Kim Dan-bi (Korean: 김단비; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professional basketball player.
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No. 13 – Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | WKBL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Incheon, South Korea | February 27, 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Myeongsin (Bupyeong-gu, Incheon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2022 | Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Asan Woori Bank Wibee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Career
editWKBL
editIn 2007, Kim began her professional career with the Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds for the 2007–08 season.[1] Kim has since been a strong, consistent member of the S-Birds roster. In her early years, Kim was a part of a five-year streak of championships. During her time, she has also been awarded a place on the Best 5 team on three occasions.
National team career
editYouth level
editKim made her international debut at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Slovakia, where South Korea placed eighth.[2]
Senior level
editKim made her debut with the senior national team, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic.[3] Kim has since been a constant member of the Korean national team, particularly at the Asian Games and Asian Championships.[4] In 2010, Kim took home the silver in the Asian Games, then in 2014, in her home city of Incheon, South Korea won the gold. At the Asia Cup, in both 2011 and 2013, Kim earned a silver medal at the tournament, whilst taking home the bronze in 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Let's play Basketball!!". WKBL (in Korean).
- ^ "2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women". slovakia2007.fiba.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
- ^ "FIBA.com – 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women Player profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010.
- ^ "Danbi KIM". archive.fiba.com.