Busan KT Sonicboom

Busan kt Sonicboom
부산 kt 소닉붐
League Korean Basketball League
Founded 1997 (1997)
History Gwangju Nasan Flamans
1997–1999
Gwangju Goldbank Clickers
1999–2000
Yeosu Goldbank Clickers
2000–2001
Yeosu Korea Tender Purmi
2001–2003
Busan Korea Tender Maxten
2003
Busan KTF Magic Wings
2003–2009
Busan kt Sonicboom
2009–present
Arena Sajik Arena
(Capacity: 14,099)
Location Busan, South Korea
Team colors Black, Red, White
              
Head coach Cho Dong-hyun
Team captain Cho Sung-min
Affiliation(s) KT
Website ktsonicboom.com
Uniforms

Busan kt Sonicboom is a professional basketball team based in Busan, South Korea. The team is a member of the Korean Basketball League. They play at the Sajik Arena.[1] Their biggest rivals are the LG Sakers from neighbouring city of Changwon, and matches between these two are always fiercely fought affairs.

Team names

  • 1997–1999: Gwangju Nasan Flamans
  • 1999–2000: Gwangju Goldbank Clickers
  • 2000–2001: Yeosu Goldbank Clickers
  • 2001–2003: Yeosu Korea Tender Purmi
  • 2003: Busan Korea Tender Maxten
  • 2003–2009: Busan KTF Magic Wings
  • 2009–present: Busan kt Sonicboom

Honours

Domestic

Korean Basketball League

  • KBL Championship
Runners-up (1): 2006–07
  • KBL Regular Season
Winners (1): 2010–11
Runners-up (1): 2009–10
Third place (2): 2006–07, 2011–12

Current roster

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

Busan KT Sonicboom roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 0 South Korea Kim Myong-jin 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 29 – (1989-05-15)15 May 1989
G/F 1 South Korea Lee Gwang-jae 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 34 – (1984-04-21)21 April 1984
G 3 South Korea Kim Kyung-su 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1989-08-17)17 August 1989
PG 4 South Korea Lee Jae-do 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1991-08-16)16 August 1991
F 5 South Korea Oh Chang-hwan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1990-09-09)9 September 1990
F 6 South Korea Park Sang-oh 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 37 – (1981-03-24)24 March 1981
SG 7 South Korea Yoon Yeo-kwon 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 34 – (1984-04-30)30 April 1984
SG 10 South Korea Cho Sung-min (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1983-12-23)23 December 1983
PG 12 South Korea Kim Hyun-soo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 28 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990
C 11 South Korea Park Cheol-ho 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 – (1992-05-23)23 May 1992
PF 13 South Korea Kim Hyeon-min 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1987-09-15)15 September 1987
F 14 South Korea Woo Seung-yeon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 34 – (1984-02-04)4 February 1984
F 15 South Korea Choi Ji-hoon 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1989-03-07)7 March 1989
G/F 22 United States Blakely, Marqus (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1988-10-22)22 October 1988
C 25 South Korea Ahn Jin-mo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1990-10-03)3 October 1990
F/C 31 South Korea Shin Yoon-ha 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 34 – (1984-04-01)1 April 1984
C 44 United States Sims, Courtney (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 34 – (1983-10-21)21 October 1983
Head coach
  • South Korea Cho Dong-hyun
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 2015-10-05

References

  1. ↑ http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Jasper_Johnson/Sonic_Boom_KT/39662
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