12 Facts About Moon Seong-gon

Moon Seong-gon was born on 9 May 1993 and is a South Korean professional basketball player.

Moon Seong-gon currently plays Suwon KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.

Moon Seong-gon moved to Seoul for middle school and attended Kyungbock High School, one of Seoul's most notable basketball schools.

Moon Seong-gon played for Korea University, where he stood out for his shooting and defensive skills and earned his first call-up to the senior national team.

Moon Seong-gon was the first overall pick of the 2015 KBL rookie draft and was drafted by Anyang KGC.

Moon Seong-gon made his debut on 31 October 2015 against Seoul SK Knights and was mostly a substitute player, averaging around seven minutes per game the entire season.

Since returning to Anyang KGC, Moon Seong-gon was given more playing time and became one of the mainstays of the team.

Moon Seong-gon won the KBL Defensive Player of the Year for the first time in 2020, having averaged 2.1 steals per game and ranked first among domestic players.

Moon Seong-gon won the KBL Defensive Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year.

Moon Seong-gon was first called up to the senior national team in 2013 by Yoo Jae-hak and made the final tournament squad for the FIBA Asia Championship that year.

Moon Seong-gon has been called up to the national team on multiple occasions but never made the final 12-man squad for any major tournaments since the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship as Moon Tae-jong, Choi Jun-yong and Yang Hee-jong were preferred in the small forward position.

Moon Seong-gon is married to skating coach and retired figure skater Kwak Min-jeong.