Kim Min-goo (basketball)
| No. 9 – Busan KT Sonicboom | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Korean Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 24, 1991 Suwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Samil Commercial High School | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kyung Hee University | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2018 | Jeonju KCC Egis | ||||||||||||||
| 2018-present | Busan KT Sonicboom | ||||||||||||||
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Kim Min-goo (Hangul: 김민구; born June 24, 1991 in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korea professional basketball player who currently plays for the Busan KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).
At the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship in Manila, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Team.[1]
College career
A graduate of Samil Commercial High School, one of the province's most notable high school basketball programs, Kim was admitted into Kyung Hee University. Together with his contemporaries Kim Jong-kyu and future KBL MVP Doo Kyung-min, the trio led Kyung Hee to back-to-back sweeps of the regular season title, championship and MBC Cup and breaking the dominance of the traditional "big three" of college basketball (Yonsei University, Korea University and Chung-Ang University).[2]
Kim became the team's starting guard[3] leading his team to the 2010 Korea University Basketball League Finals. As a sophomore during the 2011 season Kim averaged 19.1 points, 5.9 assists and 8.4 rebounds,[4] often cited as the best guard in the college league.[5] He was named the Regular Season MVP and helped his team win the national championship. As a junior during the 2012 season Kim averaged 22.6 points, 5.8 assists and 6.1 rebounds.[4] He was named the Regular Season MVP for the second year in a row and helped his team win its second national championship.
Professional career
Kim was the second overall pick in the 2013 Korean Basketball League rookie draft while his Kyung Hee teammates Kim Jong-kyu and Doo Kyung-min were first and third, marking a rare occasion when the first three picks of the rookie draft were all from the same university and not from one of the "big three" college basketball programs.[6][7] Having been dubbed the "second Hur Jae" in college, Kim was drafted by Jeonju KCC Egis, then coached by Hur.[8] He made his league debut on October 26 against Seoul Samsung Thunders, putting up 12 points and 6 assists.[8]
National team career
In August 2011, Kim was selected for the South Korean collegiate national team to compete in the 2011 Summer Universiade.[5] As a senior in 2013 Kim was selected for the South Korean national team to compete in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. During the competition Kim served as the backup shooting guard, manning the position when starter Cho Sung-Min was not in the game. However, Kim averaged 12.7 points, 2.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds in only 19.9 minutes per game, and topped the entire tournament with 25 three-point field goals made in nine games.[9] Although Team Korea failed to win the championship. losing to the Philippines in the semifinal game, they clinched the slot for next year's FIBA World Cup defeating Chinese Taipei 75-57 in the third place game.[10] In the semifinal game against the Philippines, Kim scored 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting overall and 5-of-11 from the three-point range.[11] In the third-place game against Chinese Taipei, Kim led Team Korea with a game-high 21 points and shot 5-of-10 from the three-point range.[12]
References
- ^ "S. Korea qualifies for basketball world championship". GlobalPost. August 11, 2013. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "두경민(체육대학 10학번) 선수, 발전기금 5,000만 원 약정 — "경희대 농구부 경험이 나를 오늘의 자리에 오르게 했다"" (in Korean). Kyung Hee University Alumni Association. August 23, 2018.
- ^ Yoon, Cho-hwa (May 10, 2013). (in Korean). ONSTN SPORTS title="Kyung Hee's Kobe" Kim Min-Goo http://www.onstn.com/sports/news_scontent.asp?kind=subject,%20content&keyword=%B0%E6%C8%F1%B4%EB%20%C4%DA%BA%F1&num=10355&page=1 title="Kyung Hee's Kobe" Kim Min-Goo. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing pipe in:|url=(help) - ^ a b Seo, Min-gyo (August 12, 2013). "Kim Min-Goo's Value" (in Korean). MB Newspaper. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Kwak, Hyeon (November 22, 2012). "Pay attention to Kim Min-Goo of the Collegiate National Team" (in Korean). Jumpball. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "[BK포토] 2013 KBL 드래프트를 빛낸 경희대 3인방" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. September 30, 2013.
- ^ "경희대 빅3, 남농 신인드래프트 상위 1,2,3 순위 싹쓸이". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "허재 "제2의 허재는 많았지"…김민구 "제1의 김민구 될 것"" (in Korean). JTBC. November 1, 2013.
- ^ "S. Korea beat Taiwan to advance basketball world cup". The Korea Times. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on September 19, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Liu, John (August 12, 2013). "Taiwanese go down to South Koreans, take 4th spot in FIBA Asia". The China Post. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Patt, Jason (August 10, 2013). "2013 FIBA Asia Championship: Iran, Philippines qualify for 2014 World Cup". SB Nation. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "S. Korea qualifies for basketball world championship". The Korea Herald. August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
