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Seoul SK Knights

The Seoul SK Knights (Korean: 서울 SK 나이츠) 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.

Seoul SK Knights
서울 SK 나이츠
Seoul SK Knights 서울 SK 나이츠 logo
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Established1997; 27 years ago (1997)
HistoryCheongju Jinro McCass
1997
Cheongju SK Knights
1997–2001
Seoul SK Knights
2001–present
ArenaJamsil Students' Gymnasium
Capacity5,400
LocationSeoul, South Korea
Team coloursRed, Orange, White
Team managerOh Kyung-sik
Head coachChun Hee-chul
Team captainHeo Il-young
OwnershipPark Jung-ho
Affiliation(s)SK Telecom
Championships3 Korean Leagues
Retired numbers10 Moon Kyung-eun
13 Chun Hee-chul
Websitesksports.net/Knights

Current roster edit

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Seoul SK Knights roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0   Yang Woo-sub 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 38 – (1985-06-27)27 June 1985
F 2   Choi Jun-yong 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
G 3   Choi Won-hyuk 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1992-08-07)7 August 1992
C 4   Leon Williams (I) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 37 – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986
G 5   Kim Sun-hyung 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1988-07-01)1 July 1988
F 6   Jang Moon-ho 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1993-06-01)1 June 1993
G 7   Hong Gyeong-gi 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-10-04)4 October 1988
F 9   Kim Geon-woo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1989-07-16)16 July 1989
F 11   Heo Il-young 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 38 – (1985-08-05)5 August 1985
F 12   Song Chang-yong 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987
F 14   Choi Bu-kyung 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1989-06-28)28 June 1989
G 20   Kim Soo-hwan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-09-18)18 September 1998
C 21   Seon Sang-hyuk 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1999-06-10)10 June 1999
G 22   Oh Jae-hyun 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1999-11-30)30 November 1999
F 23   Kim Hyung-bin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000
28   Baek Ji-woong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000
C 32   Kim Seung-won 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-06-02)2 June 1989
C 34   Jameel Warney (I) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-01-31)31 January 1994
F 35   Lim Hyun-taek 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-09-18)18 September 1997
37   Moon Ga-on 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-11-21)21 November 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Kim Ki-man
  •   Han Sang-min
  •   Lee Hyun-jun
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured
Updated: 6 October 2022

Enlisted players edit

Player name Military branch Enlisted Expected discharge
Choi Sung-won[1] Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps May 2021 November 2022
Ahn Young-jun[2] Republic of Korea Reserve Forces May 2022 N/A

Honours edit

Domestic edit

Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2017–18, 2021–22
Runners-up (3): 2001–02, 2012–13, 2022–23
  • Korean Basketball League regular season
Winners (2): 2012–13, 2021–22
Runners-up (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2017–18
  • KBL Cup
Winners: 2021
Runners-up: 2020

Continental edit

Third place: 2018
Runners-up: 2019

References edit

  1. ^ NEWSIS (2021-05-04). "프로농구 최성원·김광철 등 9명 상무 합격". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  2. ^ "'공수 겸장' 안영준 "베스트5 무산, 아쉽지만 통합우승에 만족"". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-08.

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