The 2013

Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season. H ...

rookie draft (Korean: 2013 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트) was held on September 30, 2013, at the

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. Out of the 39 players who participated in the draft, 22 were selected.

Changwon LG Sakers Changwon LG Sakers are a basketball team located in the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. They play in the Korean Basketball League, and their home arena is Changwon Gymnasium which has a capacity for approximately 6,000 ...

won the lottery for the first overall pick.

Draft selections

''This table only shows the first twenty picks.''

Players

The draft has been dubbed the " Kyung Hee draft" due to the fact that the first three overall picks were from

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities i ...

, breaking the monopoly of the traditional college basketball "big 3" (

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

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and

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and a ...

). Such was the anticipation over the three Kyung Hee University players that disgruntled

fans accused head coach Kim Jin of "giving up on basketball" (intentionally achieving poor results) to finish in a lower position of the 2011–12 league table so that they can qualify for the draft lottery to get an earlier pick, accusations which Kim has denied. Lee Dae-sung had played college basketball in the NCAA Division II before returning to South Korea. Since he had last played overseas, he did not qualify to be automatically included in the KBL's list of rookies for the draft and joined the draft via the try-out open to amateur players not from a domestic college program, impressing enough to earn a nomination.

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Draft: 2013 KBL Domestic Player draft results / 드래프트: 2013 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트 결과
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Draft selections

Players

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