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South Korean basketball team
Seoul SK Knights
μ„œμšΈ SK λ‚˜μ΄μΈ 
Seoul SK Knights μ„œμšΈ SK λ‚˜μ΄μΈ  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
SK Sports
Football Basketball Handball
(men's)
Handball
(women's)
Esports

The Seoul SK Knights (Korean: μ„œμšΈ SK λ‚˜μ΄μΈ ) 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 theβ€”β€”official launch of the "basketball club," Jinro Group filed for bankruptcy dueβ€”β€”to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and eventually sold the clubβ€”β€”to SK Telecom.

Current rosterβ€»

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

Seoul SK Knights roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 South Korea Yang Woo-sub 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 39 – (1985-06-27)27 June 1985
F 2 South Korea Choi Jun-yong 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
G 3 South Korea Choi Won-hyuk 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1992-08-07)7 August 1992
C 4 United States Leon Williams (I) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 37 – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986
G 5 South Korea Kim Sun-hyung 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1988-07-01)1 July 1988
F 6 South Korea Jang Moon-ho 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1993-06-01)1 June 1993
G 7 South Korea Hong Gyeong-gi 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-10-04)4 October 1988
F 9 South Korea Kim Geon-woo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1989-07-16)16 July 1989
F 11 South Korea Heo Il-young 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 38 – (1985-08-05)5 August 1985
F 12 South Korea Song Chang-yong 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987
F 14 South Korea Choi Bu-kyung 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1989-06-28)28 June 1989
G 20 South Korea Kim Soo-hwan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-09-18)18 September 1998
C 21 South Korea Seon Sang-hyuk 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-06-10)10 June 1999
G 22 South Korea Oh Jae-hyun 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1999-11-30)30 November 1999
F 23 South Korea Kim Hyung-bin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000
28 South Korea Baek Ji-woong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000
C 32 South Korea Kim Seung-won 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-06-02)2 June 1989
C 34 United States Jameel Warney (I) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-01-31)31 January 1994
F 35 South Korea Lim Hyun-taek 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-09-18)18 September 1997
37 South Korea Moon Ga-on 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-11-21)21 November 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • South Korea Kim Ki-man
  • South Korea Han Sang-min
  • South Korea Lee Hyun-jun

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 6 October 2022

Enlisted playersβ€»

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

Honoursβ€»

Domesticβ€»

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

Continentalβ€»

Third place: 2018
Runners-up: 2019

Referencesβ€»

External linksβ€»

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