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17 Facts About Song Kyo-chang

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Song Kyo-chang was born on 3 July 1996 and is a South Korean professional basketball player.

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Song Kyo-chang currently plays for Busan KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.

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Song Kyo-chang graduated from Samil Commercial High School in Suwon.

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Song Kyo-chang opted against playing college basketball in order to be eligible for the 2015 KBL rookie draft.

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Song Kyo-chang was drafted by Jeonju KCC Egis as the third overall pick.

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Song Kyo-chang was sent to the D League reserve team to gain more regular playing time and was gradually integrated into the professional team towards the end of the season.

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Song Kyo-chang averaged 15.05 points and led the league for points among domestic-born players.

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8.

Song Kyo-chang was named into the KBL Best 5 and nominated for the Most Valuable Player Award but lost to Busan KT Sonicboom guard Heo Hoon.

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Song Kyo-chang was the top scoring domestic player, overtaking assists leader Heo by a slim margin of 0.1 points.

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Song Kyo-chang was named into the Best 5 and won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the first "prep to pro" player to win it.

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Song Kyo-chang had collided with Andrew Nicholson mid-air while attempting to block the latter's dunk and landed awkwardly on his left hand.

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On May 16,2022, Song Kyo-chang enlisted for mandatory military service and was assigned to the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps' Sangmu basketball team.

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Song Kyo-chang was scheduled to be discharged in November 15,2023.

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Song Kyo-chang participated in the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship where he averaged 16.5 points and ranked fifth in the tournament.

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Song Kyo-chang was first called-up to the senior national team in 2017.

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Song Kyo-chang participated in the 2019 William Jones Cup and in several qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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Song Kyo-chang enrolled at Kyung Hee Cyber University and completed a degree in sports management.