Doo Kyung-min was born on 22 September 1991 and is a South Korean professional basketball player.
16 Facts About Doo Kyung-min
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Doo Kyung-min plays for Changwon LG Sakers in the Korean Basketball League and for the South Korean national team.
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Doo Kyung-min's father is a former basketball coach, who was initially opposed to him becoming a professional player.
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Doo Kyung-min was admitted to Kyung Hee University, where his contemporaries included Kim Jong-kyu and Kim Min-goo.
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Doo Kyung-min spent his freshman year mostly as a substitute player.
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Doo Kyung-min gained the reputation as a 'behind the scenes' player who never drew as much attention as his more illustrious and skilled teammates but stepped up when needed.
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Doo Kyung-min was named most valuable player of the 2012 MBC Cup tournament.
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Doo Kyung-min was drafted third overall in the 2013 KBL rookie draft by Wonju Dongbu Promy.
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Doo Kyung-min won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award and was voted into the Best 5.
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Doo Kyung-min enlisted for mandatory military service in May 2018 and was assigned to the Sangmu team after completing basic training.
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Doo Kyung-min formed a partnership with shooting guard Heo Ung and his college teammate Kim Jong-kyu, who had joined DB that season.
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Doo Kyung-min was traded to Daegu KOGAS Pegasus, formerly Incheon Electroland Elephants, for Kang Sang-jae and Park Chan-hee.
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Doo Kyung-min did not play much during the first several games as he was still recovering from an injury and not in peak condition.
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Doo Kyung-min struck a back court partnership with Kim Nak-hyun, his experience complementing Kim's pace.
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Doo Kyung-min has mostly been a reserve guard for the national team due to the presence of veterans Park Chan-hee and Kim Sun-hyung and later the emergence of Choi Jun-yong, Heo Hoon and Kim Nak-hyun.
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Doo Kyung-min participated in the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, 2018 Asian Games and the 2019 FIBA World Cup but never made the final 12-man squad for any of the tournaments.