Changwon LG Sakers

Changwon LG Sakers 창원 LG 세이커스
League	Korean Basketball League
Established	1994; 27 years ago (1994)
History	LG Semiconductor Basketball Team 1994–1997 Gyeongnam LG Sakers 1997–1998 Changwon LG Sakers 1998–present
Arena	Changwon Gymnasium (Capacity: 6,000)
Location	Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Team colours	Maroon, Yellow, Grey
Main sponsor	LG Electronics
Head coach	Cho Sung-won
Ownership	LG
Website	sakers.kbl.or.kr
Home Away

Changwon LG Sakers are a basketball team located in the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. They play in the Korean Basketball League, and their home arena is Changwon Gymnasium which has a capacity for approximately 6,000 people. The team's main sponsor is LG Electronics which has its offices in Changwon.

The professional team was established in 1997 and was named Gyeongnam LG Sakers. The name was changed to the Changwon LG Sakers after the first season.

LG Sakers has yet to win a KBL championship. The closest they came was in the 2000–01 season, when they finished as runners-up, losing to Suwon Samsung Thunders in the finals.

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Korean Basketball League[]

• KBL Championship

Runners-up: 2000–01, 2013–14

• KBL Regular Season

Winners: 2013–14

Runners-up: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07

Third place: 2018–19

Cup[]

• KBL Pro-Am

Runners-up: 2016

Continental[]

• ABA Club Championship

Winners: 2012, 2013

Record[]

Current roster[]

Changwon LG Sakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (1998-07-02)2 July 1998 G 1 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 G 2 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 C 3 Abdul-Malik Abu (I) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 G 4 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1991-08-16)16 August 1991 G 6 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 SG 7 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1988-04-29)29 April 1988 F 9 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1989-12-18)18 December 1989 F 10 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 G 11  (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1985-03-03)3 March 1985 C 13 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 C 15 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 F 17 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1999-04-18)18 April 1999 21 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 G 22 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (1999-06-15)15 June 1999 SF 23 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 30 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 C 31 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1996-09-23)23 September 1996 C 50 Assem Marei (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 8 October 2021

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