Seoul Samsung Thunders

Seoul Samsung Thunders 서울 삼성 썬더스
League	Korean Basketball League
Founded	1978 (1978)
History	Samsung Men's Basketball Club 1978–1982 Samsung Electronics Basketball Club 1982–1996 Suwon Samsung Thunders 1996–2001 Seoul Samsung Thunders 2001–present
Arena	Jamsil Arena (Capacity: 11,069)
Location	Seoul, Republic of Korea
Team colors	Blue, White, Yellow
Main sponsor	Samsung Electronics
Head coach	Lee Sang-min
Affiliation(s)	Cheil Worldwide
Championships	2 Korean Leagues
Retired numbers	10 Kim Hyun-jun
Website	thunders.co.kr
Home Away

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Seoul Samsung Thunders old logo

Seoul Samsung Thunders (Template:Lang-ko) have been in the KBL (Korean Basketball League) since its inception 27 years ago. The Seoul Samsung Thunders received their name from Samsung Electronics. Originally based in Suwon, they are now located in the heart of South Korea's capital, Seoul, and play at Jamsil Arena.

Team names

• 1978–1982: Samsung Men's Basketball Club
• 1982–1996: Samsung Electronics Basketball Club
• 1996–2001: Suwon Samsung Thunders
• 2001–present: Seoul Samsung Thunders

Honours

Domestic

Korean Basketball League

• KBL Championship

Winners (2): 2000–01, 2005–06

Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17

• KBL Regular Season

Winners (1): 2000–01

Runners-up (1): 2005–06

Third place (3): 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2016–17

Continental

• FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Third place (1): 1988

• ABA Club Championship

Winners (3): 2001, 2007, 2010

Third place (2): 2008, 2009

International invitationals

• Merlion Cup

Third place (1): 2016

Record

Year	Position	Season		Playoff		Remark
		Win	Lose	Win	Lose
1997	8 / 8	6	15
1997–98	9 / 10	17	28
1998–99	6 / 10	25	20	4	4	Playoff Semifinalist
1999–00	3 / 10	23	22	3	4	Playoff Semifinalist
2000–01	1 / 10	34	11	7	2	Playoff Winner
2001–02	8 / 10	24	30
2002–03	5 / 10	28	26	0	2
2003–04	5 / 10	28	26	1	2
2004–05	5 / 10	27	27	2	3	Playoff Semifinalist
2005–06	2 / 10	32	22	7	0	Playoff Winner
2006–07	5 / 10	29	25	1	2
2007–08	3 / 10	32	22	5	4	Playoff Runner-up
2008–09	4 / 10	30	24	9	6	Playoff Runner-up
2009–10	6 / 10	26	28	1	3
2010–11	6 / 10	27	27	0	3
2011–12	10 / 10	13	41

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Seoul Samsung Thunders roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. PG 1 Kim Tae-sool 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 40 – (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 G 2 Lee Kwan-hee 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 36 – (1988-04-29)29 April 1988 PG 3 Choi Su-hyun 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 33 – (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 G 4 Chun Ki-bum 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 G 5 Lee Dong-yeop 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 PG 6 Shin Jae-ho 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 33 – (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 G/F 7 Choi Yun-ho 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 38 – (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 SG 8 Sung Ki-bin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 31 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 PG 9 Joo Hee-jung 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 47 – (1977-02-04)4 February 1977 F 13 Lim Dong-seob 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1990-08-29)29 August 1990 SF 15 Moon Tae-young (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 46 – (1978-02-10)10 February 1978 SG 16 Kim Tae-hyung 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 36 – (1988-07-10)10 July 1988 PG 17 Lee Si-jun 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 41 – (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 C 20 Ricardo Ratliffe (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 35 – (1989-02-20)20 February 1989 PG 21 Lee Ho-hyun 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 32 – (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 F 23 Bae Kang-ryul 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 32 – (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 G 24 Lee Jong-goo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 30 – (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 C 25 Kim Myung-hoon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 39 – (1985-11-08)8 November 1985 F 30 Jang Min-guk 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 C 31 Kim Jun-il 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 G/F 32 Michael Craig (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 33 – (1991-08-11)11 August 1991	Head coach Lee Sang-min Assistant coach(es) Park Hun-keun Lee Kyu-sup Yang Eun-sung Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 26 April 2017

External links

• Official website (in Korean and English)
• Asia-Basket.com