Kim Joo-sung (basketball)

This article is about the basketball player. For the football player, see Kim Joo-Sung.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Joo-Sung
No. 32 – Wonju Dongbu Promy
Position Power forward / Center
League Korean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1979-11-09) November 9, 1979
U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan
Nationality South Korean
Listed height 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Donga
College Chung-Ang University
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–present Wonju Dongbu Promy
Medals
Representing  South Korea
Men's basketball
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Team
2002 Busan Team
2010 Guangzhou Team
2014 Incheon Team
FIBA Asia Championship
2007 Japan Team
2011 China Team
2013 Philippines Team
Kim Joo-sung
Hangul 김주성
Hanja 金鑄城
Revised Romanization Gim Ju-Seong
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chu-Sŏng

Kim Joo-Sung (Korean: 김주성, Hanja: 金鑄城; born 9 November 1979) is a South Korean basketball player. Born in U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, he plays forward-center. He currently plays for Wonju Dongbu Promy, and he wears number 32. He is 205 centimetres (6 ft 9 in) tall.[1]

Education

Kim attended Chung-Ang University from 1998 to 2001. He played on the college's basketball team.

Career

Wonju TG Xers

After college, Kim joined the Wonju TG Xers. Kim had one of the best rookie recording averages with 17.04 points, 8.72 rebounds, 2.24 assists, and 2.07 shoot-blocks in the season. In addition, he helped the team win the championship keeping the goal in the post-season of the 2002-2003 league. Kim averaged 18.85 points, 8.85 rebounds, and 2.43 shoot-blocks and won the Most Valuable Player of the league in the 2003-2004 season. However, the Xers failed to win the championship of 2003-2004, losing to Jeonju KCC Egis. In spite of the team's loss, The Xers won the championship in the 2004-2005 season, and Kim won the Most Valuable Player of the post-season for the first time.

Wonju Donbu Promy

The Xers was taken over by Dongbu Group, was reorganized to Wonju Dongbu Promy. Though the Promy took third place, Promy failed in the playoff, losing to by Daegu Orions. The next year, Kim was injured and could not participate. Therefore, Promy failed to join the post-season, taking the eighth rank.

In the 2007-2008 season, his team won the championship by defeating Seoul Samsung Thunders. Kim won the Most Valuable Player for the second time.

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction to South Korean Basketball". Asia-Basket. Retrieved 2010-09-02.

External links

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