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South Korean basketball player
Choi Jun-yong
최준용
No. 2 – Busan KCC Egis
PositionForward
LeagueKBL
Personal information
Born (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 (age 30)
Daegu, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
High schoolKyungbock High School
CollegeYonsei University
KBL draft2016: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2023Seoul SK Knights
2023–presentBusan KCC Egis
Career highlights and awards
Medals
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lebanon
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
Korean name
Hangul최준용
Hanja崔俊龍
Revised RomanizationChoi Jun-yong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Chunyong

Choi Jun-yong (Korean: 최준용; born April 4, 1994) is a South Korean basketball player for Busan KCC Egis and the South Korean national team. He has previously also played for the Seoul SK Knights.

Career

High school and college career

Choi attended Kyungbock High School and was classmates with Lee Jong-hyun. While at Kyungbock, he, Lee and their senior Moon Seong-gon, were dubbed the "Kyungbock Trio" by rival high school teams for their well-rounded offensive capabilities. Moon and Lee went on to Korea University while Choi was recruited by Yonsei University.

During his senior year, Choi captained Yonsei to a clean sweep of the U-League regular season title and championship and the MBC Cup, the first time since 2005 Yonsei has won it. He was also named MVP of the MBC Cup tournament. At that time his teammates included future MVP Heo Hoon and future KBL Rookie of the Year Ahn Young-joon. He declared eligibility for the 2016 KBL draft.

Professional

Choi was considered one of the "big 3", along with Lee and Kang Sang-jae, of the 2016 KBL rookie draft and strong contenders for the first pick of the first round. He was drafted by Seoul SK Knights as the second pick.

After an uneventful rookie season, Choi began to grow into his role during the 2017-18 season and played a bigger role in Seoul SK Knights' second-place finish in the regular season and KBL Championship win. He averaged 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists. After a 2018-19 season mostly plagued by injury, he returned to the side but found himself having to battle with veteran Kim Sun-hyung for a spot in the starting 5.

On December 8, 2020, it was reported that Choi had been suspended for three games by his team after he accidentally leaked a nude photograph of his teammate on his social media. He and his team immediately posted an apology, explaining that the teammate involved was also a close friend and had accepted the apology and that Choi would serve the suspension with immediate effect. The KBL further extended the suspension to five games and fined him 3 million won.

In the 2021–22 season, Choi won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award and won his second KBL championship.

National team

He participated at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.

References

  1. FIBA profile
  2. "[TONG] "우린 대학농구 절친이자 라이벌" 고대 이종현, 연대 최준용". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 20 January 2016.
  3. "[BK Star Search] 경복고등학교 문성곤" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 26 May 2011.
  4. "203cm 이종현 어디로...유재학에게 물어봐". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 5 October 2016.
  5. "-MBC배농구- 연세대, 단국대 꺾고 11년만에 우승". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 4 March 2016.
  6. "KBL 신인 드래프트...'빅3' 이종현·최준용·강상재 "내가 최고 되겠다"". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 18 October 2016.
  7. "[KBL 신인드래프트] 황금 세대 '빅3'가 뜬다". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 18 October 2016.
  8. "[KBL 팀별 MVP] 단점 개선하고, SK의 중심으로 성장하는 최준용" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 31 March 2020.
  9. "SK 최준용까지 SNS 부적절 사진 노출 논란... 3경기 출장정지 징계". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 8 December 2020.
  10. "KBL, 부적절 사진 SNS 노출한 SK 최준용에 5경기 출전정지 징계". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 9 December 2020.
  11. "KBL 국내 선수 MVP는 최준용 [MK포토]". 매일경제 (in Korean). 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  12. 2017 FIBA Asia Cup profile

External links

South Korea squad – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup – Bronze medal
South Korea
South Korea squad – 2018 Asian Games – Bronze medal
South Korea
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