1998 Korean Basketball League draft

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1998 KBL draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)March 9, 1998
LocationHilton Hotel, Seoul
Overview
LeagueKBL
First selection Hyun Joo-yup
(Cheongju SK Knights)
1999 

The 1998 Korean Basketball League rookie draft (Korean: 1998 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트) was held on March 9, 1998, at Hilton Hotel's convention center in Seoul, South Korea. [1] It was the first ever rookie draft since domestic basketball transitioned into the professional era and the Korean Basketball League was established in 1997.

Contents

Draft selections

This table only shows the first twenty picks.

GGuard
FForward
CCenter
Denotes players who have won a KBL-sanctioned award at its annual awards ceremony [lower-alpha 1]
RoundPickPlayerPositionTeamSchool/club team [lower-alpha 2]
11 Hyun Joo-yup F Cheongju SK Knights Korea University
12Yoon Young-pilF Anyang SBS Stars Kyung Hee University
13Kim Taek-hoonF Suwon Samsung Thunders Yonsei University
14Byun Chung-woonF Gwangju Nasan Flamans Konkuk University
15Lee Eun-hoC Daewoo Securities Zeus Chung-Ang University
16Park Jae-ilF Daegu Tongyang Orions Myongji University
17 Shin Ki-sung G Wonju Naray Blue Bird Korea University
18Pyo Myung-ilG Busan Kia Enterprise Myongji University
19Koo Byung-dooG Gyeongnam LG Sakers Chung-Ang University
110Ku Bon-keunC Daejeon Hyundai Dynat Yonsei University
211Park Young-jinG Daejeon Hyundai Dynat Konkuk University
212Choi Sung-wooF Gyeongnam LG Sakers Hanyang University
213Hwang Moon-yongF Busan Kia Enterprise Konkuk University
214Shin Jong-seokF Wonju Naray Blue Bird Chung-Ang University
215Jung Rak-youngG Daegu Tongyang Orions Hanyang University

Players

For a league known for producing top-notch guards, the first four overall picks were forwards, with Shin Ki-sung before the highest-ranked guard at 7th. [2] Shin, now a SPOTV commentator, would go on to forge a successful career spanning fourteen years. Other than Hyun, the other players picked before him failed to establish themselves and had brief playing careers, leading to Shin being described as the "biggest steal" of the draft. [3] [4]

Pyo Myung-il, also a guard and the 8th overall pick, went on to win the Sixth Man Award and Skill Development Award. He died on January 12, 2022, days before the KBL All-Star Game was scheduled to take place and was honored with a minute's silence prior to the game. [5]

Notes

  1. One or more of the following awards:
  2. All participants are fourth-year students (college seniors) unless otherwise stated.

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