Seoul Samsung Thunders
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Seoul Samsung Thunders have been in the KBL
Korean Basketball League
The Korean Basketball League, often abbreviated to the KBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in South Korea. Its inaugural season was in 1997. The season starts in October and ends in April the following year. The KBL consists of 10 teams. Each team plays 54 games . Each team...

 (Korean Basketball League) since its inception 10 years ago. The Seoul Samsung Thunders received their name from Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul...

. Originally based in Suwon
Suwon
Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety"....

, they are now located in the heart of South Korea's capital, Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

 and play at Jamsil
Jamsil
Jamsil may refer to:* Jamsil Arena, an indoor sporting venue in Seoul, South Korea* Jamsil Baseball Stadium, in Seoul, South Korea* Jamsil Station, a station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway...

.

Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association....

 and Nate Johnson are the two stars of this team.

Team name

  • 1978–1982 : Samsung Men's Basketball Club
  • 1982–1996 : Samsung Electronics Basketball Club
  • 1997–2001 : Suwon Samsung Thunders
  • 2001–present : Seoul Samsung Thunders

Record

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
2008–09 KBL season
The 2008–2009 Dongbu Promy Professional Basketball season is the 13th season of the Korean Basketball League.Jeonju KCC Egis became the first team to win four times in KBL history.-Regular Season:-Playoffs:-Prize money:...

4 / 10 30 24 9 6 Playoff Runner-up
2009–10
2009–10 KBL season
The 2009–2010 KCC Professional Basketball season is the 14th season of the Korean Basketball League.Ulsan Mobis Phoebus won for the second time in four years.-Regular Season:-Playoffs:-Prize money:...

6 / 10 26 28 1 3

Famous players

Hwang Moon-Yong  1 season: '02–'03 Joo Hee-Jung
Joo Hee-Jung
Joo Hee-Jung is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League....

  until '05 Kim Taek-Hoon  until '05 Kim Hee-sun  until '03 Lee Sang-Ming  3 seasons: '07–'10 Lee Chang-Soo  5 seasons: '97–'02
  Moon Kyung-Eun  5 seasons: '95–'01 Park Hoon-Keun  3 seasons: '07–'10 Park You Jin  until '08 Seo Jang-Hoon  5 seasons: '02–'07 Woo Ji-Won  1 season: '01–'02   Terrence Leather  3 seasons: '07–'10 Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association....

  2 seasons: '05–'07 Evan Brock  1 season: '08–'09 Rod Hannibal  1 season: '03–'04 G.J. Hunter  1 season: '99–'00 Nate Johnson  2 seasons: '05–'07 Vernel Singleton  2 seasons: '98–'00 Victor Thomas  2 seasons: '07–'08, '09–'10 Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, the D-League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico...

0 seasons: '11–present

External links

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