Kim Jiwan
{{short description|South Korean basketball player (born 1990)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kim Jiwan
| league = Korean Basketball League
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 180
| team = Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
| number = 5
| nationality = South Korean
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = South Korea
| highschool = Songdo
| college = Yonsei University
| draft_year = 2012
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 6
| draft_team = Incheon ET-Land Elephants
| draft_league = KBL
| career_start = 2012
| years1 = 2012–2020
| team1 = Incheon ET-Land Elephants
| years2 = 2015
| team2 = → Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
| years3 = 2020–2023
| team3 = Jeonju KCC Egis
| years4 = 2023–present
| team4 = Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 김지완
| hanja =
| rr = Gim Jiwan
| mr = Kim Chiwan
}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
Kim Jiwan (born June 2, 1990) is a South Korean professional basketball player currently playing for the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).{{ cite news |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6076732/playerview.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110165149/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6076732/playerview.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2015 |title=Kim Ji Wan Fiba profile |publisher=FIBA.com |accessdate=November 21, 2015}}
He plays the shooting guard position.
Professional career
In 2012, Kim was signed by Incheon ET-Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).
In late May 2015, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) announced that Jiwan Kim would be their new Asian import replacing Sanchir Tungalag of Mongolia.{{ cite news |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/182721/pba-ginebra-set-to-replace-asian-import |title=PBA: Ginebra set to replace Asian import |date=May 31, 2015 |accessdate=November 21, 2015}} He was being loaned to Barangay Ginebra by the Incheon ET Land Elephants of KBL to develop his game. He debuted in the PBA scoring 11 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and dishing 3 assists{{ cite news |url=http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/95208-watch-highlights-of-jiwan-kim-s-barangay-ginebra-debut |title=WATCH: Highlights of Jiwan Kim's Barangay Ginebra debut |date=June 4, 2015 |accessdate=November 21, 2015 }} thus making history by becoming the first South Korean professional basketball player to play in the PBA. After his stint in the Philippines, he returned to Korea.
Professional career statistics
{{Basketball player statistics legend}}
Correct as of November 2015
=Season-by-season averages=
{{Basketball player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | 2012–13
| align=left | ET-Land Elephants
| align=center | KBL || 24 || || 10.5 || .449 || .389 || .474 || 0.75 || 1.54 || .50 || .00 || 2.50
|-
| align=left | 2013–14
| align=left | ET-Land Elephants
| align=center | KBL || 54 || || 13.5 || .461 || .377 || .600 || 1.04 || 1.31 || .31 || .04 || 2.78
|-
| align=left | 2014–15
| align=left | ET-Land Elephants
| align=center | KBL || 55 || || 19.0 || .425 || .359 || .824 || 1.87 || 2.24 || .73 || .07 || 5.09
|-
| align=left | 2015
| align=left | Brgy. Ginebra Kings
| align=center | PBA || 6 || || 27.7 || .426 || .353 || .750 || 2.67 || 4.00 || .83 || .00 || 10.67
|-
| align=left | 2015–16
| align=left | ET-Land Elephants
| align=center | KBL || 22 || || 27.2 || .403 || .356 || .708 || 1.82 || 3.82 || .86 || .27 || 7.45
|-
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.kbl.or.kr/players/player_info.asp?pcode=290544&flag1=1&flag2=0&tcode=65&sname= Profile] at KBL.or.kr
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Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
Category:Philippine Basketball Association imports
Category:South Korean men's basketball players
Category:South Korean expatriate basketball people in the Philippines