The 2020–21 KBL season was the 25th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. There was no defending champion as the previous season was cut short towards the end and the play-offs were cancelled.
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
Playoffs
Individual awards Yearly awards Most Valuable Player: Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis) Foreign Player of the Year: Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) Coach of the Year: Chun Chang-jin (Jeonju KCC Egis) Rookie of the Year: Oh Jae-hyun (Seoul SK Knights) KBL Best 5 Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom) Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis) Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) Lee Dae-sung (Goyang Orion Orions) Yang Hong-seok (Busan KT Sonicboom) Sixth Man Award: Jang Jae-seok (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) Most Improved Player: Jung Chang-young (Jeonju KCC Egis) Defensive Best 5 Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC) Lee Seoung-hyun (Goyang Orion Orions) Cha Ba-wee (Incheon Electroland Elephants) Choi Seung-won (Seoul SK Knights) Jang Jae-seok (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) Defensive Player of the Year: Moon Seong-gon (Anyang KGC) Fair Play Award: Jung Young-sam (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistics PPG Shawn Long Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 21.3 PPG Heo Hoon Busan KT Sonicboom 15.6 RPG Shawn Long Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 10.8 RPG Yang Hong-seok Busan KT Sonicboom 6.7 Heo Hoon Busan KT Sonicboom 7.5 Lee Dae-sung Goyang Orion Orions 1.9 Isaiah Hicks Seoul Samsung Thunders 1.5 FG% Cliff Alexander Busan KT Sonicboom 63.3% FT% Nick Minnerath Seoul SK Knights 83.4% 3FG% Kim Dong-wook Seoul Samsung Thunders 43.9%
Round MVP The following players were named MVP of the Round: Round 1: Kim Nak-hyeon (Incheon Electroland Elephants) Round 2: Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis) Round 3: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom) Round 4: Shawn Long (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) Round 5: Heo Hoon (Busan KT Sonicboom) Round 6: Jared Sullinger (Anyang KGC)
Records On 25 March 2021 Song Kyo-chang became the youngest player in KBL history to reach 3000 career points. He had been drafted out of high school in 2015 and is also the first high school graduate to win the regular season MVP. Heo Hoon is the first player in KBL history to simultaneously rank first in the statistical categories of scoring (domestic players) and assists (overall).
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