Sonic Boom Basketball
2011/12 Final KBL Regular Season Standings
| Ranking | Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Games Back |
| 1 | Wonju Dongbu Promy | 44 | 10 | 0.815 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Anyang KGC | 36 | 18 | 0.667 | 8.0 |
| 3 | KT Sonic Boom | 31 | 23 | 0.574 | 13.0 |
| 4 | KCC | 31 | 23 | 0.574 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Mobis | 29 | 25 | 0.537 | 15.0 |
| 6 | ET LAND | 26 | 28 | 0.481 | 18.0 |
| 7 | LG | 21 | 33 | 0.389 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Orions | 20 | 34 | 0.370 | 24.0 |
| 9 | SK | 19 | 35 | 0.352 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Samsung | 13 | 41 | 0.241 | 31.0 |
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PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Anyang KGC clinch the best of five series 3-1
Game 1 - KT vs. Anyang Sunday, March 18 2pm (Anyang) Anyang 54 -51 KT recap
Game 2 - KT vs. Anyang Tuesday, March 20 3pm (Anyang) Anyang 65-61 KT recap
Game 3 - KT vs. Anyang Thursday, March 22 KT 83-67 Anyang
Game 4 - KT vs. Anyang Saturday, March 24 Anyang 85 - 64 KT recap
Game 5 - KT vs. Anyang Monday, March 26 7pm (Anyang) (if necessary)
KT's Season Ends in Disappointment as KGC Clinch Series
KGC Take a Commanding Two Game Lead
Anyang Hold Off KT to Win Game 1
KT Wins Double Overtime Thriller to Advance
KT Rebounds to Even Series at a Game Apiece
Park Sang-oh hit six three pointers and went for 27 points as the KT Sonic Boom evened the best of five quarterfinal with Incheon at a game apiece with a 75-71 victory Saturday afternoon.
Charles Rhodes added 19 points, 18 rebounds and three blocked shots as KT regrouped after coach Jeon Chang-jin had called out his players for lack of effort after the first game.
Herbert Hill led all scorers with 29 adding eight rebounds and five assists, while Moon Tae-jong added a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Game 3 is set for Monday evening in Incheon.
KT Survive LG, Clinch Third Place
The KT Sonic Boom pulled out their biggest win of the season today, defeating the LG Sakers 73-69 at home Sunday afternoon.
Four KT players scored in double digits, led by Park Sang-oh's 16. Reggie Okosa had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Cho Sung-min also chipped in 13 with eight rebounds.
With the win, KT clinches third place in the league, though they tied with KCC Egis, but won the tie-breaker on winning four out of the six games in the head to head matchup.
After trailing after the third quarter by one, Park Sang-oh and Cho Sung-min took over for the Sonic Boom as they combined for 19 of the teams 22 points in the final frame to secure the win for KT.
KT will now face Incheon ET Land in the first round of the playoffs. The first game is this Thursday, with tip-off at 7 p.m.
KT Slumping as Playoffs Near
The KT Sonic Boom need Charles Rhodes ankle to recover and fast.
Chris Williams scored 29 points and Choi Jin-soo added 24 as the Goyang Orions defeated the KT Sonic Boom 84-72 Friday night in Busan.
The Sonic Boom’s injured starting center Rhodes has missed the past three games nursing an ankle injury, and have lost all three. They have lost the last four of five.
Park Sang-oh scored 23 for KT, while Reggie Okosa notched 20.
Goyang came out on fire in the first quarter, connecting on 69% of their shots. After Cho Dong-Hyun hit two free throws to tie the game at 16 on Daniel Sandrin's third foul with 1:33 left, Goyang rattled off six straight points to take a 22-16 lead.
After Chris Williams four straight points gave Goyang a 35-28 lead midway through the second, KT went on an 8-0 run over the next 2:41 to take their first lead of the game.
Chris Williams scored ten consecutive points for Goyang in the third giving them a five point lead in the third, capping off an impressive game which also included six rebounds, eight assists and five steals.
Kim Hyun-min could have brought KT back to within six with three minutes to go, but missed three of four free throws, paving the way for Goyang to outscore KT 9-5 down the stretch to mark their second straight win.
Clark's 41 Leads Samsung Past KT
Ira Clark dropped 41 points and 13 rebounds as the Seoul Samsung Thunder defeated the KT Sonic Boom 80-77 Tuesday night.
Clark scored 10 of Samsung’s fourth quarter points, as Samsung outscored KT 17-12 in the final frame to end their two game losing streak.
Eric Sandrin also added 14 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Lee Kyu-sub added 18.
KT, who is missing starter Charles Rhodes due to ankle injury, shot 53% from the field, led by Park Sang-oh’s 26 points. Rhodes replacement Reggie Okosa scored 17 points and added seven rebounds in his debut, but fouled out with five minutes remaining, when Clark took over.
