KBL Round 46: Dongbu Promy beats Samsung Thunders by two after a very close game - Feb 4, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
LG Sakers - Anyang KGC 75-71 SK Knights - Mobis Phoebus 90-94 KCC Egis - Sonic Boom KT 80-89 Samsung Th. - Dongbu Promy 80-82 [read more]
Tenth-ranked Samsung Thunders (10-32) used its home court advantage to challenge first ranked Dongbu Promy (36-7) in Seoul on Friday. The visitors from Wonju managed to secure only two-point victory 82-80. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Samsung Thunders. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 19-14 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. 28 personal fouls committed by Samsung Thunders helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Rodrique Benson (207-84, college: California) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Ho-Young Yoon (198-84) contributed with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Ira Clark (203-75, college: Texas) replied with 26 points and 9 rebounds for Samsung Thunders. Dongbu Promy have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 36-7 record. Samsung Thunders at the other side stay dead last with 32 lost games. Dongbu Promy are looking forward to face Sonic Boom KT (#3) in Busan in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Samsung Thunders will play at home against Goyang Orions (#9) in Daegu and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Anyang KGC (29-13) against eighth ranked LG Sakers (16-27) on Thursday night. Visiting Anyang KGC was defeated by LG Sakers in a tough game in Changwon 71-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Anyang KGC. Naturalized American forward Gregory Stevenson (198-78, college: Richmond, agency: SportsTalent) scored 31 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and Aaron Haynes chipped in 23 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. LG Sakers' coach Jin Kim allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side American center Chris Daniels (211-84) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. LG Sakers moved-up to seventh place. Anyang KGC at the other side keeps the second position with 13 games lost. LG Sakers will play against SK Knights (#8) in Seoul in the next round. Anyang KGC will play at home against ET Land Elephants (#5) in Inchon and hopes to get back on the winning track. An interesting game for Sonic Boom KT (27-15) which played road game in Jeonju against one of their biggest challengers KCC Egis (24-19). Third ranked Sonic Boom KT managed to get a 9-point victory 89-80. Charles Rhodes notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds (on 17-of-22 shooting from the field) to lead the effort. Even 24 points and 7 rebounds by Seung-Jin Ha did not help to save the game for KCC Egis. Sonic Boom KT maintains third position with 27-15 record having ten points less than leader Dongbu Promy. KCC Egis lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 19 games lost. Sonic Boom KT will meet league's leader Dongbu Promy in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. KCC Egis will play against ET Land Elephants in Inchon and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Seoul was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Mobis Phoebus (19-24) played at the court of 7th ranked SK Knights (15-27). Mobis Phoebus managed to secure a 4-point victory 94-90. Terrence Leather fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Defending champion maintains sixth position with 19-24 record. SK Knights lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with 27 games lost. Mobis Phoebus' next round opponent will be Goyang Orions (#9) in Daegu. SK Knights will play at home against LG Sakers in Changwon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Anyang KGC (29-13) against eighth ranked LG Sakers (16-27) on Thursday night. Visiting Anyang KGC was defeated by LG Sakers in a tough game in Changwon 71-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Anyang KGC. Anyang KGC was ahead by 6 points after three quarters before a 21-11 charge of LG Sakers, which allowed them to win the game. They dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Anyang KGC's 30. Naturalized American forward Gregory Stevenson (198-78, college: Richmond, agency: SportsTalent) scored 31 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Aaron Haynes (201-81, college: Boise St.) chipped in 23 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. LG Sakers' coach Jin Kim allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side American center Chris Daniels (211-84) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds and international forward Hee-Jong Yang (194-84) scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. LG Sakers moved-up to seventh place. Anyang KGC at the other side keeps the second position with 13 games lost. LG Sakers will play against SK Knights (#8) in Seoul in the next round. Anyang KGC will play at home against ET Land Elephants (#5) in Inchon and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Anyang KGC: C.Daniels 24+11reb+3ast, H.Yang 19+8reb+3ast, T.Kim 8+1reb+6ast, S.Kim 8+1reb, C.Park 6+4ast, S.Oh 6+4reb+2ast LG Sakers: G.Stevenson 31+5reb+2ast, A.Haynes 23+10reb+3ast, C.Young Jung 8+3reb+2ast, Y.Oh 5+5reb+3ast, H.Kim 4+1ast, C.Song 4+3reb
The game in Seoul was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Mobis Phoebus (19-24) played at the court of 7th ranked SK Knights (15-27). Mobis Phoebus managed to secure a 4-point victory 94-90. SK Knights were ahead by 1 point after three quarters before a 21-16 charge of Mobis Phoebus, which allowed them to win the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American center Terrence Leather (204-81, college: S.Florida) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Dong-Geun Yang (181-81) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 assists. American power forward Amal McCaskill (211-73, college: Marquette) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Hyo-Bum Kim (195-83) added 25 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains sixth position with 19-24 record. SK Knights lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with 27 games lost. Mobis Phoebus' next round opponent will be Goyang Orions (#9) in Daegu. SK Knights will play at home against LG Sakers in Changwon and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: SK Knights: H.Kim 25+2reb, A.McCaskill 19+18reb+5ast, M.Kim 17+3reb+3ast, K.Hoon Byun 11+2reb, S.Lee 10+5reb+4ast, H.Lee 5+1reb Mobis Phoebus: T.Leather 25+13reb+1ast, J.Lee 22+6reb+2ast, D.Kim 19+4reb+5ast, D.Yang 17+4reb+11ast, C.Song 11+3ast, J.Park 0
