2016 Korean Basketball League draft

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The 2016 Korean Basketball League rookie draft (Korean: 2015 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트) was held on October 18, 2016, at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] Of the 38 candidates, 26 were drafted, making this draft one of the few years with such a high draft rate. It was also one of the rare drafts which continued until the fourth round.

2016 KBL draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)October 18, 2016
LocationJamsil Students' Gymnasium
Network(s)MBC Sports+
Overview
LeagueKBL
First selectionLee Jong-hyun
(Ulsan Mobis Phoebus)
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Draft selections

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This 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]
Round Pick Player Position Team School/club team
1 1 Lee Jong-hyun C Ulsan Mobis Phoebus Korea University (senior)
1 2 Choi Jun-yong F Seoul SK Knights Yonsei University (senior)
1 3 Kang Sang-jae F Incheon Electroland Elephants Korea University (senior)
1 4 Cheon Ki-bum G Seoul Samsung Thunders Yonsei University (senior)
1 5 Park In-tae C Changwon LG Sakers Yonsei University (junior)
1 6 Park Ji-hoon G Busan KT Sonicboom Chung-Ang University (junior)
1 7 Choi Seong-mo G Wonju Dongbu Promy Korea University (senior)
1 8 Kim Chul-wook C Anyang KGC Kyung Hee University (senior)
1 9 Han Jun-young[nb 2] C Jeonju KCC Egis Hanyang University (senior)
1 10 Kim Jin-yoo G Goyang Orion Orions Konkuk University (senior)
2 11 Jung Moon-ho F Goyang Orion Orions Konkuk University (senior)
2 12 Choi Seung-wook F Jeonju KCC Egis Kyung Hee University (senior)
2 13 Park Jae-han G Anyang KGC Chung-Ang University (senior)
2 14 Maeng Sang-hoon G Wonju Dongbu Promy Kyung Hee University (senior)
2 15 Jung Hee-won F Busan KT Sonicboom Korea University (senior)
2 16 Park In-duk F Changwon LG Sakers Chung-Ang University (senior)
2 17 Sung Ki-bin G Seoul Samsung Thunders Yonsei University (senior)
2 18 Lee Heon F Incheon Electroland Elephants Sungkyunkwan University (senior)
2 19 Kim Jun-seong G Seoul SK Knights Myongji University (senior)
2 20 Oh Jong-kyun G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus   Tokyo Fuji University

Notes

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  1. ^ One or more of the following awards:
  2. ^ Legally changed his name to Park Se-jin (박세진) in 2017[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "<프로농구> 신인 드래프트 '빅3', 최고자리 노린다(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). October 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 KBL 국내 신인선수 드래프트 참가 대상자 확정 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. September 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "'8kg 감량' KCC 센터 박세진, "이제 날렵해졌다"". BasketKorea (in Korean). August 25, 2017.
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