Yang Dong-geun (basketball)

Yang Dong-geun
Personal information
Born (1981-09-14) September 14, 1981 (age 43)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolYongsan High School
CollegeHanyang University
Playing career2004–2020
PositionGuard
Number6
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2020Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
2007–2009Sangmu (loan)
As coach:
2021–presentUlsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus (assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards
  • KBL Championship (2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)
  • KBL Playoffs MVP (2007, 2013, 2015)
  • KBL Rookie of the Year (2005)
  • KBL Most Valuable Player Award (2006, 2007, 2015, 2016)
  • KBL Defensive Player of the Year (2011, 2013)
Medals
Representing  South Korea
Men's Basketball
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
FIBA Asia Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 China Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Philippines Team

Yang Dong-geun (born September 14, 1981) is a South Korean retired basketball player for Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and the Korean national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] During his sixteen-year career, he won the KBL Rookie of the Year and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in KBL four times.[2] He spent his entire playing career with Ulsan Mobis Phoebus, having been at the forefront of Ulsan's dominance in the league from the early 2000's.[3] Since retiring after the 2019-20 season, he has returned to the team as a coach.

  1. ^ "Yang Dong-geun". fiba.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "한팀서 17년, 우승 6번 '원클럽 맨'…"질수록 더 강해졌다"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 18 April 2020.