An interesting game for Sonic Boom KT (27-15) which played road game in Jeonju against one of their biggest challengers KCC Egis (24-19). Third ranked Sonic Boom KT managed to get a 9-point victory 89-80. KCC Egis trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 21-17 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 80-89 at the end of the game. American power forward Charles Rhodes (203-85, college: Mississippi St.) notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds (on 17-of-22 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and forward Sang-Oh Park (196-81) supported him with 22 points and 4 assists. Even 24 points and 7 rebounds by international center Seung-Jin Ha (221-85) did not help to save the game for KCC Egis. American forward DeShawn Sims (203-88, college: Michigan) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Five KCC Egis players scored in double figures. Sonic Boom KT maintains third position with 27-15 record having ten points less than leader Dongbu Promy. KCC Egis lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 19 games lost. Sonic Boom KT will meet league's leader Dongbu Promy in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. KCC Egis will play against ET Land Elephants in Inchon and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: KCC Egis: S.Ha 24+7reb, D.Sims 15+7reb+4ast, M.Jeong 12+5reb+4ast, J.Lim 10+2reb+4ast, T.Akins 10+1reb+1ast, J.Lee 4+1reb+1ast Sonic Boom KT: C.Rhodes 35+15reb+2ast, S.Park 22+3reb+4ast, S.Cho 18+2reb+1ast, D.Cho 4+1reb, M.Pyo 4+3reb+9ast, Y.Song 4+1reb+1ast
Tenth-ranked Samsung Thunders (10-32) used its home court advantage to challenge first ranked Dongbu Promy (36-7) in Seoul on Friday. The visitors from Wonju managed to secure only two-point victory 82-80. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Samsung Thunders. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 19-14 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. 28 personal fouls committed by Samsung Thunders helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Rodrique Benson (207-84, college: California) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Ho-Young Yoon (198-84) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Five Dongbu Promy players scored in double figures. American power forward Ira Clark (203-75, college: Texas) replied with 26 points and 9 rebounds and the former international guard Seung-Hyun Kim (178-78) added 22 points and 7 assists in the effort for Samsung Thunders. Dongbu Promy have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 36-7 record. Samsung Thunders at the other side stay dead last with 32 lost games. Dongbu Promy are looking forward to face Sonic Boom KT (#3) in Busan in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Samsung Thunders will play at home against Goyang Orions (#9) in Daegu and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Samsung Th.: I.Clark 26+9reb+3ast, S.Kim 22+1reb+7ast, E.Sandrin 10+11reb+5ast, H.Hu 9+1reb+2ast, K.Lee 8+1reb, W.Lee 5+4reb+2ast Dongbu Promy: R.Benson 32+13reb+2ast, J.Ahn 13+2reb, J.Kim 13+5reb+2ast, H.Yoon 12+11reb+2ast, J.Park 12+3reb+3ast, B.Kim 0
Rhodes Leads KT Past KCC - Feb 3, 2012 (by Jeff Liebsch)
Charles Rhodes (203-F/C-85, college: Mississippi St.) scored 35 points and added 15 rebounds to help the KT Sonic Boom to an 89-80 win over fourth place KCC Egis.
Park Sang-Oh (196-F-81) added 22 points, including 11 in the third quarter, and Cho Sung-Min (197-F-83) added 18 as KT used 51% shooting from the field to take solid control of third place. KT is now 3.5 games ahead of KCC Egis [read more]
Park Sang-Oh (196-F-81) added 22 points, including 11 in the third quarter, and Cho Sung-Min (197-F-83) added 18 as KT used 51% shooting from the field to take solid control of third place. KT is now 3.5 games ahead of KCC Egis.
KT controlled the first half, taking a 50-36 halftime lead, before going on cruise control in the fourth to take their record to 27-15. KCC Egis fell to 24-19 with the loss.
KCC Egis was led by Ha Seung-Jin (221-C-85) with 24 points and 7 rebounds, while DeShawn Sims (203-F-88, college: Michigan) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the loss.
Policy changes for import players in KBL - Feb 1, 2012 (by JungHwan Seo)
There are some changes about import player policy in KBL from next season
1.Each team can have two players and only one can play on the court
2.There is no free agent. All players should apply for tryout and attend draft this summer to make a contract. If some teams want to change their player during the season, they should pick among draftees
3.Current players can not resign with current teams. If they want to play in KBL again, they should apply for tryouts [read more]
There are some changes about import player policy in KBL from next season
1.Each team can have two players and only one can play on the court
2.There is no free agent. All players should apply for tryout and attend draft this summer to make a contract. If some teams want to change their player during the season, they should pick among draftees
3.Current players can not resign with current teams. If they want to play in KBL again, they should apply for tryouts.
4.The first round picked player can get maximum 35,000 USD per month, Second round player can get maximum 25,000 USD per month (all including taxes)
5.These players are prohibited who got a NBA career the past three seasons or a Euroleague quarter finalist the past two seasons.
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