The Korean Basketball League or simply KBL is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games in the regular season.
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.
The Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League,based at Anyang Gymnasium in the city of Anyang. The club has won four KBL championship titles.
Kim Joo-sung is a South Korean basketball coach and retired player. A forward-center,he spent his entire sixteen-year playing career with Wonju DB Promy. Since 2019 he has been a coach at Wonju DB Promy.
Yang Hee-jong is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays former the Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.
Oh Se-keun is a South Korean professional basketball player who plays for Anyang KGC in the Korean Basketball League. Once a mainstay of the South Korean national team,he was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2014 Asian Games. Oh is the first South Korean player to record a quadruple-double in any domestic officially-sanctioned adult basketball competition,whether at college or senior level.
Kim Tae-sul is a South Korean retired basketball player. During his fourteen-year professional career,Kim played for five different teams,the longest stint being at Anyang KGC where he won the KBL Championship. He was also a member of the South Korea national team and participated in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship,2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and two Asian Games.
Kim Jong-kyu is a South Korean professional basketball player. He currently plays for Wonju DB Promy in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national 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.
Yang Hong-seok is a South Korean basketball player. He plays for Korean Basketball League former team Suwon KT Sonicboom and present Changwon LG Sakers and the South Korean national team.
The 2017–18 KBL season was the 22nd season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL),the highest level of basketball in South Korea. The regular season began play on 14 October 2017 and ended on 13 March 2018,with the play-offs beginning several days after. Seoul SK Knights won its second KBL championship.
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.
The 2019-20 KBL season was the 24th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL),the highest level of basketball in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus was the defending champion.
Heo Hoon is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League and the South Korea national team.
Kang Sang-jae is a South Korean professional basketball player. He began his career with the Korean Basketball League side Incheon Electroland Elephants and is now playing for Wonju DB Promy.
The 2020–21 KBL season was the 25th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL),the highest level of basketball in South Korea. There was no defending champion as the previous season was cut short towards the end and the play-offs were cancelled.
Doo Kyung-min is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Daegu KOGAS Pegasus in the Korean Basketball League and for the South Korean national team.
Shin Ki-sung is a South Korean retired professional basketball player and former coach. He played for three different teams in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team. Known for his speed and shooting accuracy,he was nicknamed "Bullet Man".
The Korean Basketball League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given since 1998 to the best performing rookie player. Both foreign and domestic players who meet the criteria are eligible to be nominated for the award.
