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Basketball team in Seoul, Republic of Korea

Seoul Samsung Thunders
서울 삼성 썬더스

League

Korean Basketball League

Founded

1978; 47 years ago (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

Head coach

Kim Hyo-beom

Team captain

Lee Dong-yeop

Affiliation

Championships

Retired numbers

Website

Home

Away

Active departments ofSamsung Sports


Football	Baseball	Volleyball

Basketball (men's)	Basketball (women's)

Defunct departments ofSamsung Sports


Rugby Union	Esports

Seoul Samsung Thunders (Korean:서울 삼성 썬더스) is a professionalbasketball team, competing in theKorean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated withSamsung Electronics. Initially based inSuwon, they relocated toSeoul in 2001, and had played their home games atJamsil Arena ever since.

History

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The Thunders were founded in 1978, and joined the professionalKorean Basketball League (KBL) in 1997.^[1] They won two championships in 2001 and 2006 with players such asMoon Kyung-eun,Lee Sang-min andSeo Jang-hoon.^[1]

Team names

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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

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-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)	31 –(1994-02-22)22 February 1994
G	2	Lee Ho-hyun	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	32 –(1992-12-02)2 December 1992
G	3	Lee Jung-hyun (C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	38 –(1987-03-03)3 March 1987
G	5	Kim Si-rae	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	36 –(1989-03-22)22 March 1989
F	6	Choi Seung-wook	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	31 –(1994-04-15)15 April 1994
G	7	Kim Hyun-soo	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	35 –(1990-01-31)31 January 1990
PG	8	Kim Moo-sung	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	28 –(1997-03-28)28 March 1997
F	9	Jang Min-guk	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	36 –(1989-07-05)5 July 1989
C	11	Lee Weon-seok	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	25 –(2000-01-30)30 January 2000
G	14	Kim Jin-young	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	27 –(1998-06-22)22 June 1998
F	17	Cha Min-seok	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	24 –(2001-09-16)16 September 2001
F	19	Kang Ba-il	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 –(1995-03-02)2 March 1995
G	20	Park Min-chae	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	25 –(2000-08-28)28 August 2000
G	21	Kim Gwang-cheol	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	31 –(1994-03-27)27 March 1994
C	22	Kim Han-sol	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	31 –(1994-08-28)28 August 1994
F	24	Shin Dong-hyuk	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	25 –(2000-01-20)20 January 2000
G	25	Jeon Hyung-jun	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	27 –(1998-01-14)14 January 1998
C	32	Jo Woo-sung	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	27 –(1998-09-18)18 September 1998
PF		Darral Willis (I)		29 –(1996-01-21)21 January 1996
C		Anthony Morse (I)		31 –(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

Season by season

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Year	Regular season			Playoffs
Year	Position	Won	Lost	Playoffs
1997	8th	6	15	Did not qualify
1997–98	9th	17	28	Did not qualify
1998–99	6th	25	20	Semifinals
1999–00	3rd	23	22	Semifinals
2000–01	1st	34	11	Champions
2001–02	8th	24	30	Did not qualify
2002–03	5th	28	26	First round
2003–04	5th	28	26	First round
2004–05	5th	27	27	Semifinals
2005–06	2nd	32	22	Champions
2006–07	5th	29	25	First round
2007–08	3rd	32	22	Runners-up
2008–09	4th	30	24	Runners-up
2009–10	6th	26	28	First round
2010–11	6th	27	27	First round
2011–12	10th	13	41	Did not qualify
2012–13	6th	22	32	First round
2013–14	8th	19	35	Did not qualify
2014–15	10th	11	43	Did not qualify
2015–16	5th	29	25	First round
2016–17	3rd	34	20	Runners-up
2017–18	7th	25	29	Did not qualify
2018–19	10th	11	43	Did not qualify
2019–20^[a]	7th	19	24	Not held
2020–21	7th	24	30	Did not qualify
2021–22	10th	9	45	Did not qualify
2022–23	10th	14	40	Did not qualify
2023–24	10th	14	40	Did not qualify
2024–25	10th	16	38	Did not qualify

^The 2019–20 season was cut short due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

Honours

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Domestic

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Korean Basketball League championship

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

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FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Third place:1988

ABA Club Championship

Winners: 2001, 2007, 2010

Third place: 2008, 2009

International invitationals

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Merlion Cup

Third place:2016

References

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^^a ^b"Seoul Samsung Thunders on verge of fourth straight last-place KBL finish".Korea JoongAng Daily. 2 April 2025. Retrieved2 June 2025.

External links

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Official website(in Korean)

v t e Seoul Samsung Thunders
Formerly theSamsung Electronics Basketball Club and theSuwon Samsung Thunders Founded in 1978 Based inSeoul
The club	Seoul Samsung Thunders
Arenas	Suwon Gymnasium Jamsil Arena
Retired numbers	10
KBL Championships (2)	2000–01 2005–06

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Seasons	1997 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Draft	1998 2007 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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