The Seoul SK Knights (Korean: 서울 SK 나이츠) 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 the official launch of the basketball club, Jinro Group filed for bankruptcy due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and eventually sold the club to SK Telecom.
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| League | Korean Basketball League | ||
| Established | 1997 | ||
| History | Cheongju Jinro McCass 1997 Cheongju SK Knights 1997–2001 Seoul SK Knights 2001–present | ||
| Arena | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | ||
| Capacity | 5,400 | ||
| Location | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Team colours | Red, Orange, White | ||
| Team manager | Oh Kyung-sik | ||
| Head coach | Chun Hee-chul | ||
| Team captain | Heo Il-young | ||
| Ownership | Park Jung-ho | ||
| Affiliation(s) | SK Telecom | ||
| Championships | 3 Korean Leagues | ||
| Retired numbers | 10 Moon Kyung-eun 13 Chun Hee-chul | ||
| Website | sksports.net/Knights | ||
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Current roster
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Enlisted players
edit| Player name | Military branch | Enlisted | Expected discharge |
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| Choi Sung-won[1] | Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps | May 2021 | November 2022 |
| Ahn Young-jun[2] | Republic of Korea Reserve Forces | May 2022 | N/A |
Honours
editDomestic
edit- Korean Basketball League championship
- Korean Basketball League regular season
- KBL Cup
- Winners: 2021
- Runners-up: 2020
Continental
edit- Third place: 2018
- Runners-up: 2019
References
edit- ^ NEWSIS (2021-05-04). "프로농구 최성원·김광철 등 9명 상무 합격". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "'공수 겸장' 안영준 "베스트5 무산, 아쉽지만 통합우승에 만족"". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
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