Ümit Sonkol

Ümit Sonkol — Biography

Ümit Sonkol was born on 24 July 1982 in Konya. A power forward, he studied engineering at Balıkesir University and began his professional basketball career in 2000.

In the Turkish Basketball League he played for Pınar Karşıyaka, Best Balıkesir, Bahçeşehir Koleji and Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket. He agreed to join Karşıyaka in the summer of 2012, joined Best Balıkesir in November 2016, moved to Bahçeşehir Koleji in December 2017 and returned to Best Balıkesir in May 2018. In July 2019 he signed with Denizli Basket, and in December 2019 he made headlines with three three-pointers in the final 67 seconds of a game. Denizli Basket went on to win the championship in 2021.