Spurs Rookie Jeremy Sochan Building Fanbase in Poland

Jeremy Sochan is making his home country proud while playing for the San Antonio Spurs.

Jeremy Brener | Apr 18, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs pride themselves on building an international brand with players from all over the world.

It helped with the core of the last great successful iteration of the Spurs, and it appears to be a common theme with the current version of the team.

Rookie Jeremy Sochan is a big proponent of this as a Polish-American player. As the only NBA player playing for the Poland national basketball team, Sochan has grown to be immensely popular in his home country, placing first in jersey sales across the country, according to sports journalist Karol Sliwa.

"It’s exciting to have this platform and not only play for myself and my family, but also play for the people in Poland and England, and have the ability to inspire kids to play the game and be themselves," Sochan wrote in his rookie diary.

Sochan's mom Aneta played college basketball at Panhandle State in Oklahoma, where she met Ryan Williams, who helped give birth to Jeremy in 2003.

As the son of two collegiate basketball players, Sochan began playing early while living in England and eventually moved to the United States to pursue other opportunities. He began playing high school basketball in Indiana, but moved back to Europe to play professionally for a season in Germany.

Then, Sochan moved to Texas to play one season at Baylor and was drafted in nearby San Antonio to start his NBA career with the Spurs.

Sochan has a very unique journey to the pros, but it's clear that he isn't forgetting his roots in Poland ... and his home country is celebrating him for it.

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Published Apr 18, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.