2013 Korean Basketball League draft


The 2013 Korean [Basketball League] rookie draft was held on September 30, 2013, at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Out of the 39 players who participated in the draft, 22 were selected. Changwon LG Sakers won the lottery for the first overall pick.

Draft selections

This table only shows the first twenty picks.
RoundPickPlayerPositionTeamSchool/club team
11Kim Jong-kyuCChangwon LG SakersKyung [Hee University]
12Kim Min-gooGJeonju KCC EgisKyung Hee University
13Doo Kyung-minGWonju Dongbu PromyKyung Hee University
14Park Jae-hyunGSeoul Samsung ThundersKorea University
15Lee Jae-doGBusan KT SonicboomHanyang University
16Han Ho-binGGoyang OrionsKonkuk University
17Jeon Seong-hyunFAnyang KGCChung-Ang University
18Lim Jun-suGIncheon Electro Land ElephantsSungkyunkwan University
19Jeon Jun-beomFUlsan Mobis PhoebusYonsei University
110Kim Young-hyunGUlsan Mobis PhoebusKyung Hee University
211Lee Dae-sungGUlsan Mobis Phoebus

Players

The draft has been dubbed the "Kyung Hee draft" due to the fact that the first three overall picks were from Kyung Hee University, breaking the monopoly of the traditional college basketball "big 3". Such was the anticipation over the three Kyung Hee University players that disgruntled Changwon LG Sakers fans accused head coach Kim Jin of "giving up on basketball" to finish in a lower position of the 2011–12 [KBL season|2011–12 league table] so that they can qualify for the draft lottery to get an earlier pick, accusations which Kim has denied.
Lee Dae-sung had played college basketball in the NCAA Division II before returning to South Korea. Since he had last played overseas, he did not qualify to be automatically included in the KBL's list of rookies for the draft and joined the draft via the try-out open to amateur players not from a domestic college program, impressing enough to earn a nomination.