The 2019-20 KBL season was the 24th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus was the defending champion.
On 24 March 2020, the KBL decided to cancel the remainder of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially some games in February were played behind closed doors but, as with other domestic sports leagues, government restrictions forced the KBL to forfeit the rest of the season. Hence there was no Play-offs MVP awarded this season.
The KBL, as it announced the cancellation of the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs, said no champions would be crowned this season. The Seoul SK Knights and the Wonju DB Promy went into the record books as the co-first-placed teams in the regular season.With season canceled, basketball coaches rue loss of championship duel
Clubs
Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Anyang KGC Anyang Anyang Gymnasium 6,690 1992 1997 Busan KT Sonicboom Busan Sajik Arena 14,099 1997 1997 Changwon LG Sakers Changwon Changwon Gymnasium 6,000 1994 1997 Goyang Orion Orions Goyang Goyang Gymnasium 6,216 1995 1997 Incheon Electroland Elephants Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium 7,220 1994 1997 Jeonju KCC Egis Jeonju Jeonju Gymnasium 4,730 1977 1997 Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul Jamsil Arena 11,069 1978 1997 Seoul SK Knights Seoul Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 6,229 1997 1997 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus Ulsan Dongchun Gymnasium 5,831 1986 1997 Wonju DB Promy Wonju Wonju Gymnasium 4,600 1996 1997
Regular season
Team Qualification 1 Seoul SK Knights 43 28 15 0.651 Semi-finals 2 Wonju DB Promy 43 28 15 0.651 3 Anyang KGC 43 26 17 0.605 Quarter-finals 4 Jeonju KCC Egis 42 23 19 0.548 5 Incheon Electroland Elephants 42 21 21 0.500 6 Busan KT Sonicboom 43 21 22 0.488 7 Seoul Samsung Thunders 43 19 24 0.442 8 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 42 18 24 0.429 9 Changwon LG Sakers 42 16 26 0.381 10 Goyang Orion Orions 43 13 30 0.302
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Individual awards Yearly awards Most Valuable Player: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom) Foreign Player of the Year: Jameel Warney (Seoul SK Knights) Coach of the Year: Lee Sang-beom (Wonju DB Promy) Rookie of the Year: Kim Hoon (Wonju DB Promy) KBL Best 5 Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom) Kim Jong-kyu (Wonju DB Promy) Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis) Jameel Warney (Seoul SK Knights) Cady Lalanne (Changwon LG Sakers) Sixth Man Award: Choi Sung-won (Seoul SK Knights) Skill Development Award: Kim Nak-hyeon (Incheon Electroland Elephants) Defensive Best 5 Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC) Chinanu Onuaku (Wonju DB Promy) Choi Sung-won (Seoul SK Knights) Lee Seoung-hyun (Goyang Orion Orions) Jang Jae-seok (Goyang Orion Orions) Defensive Player of the Year: Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC) Fair Play Award: Ham Ji-hoon (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistics Cady Lalanne Changwon LG Sakers 21.4 Song Kyo-chang Jeonju KCC Egis 15.0 Ra Gun-ah Jeonju KCC Egis 12.5 Kim Jong-kyu Changwon LG Sakers 6.1 Heo Hoon Busan KT Sonicboom 7.2 Brandon Brown Jeonju KCC Egis 2.48 Moon Seong-gon Anyang KGC 1.8 FG% Ra Gun-ah Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 56.3% FT% Kim Si-rae Changwon LG Sakers 89.1% 3FG% Cady Lalanne Changwon LG Sakers 41.6%
Round MVP The season was cancelled in the middle of the fifth round. As a result, there was no round MVP awarded for the fifth and sixth rounds. The following players were named MVP of the Round: Round 1: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom) Round 2: Choi Jun-yong (Seoul SK Knights) Round 3: Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis) Round 4: Doo Kyung-min (Wonju DB Promy)
Records On 9 November 2019, Lee Dae-sung set a new record for double-doubles (points and assists, 30 or more points) among domestic players. He scored 30 points and recorded 15 assists. Johnny McDowell holds the overall record, with 36 points and 15 assists. On 9 February 2020, Heo Hoon put up 24 points and 21 assists and became the first player in KBL history to achieve the "20–20" in points scored and assists. Previously, the "20–20" record had only been achieved in the categories of scoring and rebounding. Heo's 21 assists is the second highest record for assists achieved in a single game. Kim Seung-hyun holds the all-time record, with 23 assists, but it was achieved in overtime while Heo's record was achieved in regular time.
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