Choi Jun-yong
| No. 2 – Seoul SK Knights | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | KBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 4, 1994 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kyungbock High School |
| College | Yonsei University |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career highlights | |
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Choi Jun-yong (born April 4, 1994) is a South Korean basketball player for Seoul SK Knights and the South Korean national team.[1]
Career
College career
Choi attended Kyungbock High School and played for Yonsei University. He was high school classmates with Lee Jong-hyun, who went on to play for Yonsei's athletic rivals Korea University.[2] He captained Yonsei to the 2016 college championships and declared eligibility for the 2016 KBL draft.
Professional
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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The KBL further extended the suspension to five games and fined him 3 million won.[7]
National team
He participated at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[8]
References
- ^ FIBA profile
- ^ "[TONG] "우린 대학농구 절친이자 라이벌" 고대 이종현, 연대 최준용". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 20 January 2016.
- ^ "KBL 신인 드래프트…'빅3' 이종현·최준용·강상재 "내가 최고 되겠다"". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 18 October 2016.
- ^ "[KBL 신인드래프트] 황금 세대 '빅3'가 뜬다". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 18 October 2016.
- ^ "[KBL 팀별 MVP] 단점 개선하고, SK의 중심으로 성장하는 최준용" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 31 March 2020.
- ^ "SK 최준용까지 SNS 부적절 사진 노출 논란... 3경기 출장정지 징계". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 8 December 2020.
- ^ "KBL, 부적절 사진 SNS 노출한 SK 최준용에 5경기 출전정지 징계". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 9 December 2020.
- ^ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup profile
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