Seoul Samsung Thunders

Seoul Samsung Thunders
서울 삼성 썬더스
Seoul Samsung Thunders ; 서울 삼성 썬더스
League	Korean Basketball League
Founded	1978; 46 years ago
History	Samsung Men's Basketball Club; 1978–1982 ; Samsung Electronics Basketball Club ; 1982–1996 ; Suwon Samsung Thunders ; 1996–2001 ; Seoul Samsung Thunders ; 2001–present
Arena	Jamsil Arena
Capacity	11,069
Location	Seoul, Republic of Korea
Team colors	Blue, White, Yellow;
Head coach	Kim Hyo-beom (interim)
Team captain	Lee Jung-hyun
Affiliation(s)	Cheil Worldwide
Championships	2 Korean Leagues
Retired numbers	10 Kim Hyun-jun
Website	thunders.kbl.or.kr
Home	Away

Seoul Samsung Thunders (Korean: 서울 삼성 썬더스) is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Suwon, they relocated to Seoul in 2001, and had played their home games at Jamsil Arena ever since.

Team names[edit]

1978–1982: Samsung Men's Basketball Club
1982–1996: Samsung Electronics Basketball Club
1996–2001: Suwon Samsung Thunders
2001–present: Seoul Samsung Thunders

Current roster[edit]

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Seoul Samsung Thunders roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	1	Lee Dong-yeop	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 – (1994-02-22)22 February 1994
G	2	Lee Ho-hyun	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	31 – (1992-12-02)2 December 1992
G	3	Lee Jung-hyun (C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	37 – (1987-03-03)3 March 1987
G	5	Kim Si-rae	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	35 – (1989-03-22)22 March 1989
F	6	Choi Seung-wook	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	30 – (1994-04-15)15 April 1994
G	7	Kim Hyun-soo	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	34 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990
PG	8	Kim Moo-sung	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	27 – (1997-03-28)28 March 1997
F	9	Jang Min-guk	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	34 – (1989-07-05)5 July 1989
C	11	Lee Weon-seok	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	24 – (2000-01-30)30 January 2000
G	14	Kim Jin-young	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998
F	17	Cha Min-seok	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	22 – (2001-09-16)16 September 2001
F	19	Kang Ba-il	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	29 – (1995-03-02)2 March 1995
G	20	Park Min-chae	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	23 – (2000-08-28)28 August 2000
G	21	Kim Gwang-cheol	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	30 – (1994-03-27)27 March 1994
C	22	Kim Han-sol	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	29 – (1994-08-28)28 August 1994
F	24	Shin Dong-hyuk	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	24 – (2000-01-20)20 January 2000
G	25	Jeon Hyung-jun	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	26 – (1998-01-14)14 January 1998
C	32	Jo Woo-sung	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	25 – (1998-09-18)18 September 1998
PF		Darral Willis (I)		28 – (1996-01-21)21 January 1996
C		Anthony Morse (I)		30 – (1994-04-13)13 April 1994

Head coach

Eun Hee-seok

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Hyo-beom
Lee Doo-hun
Kim Bo-hyun

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 15 January 2023

Enlisted players[edit]


Player name	Military branch	Enlisted	Expected discharge
Lee Jae-woo^[1]	Republic of Korea Army	2021	N/A
Park Min-woo^[2]	Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps	May 2022	November 2023

Season by season[edit]

Year	Position	Season		Playoff		Remark
Year	Position	Win	Lose	Win	Lose	Remark
1997	8 / 8	6	15
1997–98	9 / 10	17	28
1998–99	6 / 10	25	20	4	4	Playoff Semifinalist
1999–00	3 / 10	23	22	3	4	Playoff Semifinalist
2000–01	1 / 10	34	11	7	2	Playoff Winner
2001–02	8 / 10	24	30
2002–03	5 / 10	28	26	0	2
2003–04	5 / 10	28	26	1	2
2004–05	5 / 10	27	27	2	3	Playoff Semifinalist
2005–06	2 / 10	32	22	7	0	Playoff Winner
2006–07	5 / 10	29	25	1	2
2007–08	3 / 10	32	22	5	4	Playoff Runner-up
2008–09	4 / 10	30	24	9	6	Playoff Runner-up
2009–10	6 / 10	26	28	1	3
2010–11	6 / 10	27	27	0	3
2011–12	10 / 10	13	41

Honours[edit]

Domestic[edit]

Korean Basketball League championship

Winners: 2000–01, 2005–06

Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17

Korean Basketball League regular season

Winners: 2000–01

Runners-up: 2005–06

Continental[edit]

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Third place: 1988

ABA Club Championship

Winners: 2001, 2007, 2010

Third place: 2008, 2009

International invitationals[edit]

Merlion Cup

Third place: 2016

References[edit]

^ "2021–2022 프로농구 구단별 선수 이동 현황 ②-KT, 삼성, DB, SK, LG". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ "허훈·송교창 등 10명, 상무 최종 합격…입대일 5월 16일로 연기". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Korean)

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[1] "2021–2022 프로농구 구단별 선수 이동 현황 ②-KT, 삼성, DB, SK, LG". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[2] "허훈·송교창 등 10명, 상무 최종 합격…입대일 5월 16일로 연기". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2022.

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v t e Seoul Samsung Thunders
Formerly the Samsung Electronics Basketball Club and the Suwon Samsung Thunders Founded in 1978 Based in Seoul
The club	Seoul Samsung Thunders
Arenas	Suwon Gymnasium Jamsil Arena
Retired numbers	10
KBL Championships (2)	2000–01 2005–06

v t e Korean Basketball League
Teams	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters Busan KCC Egis Changwon LG Sakers Daegu KOGAS Pegasus Goyang Sono Skygunners Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul SK Knights Suwon KT Sonicboom Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus Wonju DB Promy
Seasons	1997 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Draft	1998 2007 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Best 5 Most Improved Player Defensive Best 5 Defensive Player of the Year Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award
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