| Choi Jun-yong 최준용 | |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Daegu, South Korea |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| High School: | Kyungbock High School |
| College: | Yonsei University |
| Draft Year: | 2016 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 2 |
| Draft League: | KBL |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Position: | Guard |
| League: | KBL |
| Team: | Busan KCC Egis |
| Number: | 2 |
| Team1: | Seoul SK Knights |
| Years1: | 2016–2023 |
| Years2: | 2023-present |
| Team2: | Busan KCC Egis |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 최준용 |
| Hanja: | 崔俊龍 |
| Rr: | Choi Jun-yong |
| Mr: | Ch'oe Chunyong |
Choi Jun-yong (Korean: 최준용 ; born April 4, 1994) is a South Korean basketball player for Busan KCC Egis former Seoul SK Knights and the South Korean national team.[1]
Choi attended Kyungbock High School and was classmates with Lee Jong-hyun.[2] While at Kyungbock, he, Lee and their senior Moon Seong-gon, were dubbed the "Kyungbock Trio" by rival high school teams for their well-rounded offensive capabilities.[3] Moon and Lee went on to Korea University while Choi was recruited by Yonsei University.
During his senior year, Choi captained Yonsei to a clean sweep of the U-League regular season title and championship and the MBC Cup, the first time since 2005 Yonsei has won it.[4] [5] He was also named MVP of the MBC Cup tournament. At that time his teammates included future MVP Heo Hoon and future KBL Rookie of the Year Ahn Young-joon. He declared eligibility for the 2016 KBL draft.
Choi was considered one of the "big 3", along with Lee and Kang Sang-jae, of the 2016 KBL rookie draft and strong contenders for the first pick of the first round.[6] [7] He was drafted by Seoul SK Knights as the second pick.
After an uneventful rookie season, Choi began to grow into his role during the 2017-18 season and played a bigger role in Seoul SK Knights' second-place finish in the regular season and KBL Championship win. He averaged 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists.[8] After a 2018-19 season mostly plagued by injury, he returned to the side but found himself having to battle with veteran Kim Sun-hyung for a spot in the starting 5.
On December 8, 2020, it was reported that Choi had been suspended for three games by his team after he accidentally leaked a nude photograph of his teammate on his social media. He and his team immediately posted an apology, explaining that the teammate involved was also a close friend and had accepted the apology and that Choi would serve the suspension with immediate effect.[9] The KBL further extended the suspension to five games and fined him 3 million won.[10]
In the 2021–22 season, Choi won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award and won his second KBL championship.[11]
He participated at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[12]