Seoul Samsung Thunders

Seoul Samsung Thunders
서울 삼성 썬더스
Seoul Samsung Thunders ; 서울 삼성 썬더스
League	Korean Basketball League
Founded	1978; 46 years ago
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;
Head coach	Kim Hyo-beom
Team captain	Lee Dong-yeop
Affiliation(s)	Cheil Worldwide
Championships	2 Korean Leagues
Retired numbers	10 Kim Hyun-jun
Website	thunders.kbl.or.kr
Home	Away

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 nationalities not displayed.

Seoul Samsung Thunders roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	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)	35 – (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)	26 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998
F	17	Cha Min-seok	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	23 – (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)	24 – (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)	30 – (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)	26 – (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

Roster

Updated: 15 January 2023

Enlisted players


Player name	Military branch	Enlisted	Expected discharge
Lee Jae-woo^[1]	Republic of Korea Army	2021	N/A
Park Min-woo^[2]	Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps	May 2022	November 2023

Season by season

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