Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka praised Alperen Sengun’s EuroBasket 2025 performances, highlighting his growth on the defensive end.
Turkiye is in the EuroBasket 2025 semifinals after a 91-77 win over Poland, and Alperen Sengun is once again making headlines with his all-around play.
Alperen Sengun
Alperen Sengun
Position: C
Age: 23
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 110 kg
Birth place: Turkey
Back in Houston, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is keeping a close eye on Sengun’s development — especially on the defensive end.
“For him, we want him to work on specific things. The way they guard him over in Eurobasket, he's doing a great job of getting high assist numbers, being very efficient,” Udoka said, via Lachard Binkley of Sports Illustrated.
“[He also] had some really big end-of-the-game plays defensively that won them games. It’s great to see the work he put in be rewarded.”
Houston Rockets star finished the quarterfinal with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, proving why he has been one of the most dominant players of the tournament.
So far, in the EuroBasket, he is averaging 21.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game while shooting nearly 60% from the field.
Turkey will now face Greece in the EuroBasket semifinals on September 12, with tip-off set for 20:00 CEST / 2:00 PM ET.
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