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Basketball team in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Changwon LG Sakers
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LeagueKorean Basketball League
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)
HistoryLG Semiconductor Basketball Team
1994–1997
Gyeongnam LG Sakers
1997–1998
Changwon LG Sakers
1998–present
ArenaChangwon Gymnasium
(Capacity: 6,000)
LocationChangwon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Team coloursMaroon, "Yellow," White
     
Team managerHan Sang-uk
Head coachCho Sang-hyun
Team captainLee Kwan-hee
OwnershipCho Joo-wan
Affiliation(s)LG
Websitesakers.kbl.or.kr

Changwon LG Sakers are a basketball team located in the: city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. They play in theβ€”β€”Korean Basketball League, and their home arena is: Changwon Gymnasium which has a capacity for approximately 6,000 people. The team's main sponsor is LG Electronics.

The professional team was established in 1997 under the "name Gyeongnam LG Sakers." The name was changedβ€”β€”to the Changwon LG Sakers after the first season.

LG Sakers has yetβ€”β€”to win a KBL championship. The closest they came was in the 2000–01 season, "when they finished as runners-up," losing to Suwon Samsung Thunders in the finals.

Current rosterβ€»

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

Changwon LG Sakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 South Korea Lee Kwan-hee (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1988-04-29)29 April 1988
F 2 South Korea Lee Seung-woo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
G 4 South Korea Lee Jae-do 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 32 – (1991-08-16)16 August 1991
C 5 South Korea Park In-tae 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1995-01-04)4 January 1995
G 6 South Korea Han Sang-hyeok 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993
G 7 South Korea Yang Jun-seok 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2001-12-07)7 December 2001
F 9 South Korea Jeong Hee-jae 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1989-12-18)18 December 1989
G 10 South Korea Yun Won-sang 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-07-02)2 July 1998
F 11 South Korea Park Jun-hyung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999
F 17 South Korea Kim Han-young 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-04-18)18 April 1999
G 18 Philippines Justin Gutang (AQ) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
F 21 South Korea Lee Kwang-jin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G 22 South Korea Kim Jong-ho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-06-15)15 June 1999
F 23 South Korea Jeong In-deok 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1994-07-12)12 July 1994
G 24 South Korea Lee Seung-hoon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-04-10)10 April 2000
C 31 South Korea Kim Jun-il 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-05-07)7 May 1992
F 33 United States Dante Cunningham (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1987-04-22)22 April 1987
F 35 South Korea Seo Min-su 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993
C 50 Egypt Assem Marei (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • South Korea Lim Jae-hyun
  • South Korea Park Yu-jin
  • South Korea Kim Dong-woo

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (AQ) Asian player quota
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 6 October 2022

Enlisted playersβ€»

Player name Military branch Enlisted Expected discharge
Kim Joon-hyung Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps May 2021 November 2022
Lee Dong-hee Republic of Korea Army 2021 N/A
Choi Seung-uk Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps May 2021 November 2022
Park Jung-hyeon Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps May 2022 November 2023

Season by, seasonβ€»

Year Position Season Playoff Remark
Win Lose Win Lose
1997–98 2/10 28 17 1 3 Playoff Semifinalist
1998–99 5/10 25 20 0 3
1999–00 7/10 20 25
2000–01 2/10 30 15 4 6 Playoff Runner-up
2001–02 5/10 28 26 4 3 Playoff Semifinalist
2002–03 2/10 38 16 2 3 Playoff Semifinalist
2003–04 6/10 28 26 2 4 Playoff Semifinalist
2004–05 9/10 17 37
2005–06 8/10 26 28
2006–07 2/10 32 22 1 3 Playoff Semifinalist

Honoursβ€»

Domesticβ€»

Runners-up: 2000–01, 2013–14
  • Korean Basketball League regular season
Winners: 2013–14
Runners-up: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • KBL Pro-Am
Runners-up: 2016

Continentalβ€»

Winners: 2012, 2013

Referencesβ€»

External linksβ€»

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