SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Unlike other professional sports, the Korean Basketball League (KBL) held its draft ceremony earlier this week with both players and team managers in attendance. The 2020 KBL draft took place at Jamsil Students’ Gymnasium in Seoul on Monday. KBL teams took turns selecting players in the afternoon following tryouts [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean men’s pro basketball season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, with the coronavirus outbreak forcing a premature finish for the first time in the league’s 23-year history. The Korean Basketball League (KBL) announced Tuesday that the rest of its regular season and playoffs will be [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean professional men’s basketball league will come to a screeching halt in the latest fallout from the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Korean Basketball League (KBL) announced Saturday that its regular season will be suspended indefinitely starting Sunday. Three games for Saturday were played as scheduled. [...]
CHANGWON, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Stars from the South Korean Basketball League (KBL) made a rare public appearance at this year’s All-Stars Game to meet with their fans. Basketball stars from across the country gathered at Changwon Gymnasium in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province to participate in the 2018-2019 SKT 5GX KBL All-Star Game on [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The KBL’s decision to limit foreign basketball imports to heights of 200cm for “tall” players and 186cm for “short” ones next season has sparked criticism for yet another rule change and the South Korean premier basketball league’s failure to understand fan sentiment. Height restrictions for foreign players have been [...]