2017–18 KBL season
Basketball league season
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The 2017–18 KBL season was the 22nd season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. The regular season began play on 14 October 2017 and ended on 13 March 2018, with the play-offs beginning several days after.[1] Seoul SK Knights won its second KBL championship.[2]
Season2017–18
Dates14 October 2017 – 18 April 2018
Games played54
Teams10
| KBL | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Dates | 14 October 2017 – 18 April 2018 |
| Games played | 54 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner | MBC Sports+ |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Doo Kyung-min (Wonju DB Promy) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Seoul SK Knights (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Wonju DB Promy |
| Playoffs MVP | Terrico White (Seoul SK Knights) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wonju DB Promy | 54 | 37 | 17 | .685 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Seoul SK Knights | 54 | 36 | 18 | .667 | |
| 3 | Jeonju KCC Egis | 54 | 35 | 19 | .648 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 54 | 33 | 21 | .611 | |
| 5 | Anyang KGC | 54 | 29 | 25 | .537 | |
| 6 | Incheon Electroland Elephants | 54 | 29 | 25 | .537 | |
| 7 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 54 | 25 | 29 | .463 | |
| 8 | Goyang Orion Orions | 54 | 19 | 35 | .352 | |
| 9 | Changwon LG Sakers | 54 | 17 | 37 | .315 | |
| 10 | Busan KT Sonicboom | 54 | 10 | 44 | .185 |
Source: Asia-Basket
Playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 1 | |||||||||
5 Anyang KGC | 3 | |||||||||
1 Wonju DB Promy | 3 | |||||||||
5 Anyang KGC | 0 | |||||||||
1 Wonju DB Promy | 2 | |||||||||
2 Seoul SK Knights | 4 | |||||||||
3 Jeonju KCC Egis | 3 | |||||||||
6 Incheon Electroland Elephants | 2 | |||||||||
2 Seoul SK Knights | 3 | |||||||||
3 Jeonju KCC Egis | 1 | |||||||||
Individual awards
Yearly awards
- Most Valuable Player: Doo Kyung-min (Wonju DB Promy)
- Foreign Player of the Year: Deonte Burton (Wonju DB Promy)
- Coach of the Year: Lee Sang-beom (Wonju DB Promy)
- Rookie of the Year: An Young-jun (Seoul SK Knights)
- KBL Best 5
- Doo Kyung-min (Wonju DB Promy)
- Lee Jung-hyun (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Deonte Burton (Wonju DB Promy)
- Aaron Haynes (Seoul SK Knights)
- Oh Se-keun (Anyang KGC)
- Sixth Man Award: Kim Joo-sung (Wonju DB Promy)
- Skill Development Award: Kim Tae-hong (Wonju DB Promy)
- Defensive Best 5
- Park Chan-hee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Lee Dae-sung (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus)
- Yang Hee-jong (Anyang KGC)
- Song Kyo-chang (Jeonju KCC Egis)
- Oh Se-keun (Anyang KGC)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Park Chan-hee (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Fair Play Award: Choi Bu-kyung (Seoul SK Knights)
Individual statistic leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPG (O) |  David Simon | Anyang KGC | 25.7 |
| PPG (D) | Oh Se-keun | Anyang KGC | 18.7 |
| RPG (O) | Ricardo Ratliffe | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 13.6 |
| RPG (D) | Oh Se-keun | Anyang KGC | 8.9 |
| APG |  Kim Si-rae | Changwon LG Sakers | 6.5 |
| SPG | Brandon Brown | Incheon Electroland Elephants | 2.0 |
| BPG | David Simon | Anyang KGC | 2.1 |
| FG% | Vernon Macklin | Goyang Orion Orions | 63.7% |
| FT% | Reyshawn Terry | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 84.3% |
| 3FG% | Cha Ba-wee | Incheon Electroland Elephants | 44.8% |
Round MVP
The following players were named MVP of the Round:[4]
- Round 1: Oh Se-keun (Anyang KGC)
- Round 2: Ricardo Ratliffe (Seoul Samsung Thunders)
- Round 3: Oh Se-keun (Anyang KGC)
- Round 4: Doo Kyung-min (Wonju DB Promy)
- Round 5: Brandon Brown (Incheon Electroland Elephants)
- Round 6: Aaron Haynes (Seoul SK Knights)