Changwon LG Sakers

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.

Changwon LG Sakers
창원 LG 세이커스
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Established1994 (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, Grey
     
Main sponsorLG Electronics
Head coachCho Sung-won
OwnershipLG
Websitesakers.kbl.or.kr

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.

Honours

Korean Basketball League
  • KBL Championship
Runners-up: 2000–01, 2013–14
  • KBL Regular Season
Winners: 2013–14
Runners-up: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07
Third place: 2018–19

Cup
  • KBL Pro-Am
Runners-up: 2016

Continental
Winners: 2012, 2013

Record
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

Current roster
Changwon LG Sakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 Yoon Won-sang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (1998-07-02)2 July 1998
G 1 Lee Won-dae 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1990-09-27)27 September 1990
G 2 Lee Seung-woo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
C 3 Abdul-Malik Abu (I) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-09-16)16 September 1995
G 4 Lee Jae-do 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1991-08-16)16 August 1991
G 6 Han Sang-hyuk 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993
SG 7 Lee Kwan-hee 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1988-04-29)29 April 1988
F 9 Jung Hee-jae 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1989-12-18)18 December 1989
F 10 Seo Min-soo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993
G 11 Kang Byung-hyun (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1985-03-03)3 March 1985
C 13 Kim Young-hyun 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
C 15 Kim Jun-il 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1992-05-07)7 May 1992
F 17 Kim Han-young 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1999-04-18)18 April 1999
21 Lee Kwang-jin 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G 22 Kim Jong-ho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (1999-06-15)15 June 1999
SF 23 Jeong In-deok 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1994-07-12)12 July 1994
30 Jung Hae-won 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1995-10-27)27 October 1995
C 31 Park Jung-hyeon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1996-09-23)23 September 1996
C 50 Assem Marei (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lee Byeong-suk
  • Park Jae-hon
  • Choi Seung-tae
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 8 October 2021

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