KBL Most Improved Player Award

The Korean Basketball League Most Improved Player Award (MIP) (Korean: 기량발전상) is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given since 1997 to the player who was deemed to have made the most improvement compared to the previous season.

## Winners

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^  | Denotes player who is still active in the KBL

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Team (X)  | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time

### 1997 to 2010–11

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Season  | Player  | Position  | Team

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1997[nb 1] | Noh Ki-seok  | Forward  | Samsung Electronics
1997–98 | Park Jae-hoen  | Center  | Gyeongnam LG Sakers
1998–99 | Bong Ha-min  | Guard  | Busan Kia Enterprise
1999–00 | Park Hoon-geun  | Forward  | Changwon LG Sakers (2)
2000–01 | Jo Woo-hyun  | Forward  | Changwon LG Sakers (3)
2001–02 | Cho Dong-hyun  | Guard  | Incheon SK Bigs
2002–03 | Hwang Ji-won  | Guard  | Yeosu Korea Tender Purmi
2003–04 | Pyo Myung-il  | Guard  | Jeonju KCC Egis
2004–05 | Lee Byeong-seok  | Forward  | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2)
2005–06 | Song Yeong-jin  | Forward  | Busan KTF Magic Wings (2)
2006–07 | Kim Tae-hyeop  | Guard  | Wonju Dongbu Promy
2007–08 | Lee Han-gwon  | Forward  | Incheon Electroland Black Slammer (2)
2008–09 | Park Goo-young  | Guard  | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (3)
2009–10 | Park Jong-cheon  | Forward  | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (4)
2010–11 | Kim Dong-uk^  | Forward  | Seoul Samsung Thunders (2)

### 2014–15 to present

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The award was scrapped after the 2010–11 season and revived for the 2014–15 season.[1]

Season  | Player  | Position  | Team

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2014–15 | Lee Jae-do^  | Guard  | Busan KT Sonicboom (3)
2015–16 | Heo Ung^  | Guard  | Wonju DB Promy (2)
2016–17 | Song Kyo-chang^  | Forward  | Jeonju KCC Egis (2)
2017–18 | Kim Tae-hong  | Forward  | Wonju DB Promy (3)
2017–18 | Yang Hong-seok^  | Forward  | Busan KT Sonicboom (4)
2019–20[nb 2] | Kim Nak-hyeon^  | Guard  | Incheon Electroland Elephants (3)
2020–21 | Jung Chang-yeong^  | Guard  | Jeonju KCC Egis (3)
2021–22  | Jung Seong-woo^  | Guard  | Suwon KT Sonicboom (5)

## Notes

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1. ^ Prior to the founding of the professional Korean Basketball League, the predecessor National Basketball Festival (농구대잔치) ended its final season in January 1997. The first season of the KBL began play in February 1997 to facilitate the transition. Since the 1997–98 season, the KBL season runs from October until April.
2. ^ The league was canceled in the middle of the fifth round of the regular season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The playoffs were also canceled as a result.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. April 7, 2021.
2. ^ "프로농구, 출범 23년 만에 첫 시즌 조기 종료…SK·DB 공동 1위(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). March 24, 2020.

## External links

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* Records: Past records / 주요기록: 역대수상현황 on the Korean Basketball League official website (in Korean)

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Korean Basketball League

Teams|

* Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters
* Busan KCC Egis
* Changwon LG Sakers
* Daegu KOGAS Pegasus
* Goyang Sono Skygunners
* Seoul Samsung Thunders
* Seoul SK Knights
* Suwon KT Sonicboom
* Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
* Wonju DB Promy

Seasons|

* 1997
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Draft|

* 1998
* 2007
* 2011
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Rookie of the Year
* Best 5
* Most Improved Player
* Defensive Best 5
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

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