Kiat Huat Steven Khoo (born 25 January 1985), nicknamed "Yakuza", is a Singaporean
basketball player who last played for the
Singapore Slingers in the
Asean Basketball League (ABL). Possessing both inside and outside skill sets, Khoo's all-round play places him arguably as the most fundamentally sound local player in the squad.
Club career
Singapore Slingers (2009-present)
In 2008, Khoo had a brief stint with the
Singapore Slingers while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.
In August 2009, Khoo signed a one-year contract to play full-time for the
Singapore Slingers along with seven other local players. However, he only played a partial season due to national service commitments. He averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds for the team.
On 5 September 2010, during the 2010/2011 preseason, Khoo became the highest scoring Singaporean in Slingers history to play when he scored a career high of 23 points against
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
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during the 2010/11 Singapore Challenge Series.
For the 2010/2011
Asean Basketball League season, with local star
Hong Wei Jian out with an injury, Khoo stepped up for the locals.. Starting off as an undersized power forward, he expanded his game to in which he contributed 4.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists. Khoo also co-captained the
Singapore Slingers together with American Import
Kyle Jeffers for the 2010/2011 ABL Season.
Singapore Siglap
In July 2011, Khoo played with
Singapore Siglap, one of the 4 teams competing in the 2011
Malaysia National Basketball League.
Collecting a total of 51 points and 20 rebounds in 3 games, Khoo was awarded the MVP title for circuit 2 of the tournament.
International career
Khoo captained the
Singapore national basketball team
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At the Asian Bask ...
for the
2011 Southeast Asian Games
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in
Jakarta
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and
Palembang
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. He averaged 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds for the competition.
ABL Statistics
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2009-10
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Slingers
, 17, , 0, , 08:15 , , .427 , , .500, , .714 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , .07, , .00, , 2.2
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2010-11
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Slingers
, 18, , 3, , 16:30 , , .382 , , .263, , .944 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .11, , .06, , 4.1
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2012
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Slingers
, 0, , 0, , 0, , .000 , , .000, , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .00, , .00, , .0
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, 35, , 3 , , 12:30 , , .409, , .286, , .844 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .07, , .00 , , 3.0
References
External links
Singapore Slingers Profiles
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1985 births
Living people
Power forwards (basketball)
Singaporean men's basketball players
Singapore Slingers players
Small forwards
Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent