Jeonju KCC Egis

Last updated
Jeonju KCC Egis
전주 KCC 이지스
Jeonju KCC Egis.svg
League Korean Basketball League
Established1977;46 years ago (1977)
HistoryHyundai Basketball Team
1977–1996
Daejeon Hyundai Dynat
1997–1999
Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers
1999–2001
Jeonju KCC Egis
2001–present
Arena Jeonju Gymnasium
Capacity4,730
Location Jeonju, South Korea
Team coloursNavy, Gold, White
Team managerChoi Hyung-gil
Head coachChun Chang-jin
Team captainJung Chan-yeong
OwnershipJung Jae-hoon
Affiliation(s) KCC
Championships5 Korean Leagues
Retired numbers4 Choo Seung-gyun
11 Lee Sang-min
Website Official website

The Jeonju KCC Egis is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.

Contents

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Jeonju KCC Egis roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Byung-hun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)32 – (1990-10-26)26 October 1990
G 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Heo Ung 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)29 – (1993-08-05)5 August 1993
G 5 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-hyun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)21 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
G 7 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Chan-yeong  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)35 – (1988-01-24)24 January 1988
G 8 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Dong-hun 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)23 – (2000-04-03)3 April 2000
G 9 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jiwan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)32 – (1990-06-02)2 June 1990
G 13 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-hyeop 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)23 – (2000-04-11)11 April 2000
C 15 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Se-jin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)29 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993
F 17 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Jun-beom 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)31 – (1991-08-27)27 August 1991
F 19 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Geun-hwi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)24 – (1998-06-09)9 June 1998
C 20 Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Gun-ah  (I)1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)34 – (1989-02-20)20 February 1989
F 21 Flag of South Korea.svg Yeo Jun-hyeong 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)22 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000
G 23 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Kyung-sang 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)32 – (1990-05-20)20 May 1990
PG 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calvin Epistola  (I)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)26 – (1996-09-29)29 September 1996
G 31 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jin-wook 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)29 – (1994-03-26)26 March 1994
C 32 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jong-hyun 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)29 – (1994-02-05)5 February 1994
F 33 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seoung-hyun 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)31 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992
F 35 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-kyu 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)33 – (1989-05-23)23 May 1989
F 37 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwak Jeong-hun 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)24 – (1998-07-24)24 July 1998
C 77 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Jeong-hyeon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)25 – (1998-03-20)20 March 1998
Head coach
  • Flag of South Korea.svg Chun Chang-jin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Yang-taek
  • Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Myung-ho

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 17 February 2023

Honours

Domestic

Korean Basketball League

  • KBL Championship
Winners (5): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11
Runners-up (5): 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2020–21
  • KBL Regular Season
Winners (5): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2015–16, 2020–21
Runners-up (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08
Third place (5): 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2017–18

International invitationals

Third place: 2017

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fortitudo Bologna</span> Italian professional basketball club

Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ha Seung-jin</span> South Korean basketball player

Ha Seung-Jin is a South Korean former professional basketball player who has played in the NBA and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA Draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the largest players in the NBA. He is also the first South Korean to play in the NBA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keravnos B.C.</span> Cypriot basketball club

Keravnos B.C., also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the Costas Papaellinas Arena, which has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)</span> Basketball team in Istanbul, Turkey

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball, commonly known as Fenerbahçe, currently also known as Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding for sponsorship reasons, are the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suwon KT Sonicboom</span> Basketball team in Suwon, South Korea

Suwon KT Sonicboom is a professional basketball club based in Suwon, South Korea which plays in the Korean Basketball League. Their home games are played at the Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena. Founded in 1997, the team was initially based in Gwangju and was later relocated to Yeosu, Busan and Suwon, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wonju DB Promy</span> Basketball team in Gangwon Province, South Korea

The Wonju DB Promy is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League (KBL), located in the city of Wonju. From its founding in 1996, the team has always been based in its home province of Gangwon. It has the rare distinction of being the only team in the KBL to have never changed its hometown despite changing names and corporate sponsors several times. Due to this long-standing relationship with the city of Wonju, the team enjoys a particularly strong local fanbase and is Gangwon Province's oldest sports team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seoul SK Knights</span> South Korean basketball team

The Seoul SK Knights is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League. The club was originally founded by Jinro Group in 1997 as Cheongju Jinro McCass. Before the official launch of the basketball club, Jinro Group filed for bankruptcy due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and eventually sold the club to SK Telecom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hur Jae</span> South Korean basketball player and coach

Hur Jae is a South Korean retired basketball coach and former player. His playing and coaching career combined spanned over three decades, beginning during the semi-professional era and coinciding with the establishment of the professional Korean Basketball League (KBL). As one of the most recognizable domestic sports stars of the late 1980s to early 2000s, Hur was nicknamed "The President of Korean Basketball" by Korean fans and the media. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he took the Athlete's Oath with handball player Son Mi-na.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)</span> Turkish basketball team

Galatasaray is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators.

The 2008–09 Dongbu Promy Professional Basketball season was the 13th season of the Korean Basketball League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus</span> Basketball team in Ulsan, South Korea

The Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.

The 2009–10 KCC Professional Basketball season was the 14th season of the Korean Basketball League.

The 2003–04 Anycall Professional Basketball season was the eighth season of the Korean Basketball League.

The 2004–05 Anycall Professional Basketball season was the ninth season of the Korean Basketball League.

Kim Min-goo is a South Korea retired professional basketball player. He previously played for Jeonju KCC Egis, Wonju DB Promy and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus and represented South Korea at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. At the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship in Manila, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Team.

Lee Jung-hyun is a South Korean professional basketball player for Jeonju KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.

Jung Jae-kun is a South Korean retired basketball player. His playing career spanned thirteen years and coincided with the founding of the all-professional Korean Basketball League. Possessing the ability and skillset to play as either a center or a forward, he is credited with paving the way for the "center-forward" swingman to succeed in domestic basketball during an era where such players were often viewed as being strategically difficult to fit into the team's tactics.

The 2018–19 KBL season was the 23rd season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. The regular season began play on 13 October 2018. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus won its seventh KBL championship.

Song Kyo-chang is a South Korean professional basketball player. He currently plays for Jeonju KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.

Choo Seung-gyun is a South Korean retired professional basketball player and coach. He spent his entire 15-year playing career with Korean Basketball League team Jeonju KCC Egis, who retired his number 4 jersey. After a brief stint in coaching, he became a SPOTV commentator and covers KBL matches.