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2016 Korean Basketball League draft

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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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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.

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 Japan 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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