The 2011 Korean Basketball League rookie draft (Korean: 2011 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트) was held on January 31, 2011, at the Education and Cultural Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Out of the 44 players who participated in the draft, 35 were selected.[1][2] Anyang KGC won the lottery for the first overall pick, having finished in eighth place during the 2009–10 season.[3]
| 2011 KBL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | January 31, 2011 |
| Location | Seoul Education and Cultural Center |
| Overview | |
| League | KBL |
| First selection | Oh Se-keun (Anyang KGC) |
Draft selections
editThis table only shows the first twenty picks.
| G | Guard |
| F | Forward |
| C | Center |
| Denotes players who have won a KBL-sanctioned award at its annual awards ceremony[nb 1] |
Players
editThe 2011 draft was highly anticipated by observers and KBL coaches as it included seniors responsible for Chung-Ang University's record-breaking run of 52 consecutive wins in the collegiate basketball league (from November 2008 to November 2009).[7] The main players, center Oh Se-keun and point guard Kim Sun-hyung, have gone on to win the KBL Championship and the KBL Most Valuable Player Award and were key players in the South Korean national team winning gold in the 2014 Asian Games.
The third pick of the draft Choi Jin-soo is the first South Korean to receive an NCAA Division I basketball scholarship and played for the University of Maryland. He was the youngest of the draft class as the "early entry" option was still unheard of at that time and nearly all participants were college seniors.[1][2] The third overall pick, he was chosen by Goyang Orions, where his father Kim Yoo-taek was then a member of the coaching staff.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ One or more of the following awards:
- Regular season MVP
- Playoffs MVP
- Rookie of the Year
- Best 5
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Defensive Best 5
- Sixth Man Award
- Most Improved Player
- Fair Play Award
- ^ Changed his legal name to Ham Jun-hoo in 2020.[4]
- ^ Traded to Seoul Samsung Thunders in a player exchange prior to his KBL debut[5]
- ^ Changed his legal name to Hong Kyung-gi in 2016.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "2011프로농구 드래프트 현장을 다녀오다". Korea University News (GoDae Shinmun) (in Korean). Korea University. January 31, 2011.
- ^ a b "[남자농구] 대표팀 오세근, 2011 KBL 드래프트 참가" (in Korean). MBC. December 1, 2010.
- ^ "[프로농구 신인 드래프트] 오세근 1순위 지명 인삼공사 "심봤다!"". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). February 1, 2011.
- ^ "'재활공장 KGC 입단' 함준후, 마지막 불꽃 태운다[오!쎈 인터뷰]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 17, 2020.
- ^ "[콤팩트 뉴스] 삼성 강혁, 전랜 이병석·김태형과 트레이드 外". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 24, 2011.
- ^ "방출과 개명, 몽골행까지…홍경기의 '인생 역정'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). July 22, 2018.
- ^ "'새내기 결투'…오세근, 김선형에 완승". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). December 4, 2011.
External links
edit- Draft: 2011 KBL Domestic Player draft results / 드래프트: 2011 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트 결과 — Korean Basketball League official website (in Korean)