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
Home Away

KT Sports
Baseball	Basketball	eSports
Shooting	Field Hockey	Sports

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

3rd place (2): 2006–07, 2011–12

Current roster

Busan KT Sonicboom roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 1.0 !PG 5000000000000000000♠0 KOR ! Kim Myong-jin 7000177000000000000♠1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 2.5 !G/F 7000100000000000000♠1 KOR ! Lee Gwang-jae 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-04-21)21 April 1984 1.5 !G 7000300000000000000♠3 KOR ! Kim Kyung-su 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 1.0 !PG 7000400000000000000♠4 KOR ! Lee Jae-do 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-08-16)16 August 1991 3.5 !F 7000500000000000000♠5 KOR ! Oh Chang-hwan 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 3.5 !F 7000600000000000000♠6 KOR ! Park Sang-oh 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7002103000000000000♠103 kg (227 lb) 7001350000000000000♠35 – (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 2.0 !SG 7000700000000000000♠7 KOR ! Yoon Yeo-kwon 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-04-30)30 April 1984 2.0 !SG 7001100000000000000♠10 KOR ! Cho Sung-min (C) 7000189000000000000♠1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1983-12-23)23 December 1983 1.0 !PG 7001120000000000000♠12 KOR ! Kim Hyun-soo 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 5.0 !C 7001110000000000000♠11 KOR ! Park Cheol-ho 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001940000000000000♠94 kg (207 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 4.0 !PF 7001130000000000000♠13 KOR ! Kim Hyeon-min 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 3.5 !F 7001140000000000000♠14 KOR ! Woo Seung-yeon 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001960000000000000♠96 kg (212 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 3.5 !F 7001150000000000000♠15 KOR ! Choi Ji-hoon 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-03-07)7 March 1989 2.5 !G/F 7001220000000000000♠22 USA ! Blakely, Marqus (I) 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-10-22)22 October 1988 5.0 !C 7001250000000000000♠25 KOR ! Ahn Jin-mo 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-10-03)3 October 1990 4.5 !F/C 7001310000000000000♠31 KOR ! Shin Yoon-ha 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 5.0 !C 7001440000000000000♠44 USA ! Sims, Courtney (I) 7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002111000000000000♠111 kg (245 lb) 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1983-10-21)21 October 1983	Head coach Cho Dong-hyun Assistant coach(es) Song Young-jin Park Jong-chun Park Sang-ryul Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 2015-10-05

Notable players

• Marcus Session 1 season: '07-'08
• Cho Sang-hyun 2 seasons: '98-'99, '05-'06
• Adonis Jordan 1 season: '97-'98
• Kim Sang-sik 3 seasons: '97, '97-'98, '98-'99

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Busan KT Sonicboom.

• Official website (Korean) (English)
• Busan KT Sonicboom at Asia-Basket

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