Basketball team in Seoul, Republic of Korea
Seoul Samsung Thunders (Korean : 서울 삼성 썬더스 ) is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League . Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics . Initially based in Suwon , they relocated to Seoul in 2001, and had played their home games at Jamsil Arena ever since.
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
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Seoul Samsung Thunders roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
G
1
Lee Dong-yeop
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
30 – (1994-02-22 ) 22 February 1994
G
2
Lee Ho-hyun
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
31 – (1992-12-02 ) 2 December 1992
G
3
Lee Jung-hyun (C)
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
37 – (1987-03-03 ) 3 March 1987
G
5
Kim Si-rae
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
35 – (1989-03-22 ) 22 March 1989
F
6
Choi Seung-wook
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
30 – (1994-04-15 ) 15 April 1994
G
7
Kim Hyun-soo
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
34 – (1990-01-31 ) 31 January 1990
PG
8
Kim Moo-sung
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
27 – (1997-03-28 ) 28 March 1997
F
9
Jang Min-guk
1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
34 – (1989-07-05 ) 5 July 1989
C
11
Lee Weon-seok
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
24 – (2000-01-30 ) 30 January 2000
G
14
Kim Jin-young
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
25 – (1998-06-22 ) 22 June 1998
F
17
Cha Min-seok
1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
22 – (2001-09-16 ) 16 September 2001
F
19
Kang Ba-il
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
29 – (1995-03-02 ) 2 March 1995
G
20
Park Min-chae
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
23 – (2000-08-28 ) 28 August 2000
G
21
Kim Gwang-cheol
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
30 – (1994-03-27 ) 27 March 1994
C
22
Kim Han-sol
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
29 – (1994-08-28 ) 28 August 1994
F
24
Shin Dong-hyuk
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
24 – (2000-01-20 ) 20 January 2000
G
25
Jeon Hyung-jun
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
26 – (1998-01-14 ) 14 January 1998
C
32
Jo Woo-sung
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
25 – (1998-09-18 ) 18 September 1998
PF
Darral Willis (I)
28 – (1996-01-21 ) 21 January 1996
C
Anthony Morse (I)
30 – (1994-04-13 ) 13 April 1994
Head coach
Eun Hee-seok
Assistant coach(es)
Kim Hyo-beom
Lee Doo-hun
Kim Bo-hyun
Legend
(C) Team captain(I) Import player Injured
Updated: 15 January 2023
Enlisted players
Season by season
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
Honours
Domestic
Winners : 2000–01 , 2005–06
Runners-up: 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2016–17
Korean Basketball League regular season
Winners : 2000–01
Runners-up: 2005–06
Continental
Third place: 1988
Winners : 2001, 2007, 2010
Third place: 2008, 2009
International invitationals
Third place: 2016
References
External links
Formerly the Samsung Electronics Basketball Club and the Suwon Samsung Thunders
Founded in 1978
Based in Seoul
The club Arenas Retired numbers KBL Championships (2)
Businesses
Electronics Heavy Industries Financial services Others Sold Defunct
Affiliated organisations Sports People Other