Professional basketball team Seoul Samsung announced on the 19th that they have appointed Jin Kyeong-seok, former head assistant coach of Wonju DB, as their new head assistant coach.

Coach Jin was selected 3rd overall in the first round of the 2002 KBL Rookie Draft by Korea Tender. He played for Busan KTF and Changwon LG before retiring from Dongbu (now DB) in 2013.

He began his coaching career at Anyang High School in 2013, joined Cheongju KB of the Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) as a coach in 2015, and coached the team as head assistant coach starting in 2021.

Last season, he served as the head assistant coach for DB.

The Samsung club stated, "We expect Head Assistant Coach Jin to create a synergistic effect for the team's development by assisting Head Coach Kim Sang-shik with his rich field experience and leadership."

(Photo provided by Seoul Samsung, Yonhap News)