Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
| Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 울산 현대모비스 피버스 | |||
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| League | Korean Basketball League | ||
| Established | 1986 | ||
| History | Kia Motors Basketball Team 1986–1996 Busan Kia Enterprise 1997–2001 Ulsan Mobis Automons 2001–2004 Ulsan Mobis Phoebus 2004–2017 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 2017–present | ||
| Arena | Dongchun Gymnasium (Capacity: 5,831) | ||
| Location | Ulsan, South Korea | ||
| Team colours | Red, Dark Blue, White | ||
| General manager | Yoo Jae-hak | ||
| Team manager | Lee Seung-min | ||
| Head coach | Cho Dong-hyun | ||
| Team captain | Ham Ji-hoon | ||
| Ownership | Jo Seong-hwan | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Hyundai Mobis | ||
| Championships | 7 Korean Leagues | ||
| Retired numbers | 6 Yang Dong-geun 10 Woo Ji-won 14 Kim Yoo-taek | ||
| Website | phoebus.kbl.or.kr | ||
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The Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.
History
Foundation and amateur era
Before the professional
During the amateur era, all teams competed in the National Basketball Festival (농구대잔치). The Kia team dominated the late 1980s, despite being relatively new compared to Samsung Electronic and Hyundai's teams (now
Professional era (1997–2001)
With the founding of the KBL, Kia chose to register its team and joined the league as Busan Kia Enterprise. They won the inaugural KBL Championship. Although they finished the next two seasons as championship runners-up, the team went through a period of upheaval. As with many major corporations, Kia Motors suffered from the
Hyundai then acquired the basketball team prior to the 2001–02 season as it was no longer feasible for Kia to sponsor a sports team.[4] The team moved to its current home city of Ulsan.
Ulsan era (2001–present)
The first several seasons after the move were forgettable, as the newly-renamed Ulsan Mobis Automons mostly finished in the bottom half of the league table. Incumbent head coach Yoo Jae-hak, himself a former Kia player during the amateur era, was hired in 2004.[5][6] At the rookie draft that year, Mobis won the lottery for the first overall pick and Yoo drafted Yang Dong-geun, who would go on to become the team's longest-serving player.
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Honours
Domestic
- Korean Basketball League championship
- Korean Basketball League regular season
- KBL Cup
- Runners-up: 2023
Continental
- FIBA Asia Champions Cup
- Winners: 1992
- Runners-up: 1997
- Runners-up: 2013
References
- ^ "[최기성의 허브車]'바퀴의 제왕' 기아차, '한국 최초' 자전거·삼륜차도 제작". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "코트의 전설, 그 이름 허동택". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). March 21, 2000. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS; Hyundai Completes Deal For Takeover of Kia". The New York Times. December 2, 1998. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "[안테나] 현대모비스, 기아농구단 인수 外". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). September 1, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "오빠들 플레이 여전히 멋있네". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). February 19, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "규율과 자율 사이…유재학은 90년대생도 움직인다". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). May 5, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Asia-Basket.com
