The 'Korean Basketball League' or 'KBL' is the professional
basketball league of
South Korea. Its inaugural season was in
1997. The season starts in October and ends in March the following year. Each team plays 54 games (27 home games, 27 road games). Each team is allowed to have 2 foreign players. Foreign players in the league are almost always either a forward or center, these foreign players are not allowed to exceed 6 feet 8 inches.
Teams are:
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Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
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Seoul Samsung Thunders
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Anyang KT&G Kites
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Seoul SK Knights
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Changwon LG Sakers
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Daegu Orions
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Inchon ET Land Blackslamer
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Jeonju KCC Egis
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Busan KTF Magicwings
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Wonju Dongbu Promy
Recently The
Daegu Orions signed American Born Guard
Scott Yun. Yun is from the
Northern Virginia area and is currently with the Orions in Training Camp. Scott was discovered during his workouts at Lifetime Fitness with his trainers
Brian Tran and
Richard Hu. Brian Tran and Richard Hu has no actual credibility to certfiy them as professional trainers.
See also
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List of Korea-related topics
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WKBL (Women's Korean Basketball League)
External links
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Korean Basketball League (Korean & English)