Nationality South Korean Name Kim Min-goo Weight 75 kg | Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg) Height 1.88 m Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Basketball Player Pro career 2013 | |
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League Korean Basketball League High school Samil Commercial High School Position Point guard, Shooting guard | ||
Kim Min-goo (Hangul: 김민구; born June 24, 1991 in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korea professional basketball player who currently plays for the Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).
At the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship in Manila, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Team.
College career
As a freshman at Kyung Hee University, Kim became the team's starting guard leading his team to the 2010 Korea University Basketball League Finals.
As a sophomore during the 2011 season Kim averaged 19.1 points, 5.9 assists and 8.4 rebounds, often citing as the best guard in the college league. He was named the Regular Season MVP and helped his team win the national championship. In August 2011, Kim was selected for the South Korean collegiate national team to compete in the 2011 Summer Universiade.
As a junior during the 2012 season Kim averaged 22.6 points, 5.8 assists and 6.1 rebounds. He was named the Regular Season MVP for the second year in a row and helped his team win its second national championship.
As a senior in 2013 Kim was selected for the South Korean national team to compete in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. During the competition Kim served as the backup shooting guard, manning the position when starter Cho Sung-Min was not in the game. However, Kim averaged 12.7 points, 2.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds in only 19.9 minutes per game, and topped the entire tournament with 25 three-point field goals made in nine games. Although Team Korea failed to win the championship losing to the Philippines in the semifinal game, they clinched the slot for next year's FIBA World Cup defeating Chinese Taipei 75-57 in the third place game. In the semifinal game against the Philippines, Kim scored 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting overall and 5-of-11 from the three-point range. In the third-place game against Chinese Taipei, Kim led Team Korea with a game-high 21 points and shot 5-of-10 from the three-point range.