
10/18
0%
0/1
77.8%
14/18
6
3.7/2.3
2 0.7 1.3 0.3 0 2.7 - 11.3 12 3 »
June 24:00 66.7%
4/6
-
0/0
87.5%
7/8
7
4/3
1 0 2 0 0 4 - 15 14 1 »
July 16:30 50%
6/12
0%
0/1
70%
7/10
5.5
3.5/2
2.5 1 1 0.5 0 2 - 9.5 11 2 »
Versus Uruguay 24:00 66.7%
4/6
-
0/0
87.5%
7/8
7
4/3
1 0 2 0 0 4 - 15 14 1 »
Versus Greece 15:00 50%
3/6
-
0/0
75%
6/8
4
2/2
1 0 2 0 0 2 - 12 8 1 »
Versus Czech Republic 18:00 50%
3/6
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
7
5/2
4 2 0 1 0 2 - 7 14 1 »