Changwon LG Sakers () are a professional basketball team located in the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. They play in the Korean Basketball League (KBL), and their home arena is Changwon Gymnasium which has a capacity for approximately 6,000 people. The team's main sponsor is LG Electronics.
The team was established in 1997 under the name Gyeongnam LG Sakers. The name was changed to the Changwon LG Sakers after the first season.
In 2024–25, the Sakers won their first KBL championship following a 4–3 win over the Seoul SK Knights in the finals.
Season by season YearRegular seasonPlayoffs Position Won Lost 1997–982nd 28 17 Semifinals 1998–99 5th 25 20 First round 1999–2000 7th 20 25 Did not qualify 2000–012nd 30 15Runners-up 2001–02 5th 28 26 Semifinals 2002–032nd 38 16 Semifinals 2003–04 6th 28 26 Semifinals 2004–05 9th 17 37 Did not qualify 2005–06 8th 26 28 Did not qualify 2006–072nd 32 22 Semifinals 2007–08 6th 29 25 First round 2008–09 5th 29 25 First round 2009–10 4th 34 20 First round 2010–11 5th 28 26 First round 2011–12 7th 21 33 Did not qualify 2012–13 8th 20 34 Did not qualify 2013–141st 40 14Runners-up 2014–15 4th 32 22 Semifinals 2015–16 8th 21 33 Did not qualify 2016–17 8th 23 31 Did not qualify 2017–18 9th 17 37 Did not qualify 2018–19 3rd 30 24 Semifinals 2019–20 9th 16 26 Not held 2020–21 10th 19 35 Did not qualify 2021–22 7th 24 30 Did not qualify 2022–232nd 36 18 Semifinals 2023–242nd 36 18 Semifinals 2024–252nd 34 20Champions 2025–261st 36 18 Semifinals
Honours
Domestic
Korean Basketball League championship Winners (1): 2024–25 Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2013–14
Korean Basketball League regular season Winners (2): 2013–14, 2025–26 Runners-up (7): 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
KBL Pro-Am Runners-up (1): 2016
Continental ABA Club Championship Winners (2): 2012, 2013
References
External links
Official website