Before the professional Korean Basketball League was established in 1997, domestic basketball was an amateur sport and teams were sponsored by corporate companies or private universities. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus traces its origins to the basketball team sponsored by Kia Motors in 1986. The team was based in Busan where Kia Motors had manufacturing operations.[1]
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 Seoul Samsung Thunders and Jeonju KCC Egis, respectively). Their roster at that time consisted of the legendary Chung-Ang University quartet: centers Han Ki-bum and Kim Yoo-taek, all-rounded shooting guard Hur Jae and record-breaking point guard Kang Dong-hee. The "Hur-Dong-Taek Trio" would later be retrospectively dubbed the most formidable offensive unit of the amateur era.[2]
Professional era (1997–2001)Edit
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 1997 Asian financial crisis, which had hit South Korea hard. Kia was bought over by Hyundai Motor Company in 1998 but the basketball team remained solely under Kia and retained the name.[3] The team was unable to go through a generational change due to financial constraints and the aging squad found themselves behind other teams, especially a much younger Daejeon Hyundai Dynat team driven by the likes of Lee Sang-min and Choo Seung-gyun. Han had already retired by then while Hur and Kang both left for other teams for various reasons.[2]
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)Edit
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 rosterEdit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
^"[최기성의 허브車]'바퀴의 제왕' 기아차, '한국 최초' 자전거·삼륜차도 제작". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ ab"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.
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The Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 울산 현대모비스 피버스LeagueKorean Basketball LeagueEstablished1986 37 years ago 1986 HistoryKia 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 presentArenaDongchun Gymnasium Capacity 5 831 LocationUlsan South KoreaTeam coloursRed Dark Blue White General managerYoo Jae hakTeam managerLee Seung minHead coachCho Dong hyunTeam captainHam Ji hoonOwnershipJo Seong hwanAffiliation s Hyundai MobisChampionships7 Korean LeaguesRetired numbers6 Yang Dong geun10 Woo Ji won 14 Kim Yoo taekWebsitephoebus kbl or krHomeAway Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation and amateur era 1 2 Professional era 1997 2001 1 3 Ulsan era 2001 present 2 Current roster 3 Honours 3 1 Domestic 3 2 Continental 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFoundation and amateur era Edit Before the professional Korean Basketball League was established in 1997 domestic basketball was an amateur sport and teams were sponsored by corporate companies or private universities Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus traces its origins to the basketball team sponsored by Kia Motors in 1986 The team was based in Busan where Kia Motors had manufacturing operations 1 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 Seoul Samsung Thunders and Jeonju KCC Egis respectively Their roster at that time consisted of the legendary Chung Ang University quartet centers Han Ki bum and Kim Yoo taek all rounded shooting guard Hur Jae and record breaking point guard Kang Dong hee The Hur Dong Taek Trio would later be retrospectively dubbed the most formidable offensive unit of the amateur era 2 Professional era 1997 2001 Edit 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 1997 Asian financial crisis which had hit South Korea hard Kia was bought over by Hyundai Motor Company in 1998 but the basketball team remained solely under Kia and retained the name 3 The team was unable to go through a generational change due to financial constraints and the aging squad found themselves behind other teams especially a much younger Daejeon Hyundai Dynat team driven by the likes of Lee Sang min and Choo Seung gyun Han had already retired by then while Hur and Kang both left for other teams for various reasons 2 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 Edit 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 EditNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgeG 0 nbsp RJ Abarrientos AQ 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in 24 1999 09 14 14 September 1999G 1 nbsp Kim Young hyun 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 32 1991 05 18 18 May 1991F 2 nbsp Shin Min seok 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in 24 1999 08 31 31 August 1999G 3 nbsp Park Jae han 1 74 m 5 ft 9 in 29 1994 05 24 24 May 1994G 5 nbsp Yoon Seong jun 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 24 1999 04 15 15 April 1999G 7 nbsp Seo Myeong jin 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 24 1999 06 29 29 June 1999G 8 nbsp Kim Ji hoo 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 31 1992 01 20 20 January 1992F 9 nbsp Lee Jin seok 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 26 1997 05 24 24 May 1997G 11 nbsp Lee Woo seok 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 24 1999 07 10 10 July 1999F 12 nbsp Ham Ji hoon C 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 38 1984 12 11 11 December 1984C 13 nbsp Kim Hyeon min 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 36 1987 09 15 15 September 1987F 17 nbsp Jeon Jun woo 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 22 2001 01 23 23 January 2001G 21 nbsp Kim Tae wan 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 22 2001 04 27 27 April 2001G 22 nbsp Kim Dong jun 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 24 1999 03 15 15 March 1999F 23 nbsp Choi Jin soo 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 34 1989 05 11 11 May 1989F 24 nbsp Kim Young hoon 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 31 1992 05 21 21 May 1992C 25 nbsp Jeong Jong hyun 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in 24 1999 06 01 1 June 1999G 26 nbsp Yeom Jae seong 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in 23 2000 05 03 3 May 2000F 30 nbsp Kim Gook chan 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 27 1996 02 15 15 February 1996C 31 nbsp Jang Jae sok 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 32 1991 02 03 3 February 1991C 35 nbsp Henry Sims I 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 33 1990 03 27 27 March 1990F 40 nbsp Justin Knox I 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 34 1989 01 13 13 January 1989F 44 nbsp Gaige Prim I 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 24 1999 04 08 8 April 1999 Head coach nbsp Cho Dong hyunAssistant coach es nbsp Yang Dong geun nbsp Park Goo young nbsp Vernon MacklinLegend C Team captain I Import player AQ Asian players quota nbsp Injured Roster Updated 15 November 2022Honours EditDomestic Edit Korean Basketball League championshipWinners 7 1997 2006 07 2009 10 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2018 19 Runners up 3 1997 98 1998 99 2005 06 dd Korean Basketball League regular seasonWinners 7 1997 2005 06 2006 07 2008 09 2009 10 2014 15 2018 19 Runners up 5 1998 99 2012 13 2013 14 2015 16 2020 21 dd KBL CupRunners up 2023 dd Continental Edit FIBA Asia Champions CupWinners 1992 Runners up 1997 dd ABA Club ChampionshipRunners up 2013 dd References Edit 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 Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus Official website in Korean Asia Basket com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus amp oldid 1180238793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
