{{short description|Turkish basketball player (born 1986)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Polat Kaya | image = | caption = | position = Assistant coach | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 216 | league = BBL | team = London Lions | nationality = Turkish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Istanbul | high_school = | college = | draft_year = 2005 | career_start = 2003 | career_end = 2022 | career_position = Small forward | career_number = 6, 15 | years1 = 2003–2005 | team1 = Darüşşafaka | years2 = 2005–2007 | team2 = Bandırma B.İ.K. | years3 = 2007–2008 | team3 = Mersin BB | years4 = 2008–2009 | team4 = TED Ankara | years5 = 2009–2010 | team5 = Darüşşafaka | years6 = 2010–2011 | team6 = Aliağa Petkim | years7 = 2011–2012 | team7 = Trabzonspor | years8 = 2012–2013 | team8 = Hacettepe Üniversitesi | years9 = 2013–2014 | team9 = Türk Telekom | years10 = 2014–2015 | team10 = TED Ankara | years11 = 2015–2016 | team11 = Acıbadem Üniversitesi | years12 = 2016–2017 | team12 = Socar Petkimspor | years13 = 2017–2020 | team13 = Türk Telekom | years14 = 2020–2021 | team14 = Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor | years15 = 2021 | team15 = Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | years16 = 2021–2022 | team16 = Mersin BB | cyears1 = 2022–present | cteam1 = London Lions | highlights = }} '''Polat Kaya''' (born 6 January 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the small forward position. He is assistant coach for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).
==Professional career == In 2003, he started his professional career at Darüşşafaka. He transferred to Bandırma B.İ.K. in the 2004-2005 season and then he played at Mersin BB and TED Ankara.
In the 2017–2018 season, he became a member of Türk Telekom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Turk Telekom'dan 3 transfer! |url=https://www.sporx.com/turk-telekomdan-3-transfer-SXHBQ638869SXQ |website=Sporx |accessdate=30 September 2020 |language=Turkish |date=7 July 2017}}</ref> On 29 September 2020, Kaya signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Polat Kaya joins Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/polat-kaya-joins-lokman-hekim-fethiye-belediyespor/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=30 September 2020 |date=29 September 2020}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Following retirement, he has started his coaching career by becoming assistant coach for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trendbasket.net/polat-kaya-london-lionsta-asistan-koc-oldu-roportaj/|title=Polat Kaya, London Lions’ta asistan koç oldu|last=|first=|date=July 19, 2022|website=|publisher=trendbasket|language=tr|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Polat-Kaya/Summary/29168 RealGM profile] *[https://www.tblstat.net/player/227 TBLStat.net profile] *{{Basketball-Reference.com international player|polat-kaya-1}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaya, Polat}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Aliağa Petkim basketball players Category:Bandırma B.İ.K. players Category:Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Category:Fethiye Belediyespor players Category:Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K. players Category:Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. players Category:Petkim Spor players Category:Small forwards Category:Basketball players from Istanbul Category:TED Ankara Kolejliler players Category:Trabzonspor B.K. players Category:Türk Telekom B.K. players Category:Turkish men's basketball players Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen