Kbl Best 5
The KBL Best 5 (Korean: 베스트 5) an annual honor bestowed on the best players in the Korean Basketball League following every season.
The honor is analogous to the "All-NBA Team" in the NBA or "Team of the Year" in association football. Voting is conducted by a panel of KBL-registered reporters and journalists who exclusively cover the sport. Both domestic and foreign players are eligible for selection.
"One-club man" Yang Dong-geun holds the all-time record for the most number of selections, with nine, and Seo Jang-hoon and Kim Joo-sung are jointly ranked second, with eight selections. Moon Tae-jong and his younger brother Moon Tae-young were both selected for the 2013–14 season's Best 5, the only occasion where a pair of brothers were simultaneously selected. Heo Ung and Heo Hoon are the only other pair of brothers who have been voted into the Best 5, albeit on separate occasions.
Selections
| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in the KBL |
| * | Denotes players who have been voted into the KBL All-Time Legend 12 |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
| Player (in bold text) | Indicates the player who won the KBL Most Valuable Player in the same year |
1997 to 2018–19
From the inception of the honor, voters have selected two guards, two forwards and a center. Best 5 teams are listed according to their positions in the following descending order: two guards, two forwards and a center. The positions are generally the position the player is registered as with the KBL but "swingman" players may be listed under the position they played the most in for that particular season, resulting several players being voted into the Best 5 on different occasions in different positions.
2019–20 to present
From the 2019–20 season onwards, the season's five best players are selected by voters without regard to position. The five players who received the most votes are selected. Players are listed in descending order by number of votes received.
| Season | Best 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Players | Teams | |
| 2019–20 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2020–21 | ||
| Heo Hoon^ (2) | Busan KT Sonicboom | |
| Song Kyo-chang^ (2) | Jeonju KCC Egis | |
| Shawn Long | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | |
| Lee Dae-sung^ | Goyang Orion Orions | |
| Yang Hong-seok^ (2) | Busan KT Sonicboom | |
| 2021–22 | Choi Jun-yong^ | Seoul SK Knights |
| Jameel Warney^ (2) | Seoul SK Knights | |
| Lee Dae-sung^ (2) | Goyang Orion Orions | |
| Heo Ung^ | Wonju DB Promy | |
| Jeon Sung-hyeon^ | Anyang KGC | |
Multi-time winners
| # of Selections | Player | Team(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Yang Dong-geun | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
| 8 | Seo Jang-hoon | Cheongju SK Knights / Seoul Samsung Thunders | 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08 |
| Kim Joo-sung | Wonju DB Promy | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15 | |
| 6 | Kang Dong-hee | Busan Kia Enterprise / Changwon LG Sakers | 1997, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03 |
| 4 | Lee Sang-min | Daejeon Hyundai / Jeonju KCC Egis | 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04 |
| Joo Hee-jung | Suwon Samsung Thunders / Anyang KT&G | 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 | |
| Kim Seung-hyun | Daegu Orions | 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 | |
| Moon Tae-young | Changwon LG Sakers / Ulsan Mobis Phoebus | 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 | |
| Lee Jung-hyun | Anyang KGC / Jeonju KCC Egis | 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 | |
| 3 | Johnny McDowell | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat / Gullivers | 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00 |
| Ha Seung-jin | Jeonju KCC Egis | 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16 | |
| Ham Ji-hoon | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 2009–10, 2015–16, 2018–19 | |
| Oh Se-keun | Anyang KGC | 2011–12, 2016–17, 2017–18 | |
| Aaron Haynes | Seoul SK Knights / Goyang Orion Orions | 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
Notes
References
External links
- Korean Basketball League Official Website (in Korean)
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