Kim Sun-hyung

Kim Sun-hyung (born July 1, 1988) is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Seoul SK Knights in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.

Kim Sun-hyung
No. 5 – Seoul SK Knights
PositionGuard
LeagueKBL
Personal information
Born (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988
Incheon, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolSongdo High School
CollegeChung-Ang University
KBL draft2011: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–presentSeoul SK Knights
Career highlights and awards
  • KBL Championship (2018)
  • KBL regular season champion (2013)
  • KBL Most Valuable Player Award (2013)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place2013 Manila
Bronze medal – third place2017 Beirut
William Jones Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Taipei
Korean name
Hangul
김선형
Hanja
金善亨
Revised RomanizationGim Seon-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏnhyŏng

Early life

A native of Incheon, Kim initially harbored dreams of becoming a football player and played football through elementary school. He only switched to basketball in middle school, relatively late compared to many of his KBL counterparts, and then attended Songdo High School, the city's top basketball school.[1][2]

Career

College

Kim played college basketball for Chung-Ang University, where he was teammates with future KBL MVP Oh Se-keun and roommates with Lee Dae-sung. During his senior year, he was named the U League regular season MVP.[3][4]

Professional

Kim was drafted by Seoul SK Knights second at the 2011 KBL rookie draft, behind Oh.[5] He quickly established himself, averaging 14.94 points, 3.5 assists in his debut season.

During the 2012-13 season, Kim established himself as a mainstay of the Knights team which won the regular season title. He won MVP of the Month (later changed to MVP of the Round) three times and was also voted KBL Most Valuable Player, averaging 12.08 points, 4.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds.[6][7][8]

In October 2015, the KBL announced the police investigations into over a dozen players and their involvement in an illegal gambling site. Kim, Oh and several other fellow Chung-Ang University alumni were found to have been involved while they were still college students, before turning professional. All were sentenced to 120 hours of community service, fined 5% of their annual salary and suspended for 20 games. However, Kim only served the suspension as he had reported the gambling activities to the KBL before the official investigation and had not been involved in any illegal gambling since turning professional.[9][10]

Two games into the 2017-18 season, Kim injured his ankle and was out for twelve weeks as it required surgery.[11][12] After returning from injury, he was mostly a substitute and played only nine games in the regular season but played a vital role during the play-offs, especially during the finals against regular season champions Wonju DB Promy. Seoul SK Knights won their first championship title in twelve years and it was Kim's first of his career.[13]

The defending champions went into the 2018-19 season struggling with injuries to key players. Prior to the January game against Busan KT Sonicboom, they had been on a 10-game losing streak before Kim scored a career-high 49 points as the Knights came from behind to narrowly win 91-90 in overtime.[14][15] With the record, he is tied for third place for the most number of points scored by a domestic player in a single game in KBL history.[16]

National team

Kim participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[17] He was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2014 Asian Games, which meant that he was exempted from mandatory military service.[18]

Personal life

Kim married his girlfriend of two years Seok Hae-ji in May 2017.[19]

References
  1. "SK 김선형, 시작은 농구가 아닌 축구였다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 7 January 2013.
  2. "[바스켓볼 브레이크] "틀에 얽매이지 말라"…가드명문 송도고의 철학". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 13 January 2015.
  3. "[핫 플레이어] 대학농구리그 MVP 중앙대 김선형". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 15 December 2010.
  4. "김선형 동문(사회체육학부 07학번)". Chung-Ang University News (ChungDae Shinmun) (in Korean). Chung-Ang University. 4 May 2014.
  5. "[프로농구] 오세근·김선형 '발톱 숨긴 신인왕 후보'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 15 November 2011.
  6. "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 3라운드 MVP [부산 KT 허훈]" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 7 January 2021.
  7. "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 7 April 2021.
  8. "[KBL 역대 MVP] '2년차' 김선형, SK의 어엿한 메인 옵션" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 21 March 2020.
  9. "[스포츠] '불법 스포츠 도박' 김선형·오세근 등 7명, 20경기 출전정지". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 29 October 2015.
  10. "불법 스포츠도박 프로농구 선수 등 15명 기소…김선형·오세근 기소유예". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 23 October 2015.
  11. "[프로농구] SK 김선형, 발목 인대 접합수술…"12주 재활 예상"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 18 October 2017.
  12. "SK 김선형, 발목 인대 접합수술…"12주 재활 예상"" (in Korean). KBS. 18 October 2017.
  13. "Kim Sun-hyung finally gets a ring". Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 April 2018.
  14. "Kim Sun-Hyung's career-high 49 points highlights weekly action around Asia". FIBA. 9 January 2019.
  15. "49점 터뜨리고 눈물 터진 김선형". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 7 January 2019.
  16. "49득점 뒤 눈물 흘린 '영웅' 김선형 "기쁨보다 미안한 감정"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 5 January 2019.
  17. "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  18. "'병역면제' 종규·종현 가치, 20억원 넘는다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 5 October 2014.
  19. "김선형의 LOVE STORY "내 생애 가장 완벽한 여자…첫 눈에 반해"". Jumpball (in Korean). 22 May 2017.


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