Aliaga Petkimspor Signs Chris Horton

04/07/202622:09

Chris Horton Umana Reyer Venezia - Acqua S. Bernardo Cantu Serie A Unipol 2025/2026 Venezia, 21/09/2025 Foto A. Gilardi/Ag. Ciamillo Castoria

Horton headed to Turkey after 3 years in Italy

Aliaga Petkimspor has officially announced the signing of Chris Horton for the 2026–27 season.

The veteran big man will team up with former Trieste forward Jarrod Uthoff, who also joined the Turkish club after playing in Italy last season.

Horton spent the 2025–26 campaign with Umana Reyer Venezia, averaging 7.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.0 steal in 20 minutes per game across the EuroCup and LBA.

🎙️ | Ailemize hoş geldin Chris Horton!

Geçtiğimiz sezon Reyer Venezia formasıyla İtalya Ligi’nde 8.6 sayı ve 6.1 ribaund, EuroCup’ta ise 8.4 sayı ve 7.1 ribaund ortalamaları yakalayan Amerikalı uzun Chris Horton, #BirlikteHedefe yolculuğumuz için aramıza katıldı. pic.twitter.com/QmXl7MGH0C

— Aliağa Petkimspor (@Petkimspor) July 2, 2026

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