Goyang Sono Skygunners

Goyang Sono Skygunners (Korean: 고양 소노 스카이거너스) is a professional basketball club based in Goyang, South Korea which plays in the Korean Basketball League.

Goyang Sono Skygunners
League	Korean Basketball League
Established	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
History	Dongyang Confectionary Basketball Team 1996–1997 Daegu Tongyang Orions 1997–2003 Daegu Orions 2003–2011 Goyang Orions 2011–2015 Goyang Orion Orions 2015–2022 Goyang Carrot Jumpers 2022–2023 Goyang Day One Jumpers 2023 Goyang Sono Skygunners 2023–present
Arena	Goyang Gymnasium
Capacity	6,216
Location	Goyang, Gyeonggi Province
Company	Daemyung Sono Group
Head coach	Kim Seung-gi
Championships	2 Korean Leagues
Website	skygunners.kbl.or.kr

History

Dayone Sports era (2022–2023)

Rumours of a sale of Orion's stake in the club fuelled in early 2022. In April 2022, Orion confirmed that active negotiations with a potential buyer, Dayone Asset Management, a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, was ongoing.^[1] The takeover was officially confirmed in May 2022, with the transfer of the entire club, players and staff to Dayone Asset Management.^[2] Kim Seung-gi, who won two championships with Anyang KGC, was appointed as the head coach of the team.^[3] On 24 June 2022, KBL officially approved the application of Dayone Sports as a member of the league, with a former player and coach, Hur Jae, being registered as the owner and manager of the club.^[4]

On 25 August 2022, Dayone Sports officially revealed that the club would be named Goyang Carrot Jumpers.^[5] In March 2023, due to financial problems, the team parted ways with sponsor Carrot Insurance and renamed themselves Goyang Day One Jumpers.^[6]

Team names

• 1996–1997: Dongyang Confectionary Basketball Team
• 1997–2003: Daegu Tongyang Orions
• 2003–2011: Daegu Orions
• 2011–2015: Goyang Orions
• 2015–2022: Goyang Orion Orions
• 2022–2023: Goyang Carrot Jumpers
• 2023: Goyang Day One Jumpers
• 2023–present: Goyang Sono Skygunners^[7]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Goyang Sono Skygunners roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Moriguchi Hisashi (AQ) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-09-14)14 September 1999 G 2 Kim Se-chang 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1997-10-07)7 October 1997 G 3 Lim Jong-il 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1990-01-12)12 January 1990 G 5 Han Ho-bin 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-10-14)14 October 1991 G 6 Lee Jung-hyun 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 G 7 Jo Seok-ho 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 22 – (2002-06-15)15 June 2002 F 8 Choi Hyun-min 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 C 9 Lee Jung-jae 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 F 11 Cho Han-jin 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 F 12 Moon Si-yoon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 F 13 Dedric Lawson (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 14 Cho Jae-woo 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1999-12-15)15 December 1999 C 15 Park Jin-cheol 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-07-18)18 July 1997 G 21 Kim Kang-sun (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 38 – (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 G 23 Jeon Seong-hyen 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 F 30 Jeong Hae-won 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 31 Jo Seung-won 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-02-12)12 February 1999 C 32 Lee Jong-hyun 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 35 Ahn Jeong-uk 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-04-22)22 April 2000 C 50 David Simon (I) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 42 – (1982-08-09)9 August 1982 G 55 Kim Jin-yu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-07-16)16 July 1994	Head coach Kim Seung-gi Assistant coach(es) Son Kyu-wan Son Chang-hwan Yoon Yoo-ryang Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (AQ) Asian player quota Injured Roster Updated: 4 October 2022

Enlisted players

Player name	Military branch	Enlisted	Expected discharge
Kim Moo-sung[8]	Republic of Korea Army	2021	N/A
Jeon Seong-hwan[8]	Republic of Korea Army	2021	N/A

Honours

• Korean Basketball League championship

Winners: 2001–02, 2015–16

Runners-up: 2002–03

• Korean Basketball League regular season

Winners: 2001–02, 2002–03

Runners-up: 2016–17

• KBL Pro-Am

Winners: 2015

• KBL Cup

Winners: 2020

References

1. "오리온, 데이원자산운용과 매각 협상 중…연고지는 고양 유지". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
2. "프로농구 고양 오리온, 데이원자산운용에 매각…허재 최고 책임자 내정". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
3. "김승기 사단, 데이원자산운용으로…손규완·손창환 코치도 떠난다". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
4. "KBL, 데이원 신규 회원 승인…허재 구단주 선임". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
5. "캐롯, 창단식서 주황색 유니폼 공개…마스코트는 개구리". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
6. "Goyang Jumpers lose Carrot as KBL calls in debts". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
7. "Enter the Skygunners: Goyang rejoins KBL under new owner". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
8. 서, 호민. "상무 지원 마감, 최성원 포함 10개 구단 21명 지원...허훈은 한 시즌 더 미뤄". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-05.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Asia-Basket.com profile