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Seoul Samsung Thunders
2026-11-15 05:58:47 · Cedar Herald Index
Seoul Samsung Thunders () is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Suwon, they relocated to Seoul in 2001, and had played their home games at Jamsil Arena ever since.
Team names
1978–1982: Samsung Men's Basketball Club
1982–1996: Samsung Electronics Basketball Club
1996–2001: Suwon Samsung Thunders
2001–present: Seoul Samsung Thunders
Current roster
Enlisted players
Season by season
Honours
Domestic
Korean Basketball League championship
Winners: 2000–01, 2005–06
Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17
Korean Basketball League regular season
Winners: 2000–01
Runners-up: 2005–06
Continental
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Third place: 1988
ABA Club Championship
Winners: 2001, 2007, 2010
Third place: 2008, 2009
International invitationals
Merlion Cup
Third place: 2016
References
External links
Official website
Basketball teams established in 1978
Basketball teams in South Korea
Korean Basketball League teams
Sport in Seoul
Samsung Sports
Cheil Worldwide
1978 establishments in South Korea
