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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(s)	Cheil Worldwide
Championships	2 Korean Leagues
Retired numbers	10 Kim Hyun-jun
Website	thunders.kbl.or.kr
Home Away

Active departments of Samsung Sports
Football Baseball Volleyball Basketball (men's) Basketball (women's)

Defunct departments of Samsung Sports
Rugby Union Esports

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

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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) 32 – (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

Season by season

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Honours

Domestic

• 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

• FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Third place: 1988

• ABA Club Championship

Winners: 2001, 2007, 2010

Third place: 2008, 2009

International invitationals

• Merlion Cup

Third place: 2016

References

1. "2021–2022 프로농구 구단별 선수 이동 현황 ②-KT, 삼성, DB, SK, LG". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
2. "허훈·송교창 등 10명, 상무 최종 합격…입대일 5월 16일로 연기". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)

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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
Draft	1998 2007 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Best 5 Most Improved Player Defensive Best 5 Defensive Player of the Year Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award
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Chairmen	Lee Byung-chul Lee Kun-hee Lee Jae-yong
Lee family	Lee Byung-chul Lee Kun-hee Lee Jae-yong Lee Boo-jin Lee Yoon-hyung
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Affiliated organisations	Ho-Am Art Museum Ho-Am Prize Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art Samsung Scholarship
Sports	Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs Samsung Galaxy Samsung Life Blueminx Samsung Lions Samsung Sports Samsung Training Center Seoul Samsung Thunders Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Other	Sungkyunkwan University trade unions
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