Alperen Şengün, born in 2002, is one of the biggest debuting names of Turkish professional basketball in recent years. Şengün, who plays in the pivot and power forward positions, plays for the NBA team Houston Rockets and also represents the Turkey A National Team on the international arena.
Şengün, who wrote his name in NBA history with golden letters, achieved the title of becoming the youngest pivot to make a triple-double in NBA history. He also managed to surpass Shaquille O’Neal to become the youngest pivot in NBA history to capture the statistics of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
In addition, he also made history as the first and youngest pivot to score 5 and above assists in 7 consecutive games Oct. by crowning these achievements in 2024, he achieved the success of being selected as an NBA All-Star and added another first to Turkish basketball history.
Alperen Şengün is one of the young stars who are carefully followed not only by the NBA but also by world basketball with his game developing every passing season.