2007 Korean Basketball League draft


The 2007 Korean Basketball League rookie draft was held on February 1, 2007, at the Education and Cultural Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Out of the 33 participants, 25 players were drafted.

Draft selections

This table only shows the first twenty picks.
RoundPickPlayerPositionTeamSchool/club team
11Kim Tae-sulGSeoul SK KnightsYonsei University
12Lee Dong-junFIncheon Electroland Black SlammerYonsei University
13Yang Hee-jongFAnyang KT&G KitesYonsei University
14Jung Young-samGIncheon Electroland Black SlammerKonkuk University
15Park Sang-ohFBusan KTF Magic WingsChung-Ang University
16Shin Myung-hoGJeonju KCC EgisKyung Hee University
17Lee Kwang-jaeGWonju Dongbu PromyYonsei University
18Kim Young-hwanFDaegu OrionsKorea University
19Woo Seung-yeonFSeoul Samsung ThundersKyung Hee University
110Ham Ji-hoonFUlsan Mobis PhoebusChung-Ang University
211Park Goo-youngGUlsan Mobis PhoebusDankook University
212Shin Je-rokGSeoul Samsung ThundersKorea University
213Kim Young-sooGDaegu OrionsMyongji University
214Kim Bong-suCWonju Dongbu PromyMyongji University
215Yoo Byung-jaeFJeonju KCC EgisDongguk University
216Heo Hyo-jinFBusan KTF Magic WingsChung-Ang University
217Song Chang-mooCChangwon LG SakersMyongji University
218Kim Dong-wooGAnyang KT&G KitesHanyang University
219Park Se-wonFIncheon Electroland Black SlammerDongguk University
220Kim Jae-hwanCSeoul SK KnightsYonsei University

Players

Korean-language basketball-centered magazine Rookie and newspaper Sports Dong-a have both retrospectively dubbed the 2007 draft as the "Golden Draft". Players from this draft include two winners of the KBL [Most Valuable Player Award], members of the team which won gold at the 2014 Asian Games and several "one-club men". Compared to past and present draft classes, as of the 2020–21 season, more players from this draft have continued to play regularly in their respective teams and maintained their professional careers into their mid-thirties. The 2021–22 playoffs featured Yang Hee-jong, Jung Young-sam and Ham Ji-hoon, all of whom were still with their original teams.
Ham won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2010. As the last pick of the first round, he is the lowest-ranked draft pick to have won the award.
Two players from the draft were much older than the others: Park Sang-oh and Lee Dong-jun. Park previously played for Chung-Ang University's basketball team but left the sport and then completed his mandatory military service before returning to basketball. Lee became a South Korean citizen and thus qualified for the rookie draft instead of the ethnic draft.