Professional
Moon was the first overall pick of the 2015 KBL rookie draft and was drafted by Anyang KGC. [5] [6] Although one of the draft class's biggest prospects,there were doubts over whether he would be able to break into a squad which already consisted of established veterans such as Kim Tae-sul,Yang Hee-jong,Lee Jung-hyun and Oh Se-keun,all of whom have represented the national team and had been playing together as a team for several seasons already. He made his debut on 31 October 2015 against Seoul SK Knights and was mostly a substitute player,averaging around seven minutes per game the entire season. [6] His second season was no different,although he played more games and Anyang KGC won both the regular season and the KBL Championship. [7]
Frustrated with the lack of playing time,he enlisted for mandatory military service in May 2017 and was assigned to the Sangmu team [ ko ] after completing basic training. [8] He was discharged in January 2019.
Since returning to Anyang KGC,Moon was given more playing time and became one of the mainstays of the team. Together with Yang,the duo gained a reputation as Anyang KGC's main defensive players,winning three KBL Defensive Player of the Year awards between them and being voted into the KBL Defensive Best 5 multiple times. Moon won the KBL Defensive Player of the Year for the first time in 2020,having averaged 2.1 steals per game and ranked first among domestic players. [9] [10] [7]
During the 2020-21 season,Moon averaged 1.8 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. His defensive skills were notably highlighted in the play-off semi-finals against Busan KT Sonicboom,in which he and Yang were able to hold back a team which had some of the league's most prolific young offensive players. [11] He won the KBL Defensive Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year. [12] [13]
