Changwon LG Sakers

Changwon LG Sakers
창원 LG 세이커스
Changwon LG Sakers; 창원 LG 세이커스
League	Korean Basketball League
Established	1994; 30 years ago
History	LG Semiconductor Basketball Team; 1994–1997; Gyeongnam LG Sakers; 1997–1998; Changwon LG Sakers; 1998–present
Arena	Changwon Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 6,000)
Location	Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Team colours	Maroon, Yellow, White;
Team manager	Han Sang-uk
Head coach	Cho Sang-hyun
Team captain	Lee Kwan-hee
Ownership	Cho Joo-wan
Affiliation(s)	LG
Website	sakers.kbl.or.kr
Home	Away

Changwon LG Sakers are a basketball team located in the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. They play in the Korean Basketball League, and their home arena is Changwon Gymnasium which has a capacity for approximately 6,000 people. The team's main sponsor is LG Electronics which has its offices in Changwon.

The professional team was established in 1997 and was named Gyeongnam LG Sakers. The name was changed to the Changwon LG Sakers after the first season.

LG Sakers has yet to win a KBL championship. The closest they came was in the 2000–01 season, when they finished as runners-up, losing to Suwon Samsung Thunders in the finals.

Current roster

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Changwon LG Sakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	1	Lee Kwan-hee (C)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	36 – (1988-04-29)29 April 1988
F	2	Lee Seung-woo	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	23 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
G	4	Lee Jae-do	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	32 – (1991-08-16)16 August 1991
C	5	Park In-tae	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	29 – (1995-01-04)4 January 1995
G	6	Han Sang-hyeok	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	30 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993
G	7	Yang Jun-seok	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	22 – (2001-12-07)7 December 2001
F	9	Jeong Hee-jae	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	34 – (1989-12-18)18 December 1989
G	10	Yun Won-sang	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	25 – (1998-07-02)2 July 1998
F	11	Park Jun-hyung	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999
F	17	Kim Han-young	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	25 – (1999-04-18)18 April 1999
G	18	Justin Gutang (AQ)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	27 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
F	21	Lee Kwang-jin	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	26 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G	22	Kim Jong-ho	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	24 – (1999-06-15)15 June 1999
F	23	Jeong In-deok	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	29 – (1994-07-12)12 July 1994
G	24	Lee Seung-hoon	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	24 – (2000-04-10)10 April 2000
C	31	Kim Jun-il	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	31 – (1992-05-07)7 May 1992
F	33	Dante Cunningham (I)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	37 – (1987-04-22)22 April 1987
F	35	Seo Min-su	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	30 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993
C	50	Assem Marei (I)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	31 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992

Head coach

Cho Sang-hyun

Assistant coach(es)

Lim Jae-hyun
Park Yu-jin
Kim Dong-woo

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
(AQ) Asian player quota
Injured

Roster

Updated: 6 October 2022

Enlisted players


Player name	Military branch	Enlisted	Expected discharge
Kim Joon-hyung^[1]	Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps	May 2021	November 2022
Lee Dong-hee	Republic of Korea Army	2021	N/A
Choi Seung-uk^[1]	Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps	May 2021	November 2022
Park Jung-hyeon^[2]	Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps	May 2022	November 2023

Season by season

Year	Position	Season		Playoff		Remark
Year	Position	Win	Lose	Win	Lose	Remark
1997–98	2/10	28	17	1	3	Playoff Semifinalist
1998–99	5/10	25	20	0	3
1999–00	7/10	20	25
2000–01	2/10	30	15	4	6	Playoff Runner-up
2001–02	5/10	28	26	4	3	Playoff Semifinalist
2002–03	2/10	38	16	2	3	Playoff Semifinalist
2003–04	6/10	28	26	2	4	Playoff Semifinalist
2004–05	9/10	17	37
2005–06	8/10	26	28
2006–07	2/10	32	22	1	3	Playoff Semifinalist