2020–21 KBL season explained

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KBL
Season:	2020–21
Champions:	Anyang KGC (3rd title)
Teams:	10
Games:	54 per team
Dates:	9 October 2020 – 6 April 2021
Tv:	SPOTV
Mvp:	Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
Playoffs Mvp:	Jared Sullinger (Anyang KGC)

The 2020–21 KBL season was the 25th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. There was no defending champion as the previous season was cut short towards the end and the play-offs were cancelled.^[1]

Clubs

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined
Anyang KGC	Anyang	Anyang Gymnasium	align=center	6,690	align=center	1992	align=center	1997
Busan KT Sonicboom	Busan	Sajik Arena	align=center	14,099	align=center	1997	align=center	1997
Changwon LG Sakers	Changwon	Changwon Gymnasium	align=center	6,000	align=center	1994	align=center	1997
Goyang Orion Orions	Goyang	Goyang Gymnasium	align=center	6,216	align=center	1995	align=center	1997
Incheon Electroland Elephants	Incheon	Samsan World Gymnasium	align=center	7,220	align=center	1994	align=center	1997
Jeonju KCC Egis	Jeonju	Jeonju Gymnasium	align=center	4,730	align=center	1977	align=center	1997
Seoul Samsung Thunders	Seoul	Jamsil Arena	align=center	11,069	align=center	1978	align=center	1997
Seoul SK Knights	Seoul	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium	align=center	6,229	align=center	1997	align=center	1997
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus	Ulsan	Dongchun Gymnasium	align=center	5,831	align=center	1986	align=center	1997
Wonju DB Promy	Wonju	Wonju Gymnasium	align=center	4,600	align=center	1996	align=center	1997

Individual awards

Yearly awards

• Most Valuable Player

Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)

• Foreign Player of the Year: Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
• Coach of the Year: Chun Chang-jin (Jeonju KCC Egis)
• Rookie of the Year: Oh Jae-hyun (Seoul SK Knights)
• KBL Best 5
  • Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)
  • Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
  • Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
  • Lee Dae-sung (Goyang Orion Orions)
  • Yang Hong-seok (Busan KT Sonicboom)
• Sixth Man Award: Jang Jae-seok (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
• Skill Development Award: Jung Chang-young (Jeonju KCC Egis)
• Defensive Best 5
  • Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC)
  • Lee Seoung-hyun (Goyang Orion Orions)
  • Cha Ba-wee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
  • Choi Seung-won (Seoul SK Knights)
  • Jang Jae-seok (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
• Defensive Player of the Year

Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC)

• Fair Play Award: Jung Young-sam (Incheon Electroland Elephants)

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Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
			21.3
			15.6
	Shawn Long	Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus	10.8
		Busan KT Sonicboom	6.7
	Heo Hoon	Busan KT Sonicboom	7.5
			1.9
			1.5
FG%		Busan KT Sonicboom	63.3%
FT%			83.4%
3FG%	Kim Dong-wook	Seoul Samsung Thunders	43.9%

Round MVP

The following players were named MVP of the Round:^[3]

• Round 1: Kim Nak-hyeon (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
• Round 2: Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
• Round 3: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)
• Round 4: Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
• Round 5: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom)
• Round 6: Jared Sullinger (Anyang KGC)

Records

• On 25 March 2021 Song Kyo-chang became the youngest player in KBL history to reach 3000 career points.^[4] He had been drafted out of high school in 2015 and is also the first high school graduate to win the regular season MVP.
• Heo Hoon is the first player in KBL history to simultaneously rank first in the statistical categories of scoring (domestic players) and assists (overall).^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: 출범 23년 만에…프로농구도 시즌 종료. mk.co.kr. March 23, 2020. ko.
2. News: 2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내. Korean Basketball League. 7 April 2021. ko.
3. News: 2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 6라운드 MVP. Korean Basketball League. 9 April 2021. ko.
4. News: ‘얼리 엔트리 성공신화’ 송교창, 역대 최연소 3,000득점 달성. BasketKorea.com. 26 March 2021. ko.
5. News: 2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 정규경기 결산 안내. Korean Basketball League. 6 April 2021. ko.