Lee Kyu-Sup

Lee Kyu-sup
Personal information
Born (1977-11-13) November 13, 1977 (age 46)
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
CollegeKorea University
Playing career2000–2013
PositionCenter
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
2000-2013Seoul Samsung Thunders
2002-2004→ Sangmu (loan)
As coach:
2014-presentSeoul Samsung Thunders (assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards
  • KBL Championship (2001, 2006)
  • KBL regular season (2001)
  • KBL Rookie of the Year (2001)
Medals
Representing  South Korea
Men's Basketball
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Lee Kyu-sup
Hangul
이규섭
Hanja
李圭燮
Revised RomanizationI Gyu-seop
McCune–ReischauerI Kyusŏp

Lee Kyu-sup (born November 13, 1977) is a South Korean basketball coach and retired player. He spent his entire playing career with the Korean Basketball League team Seoul Samsung Thunders and played for the South Korean national team at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.[1]

Career

Early years

Lee caught the attention of scouts when he led Daekyeong Commercial High School to the regional high school basketball championships, the first time Daekyeong has ever won a basketball championship.[2] He played for Korea University.

Professional

Lee was the first overall pick of the 2000 KBL draft and was picked by Suwon Samsung Thunders, which moved to Seoul and became Seoul Samsung Thunders a year later.[3] He won the KBL Rookie of the Year Award in his first season as a professional. During the team's successful run to the 2005-06 championship, he was a core member of a formidable squad that included Kang Hyuk, Lee Jung-suk and Seo Jang-hoon. Due to his and Seo's height, the team's quick and physical offensive style was nicknamed "high altitude basketball" by the press.[4]

He retired at the end of the 2012-13 season.[5][6]

Coaching

After his retirement, Lee decided to go into coaching and was sent to the United States for training. He spent a year at the Golden State Warrior's G League affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors[7] He returned to Seoul Samsung Thunder where he worked under head coach Lee Sang-min, his former national teammate.

He took over as acting head coach after Lee Sang-min resigned in January 2022, in the middle of the season.[8]

National team

Previously, he competed for the Korean junior national team at the 1995 World Championship for Junior Men and 1997 U-22 World Championship. At the FIBA Asia Championship, Lee helped the Koreans to a seventh-place finish while averaging 5.5 points per game, including a game-high 28 in Korea's 122-54 preliminary round win over Sri Lanka.[9] Despite his efforts, Korea failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament for the first time in their 25 tournament appearances.

Personal life

Lee married flight attendant Park Gye-ri in 2006.[10] They have two sons.[11]

His older brother Lee Heung-seop is also a former basketball player but went into sports management after a brief playing career.[12] He is the general secretary of KBL team Wonju DB Promy.[13]

References

  1. ^ Player Profile Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  2. ^ "대경상고,37년만의 정상-봄철 전국중.고농구". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 17 March 1995.
  3. ^ "'20년만이야' 삼성, 신인 1순위 지명권 얻었다…2000년 이규섭 이후 처음". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "서장훈 높이냐, 신기성 스피드냐". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 17 October 2006.
  5. ^ "프로농구 삼성 이규섭 은퇴…15일 기자회견". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 14 May 2013.
  6. ^ "은퇴 이규섭 "나는 삼성을 대표하는 선수"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 15 May 2013.
  7. ^ "美 코치 연수 이규섭 "농구 잘해서 대접"" (in Korean). KBS. 21 October 2013.
  8. ^ "'최하위·선수 음주운전' 프로농구 서울 삼성 이상민 감독 사임". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). January 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Profile Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  10. ^ "돌아온 프로농구 선수의 '짝짓기철'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 28 April 2006.
  11. ^ "삼성 이규섭 코치, "농구는 성장기 아이들에 큰 도움"". Rookie (in Korean). March 30, 2019.
  12. ^ "[패밀리가 떴다] 이흥섭·이규섭 "늘 잘하는 동생이라…" "프로 때 안 만나 다행"". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 18 July 2017.
  13. ^ "KBL 구단 프런트 사무국장 선수 출신 전성시대". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 17 January 2021.

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