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.

Changwon LG Sakers
창원 LG 세이커스
Changwon LG Sakers 창원 LG 세이커스 logo
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)
HistoryLG Semiconductor Basketball Team
1994–1997
Gyeongnam LG Sakers
1997–1998
Changwon LG Sakers
1998–present
ArenaChangwon Gymnasium
(Capacity: 6,000)
LocationChangwon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Team coloursMaroon, Yellow, White
     
Team managerHan Sang-uk
Head coachCho Sang-hyun
Team captainLee Kwan-hee
OwnershipCho Joo-wan
Affiliation(s)LG
Websitesakers.kbl.or.kr

The professional team was established in 1997 under the name 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. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 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) 33 – (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) 31 – (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) 26 – (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) 27 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G 22   Kim Jong-ho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-06-15)15 June 1999
F 23   Jeong In-deok 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (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) 32 – (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) 31 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993
C 50   Assem Marei (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Lim Jae-hyun
  •   Park Yu-jin
  •   Kim Dong-woo

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

Updated: 6 October 2022

Enlisted players

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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

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Year Position Season Playoff Remark
Win Lose Win Lose
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

Honours

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Domestic

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Runners-up: 2000–01, 2013–14
  • Korean Basketball League regular season
Winners: 2013–14
Runners-up: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • KBL Pro-Am
Runners-up: 2016

Continental

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Winners: 2012, 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b "창원LG 최승욱·김준형 상무 합격…24일 입대". 경남신문 (in Korean). 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. ^ "[JB포토] LG 박정현 '팬 여러분들 감사합니다'". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
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