Samsung improved their record to 12-38 with the win, while KT remains steady in third with a 30-20 record.
KT Sign Reggie Okosa
The KT Sonic Boom have picked up Reggie Okosa for a five game loan to replace the injured Charles Rhodes, who is nursing an ankle injury.
Okosa has played most recently in Japan, and has played previously in the KBL for Wonju, helping them to win a championship.
"Rhodes sprained his ankle. It is not serious. But he says that he got some pains on that. We do not need to push him harder. We just needed a player to replace Rhodes for a while," according to Eurobasket.
Okosa averaged 18.4 points and 12.3 rebounds at 2007-08 season with the Dongbu Promy
Rhodes missed his first game of the season on Sunday, a disappointing 73-51 loss to Anyang KGC.
KT Falls at Home, Wonju Wins Regular Season Title
Wonju Dongbu Promy continued their dream season, winning the regular season championship and their 14th game in a row with a convincing 73-60 win over KT. It’s the fourth regular season championship in the teams 15 year history.
Last year, the Sonic Boom clinched the regular season title on Wonju's home court on route to their record setting 41 win season. But this year, Promy returned the favor and staked their claim as the team to beat.
“We’re the number one seed so it would appear that way, but we have to be weary of losing focus. Honestly, anyone can beat anyone given the right match-up,” starting center Rod Benson said after the game.
Lee Gwang-jae led Wonju with 18 points, including two three pointers, and the top ranked Promy finished the game on a 18-6 run to take the regular season championship.
Benson added 16 points, and 13 rebounds to pace Wonju to their league best 40-7 record.
Wonju took control of the game midway through the first, when Yoon Ho-young connected for five consecutive points to give Wonju a 17-14 lead.
Park Ji-hyun's layup with 3:23 left to go in the second gave Wonju their biggest lead of the first half, taking a 31-26 lead.
KT opened the second half scoring the first four points to take a 35-34 lead, but sloppy play let Wonju recover to go on an 11-0 run led by Lee Gwang-jae's six points to give Wonju a 45-35 lead midway through the third.
KT used an 8-0 run of their own to cut the lead to two before Benson's four points led Wonju back to close the third with a 51-47 lead.
Benson drew a hard foul at 6:41 of the fourth on a charge by Pyo Myung-il, shifting the momentum KT had built. After Yang Woo-seub brought KT within two with 5:53 left, Lee Gwang-jae scored eight of Wonju’s final 15 points to seal the win.
“It was the wrong play for his team and it gave us the momentum we needed to move forward,” said Benson.
Wonju retains home court advantage throughout the playoffs, and will be looking for their first league title since the 2007-08 season.
Charles Rhodes led KT with 14 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, while Park Sang-oh also chipped in 14 points in defeat.
KT Sweeps SK Over the Weekend
KT used a big fourth quarter run to defeat the Seoul SK Knights for the second time in three days.
Cho Sung-min scored 21 points and added six assists, and Charles Rhodes had 12 boards and 12 points to lead KT to their 29th victory of the year.
Park Sang-oh scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth, where KT took a commanding 20 point lead midway through the quarter, though they only lead 49-46 after the third.
KT shot 53% from the field, including seven three pointers in the game. SK struggled from the three, hitting only 22% (4/18) of their shots.
SK was lead by Amal McCaskill with a game high 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Byun Ki-hoon added 13 and five boards.
SK fell to 16-30 with the loss.
KT Needs Overtime To Beat SK
Cho Sung-min scored 28 points, and Park Sang-oh added 23 as the KT Sonic Boom beat the Seoul SK Knights 79-71 in overtime Friday night.
Charles Rhodes also added another double-double, with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
SK got off to a quick start, led by some hot shooting by small forward Kim Hyo-bum, who went a perfect 3-3 from behind the arc. KT only hit one of six three pointers, allowing SK to build up an early 24-13 lead.
KT regrouped early in the second, going on an 8-2 run to close the gap to 26-24, but SK started to penetrate the middle, scoring twelve straight points in the paint to close the half with a 38-33 lead.
SK got into foul trouble early in the third, losing starters Park Gi-Hyun and Kim Hyo-bum in the first three minutes with four fouls each. Park Sang-oh's layup with 2:04 left in the third gave KT a 47-45 lead, their first since the first basket of the game.
After SK went on an 8-0 run to take a 62-56 lead with 4:24 left, KT's Cho Sung-min hit two three pointers in a row to cut the lead to one.
After Amil McCaskill tied the game at 64 with 1:08 left, Kim Min-soo was called for goaltending with 38.8 seconds left to give KT a two point lead. Kim Young-hwan missed his second easy layup of the quarter to seal the win with 8.3 seconds left, leaving Joo Hee-Jung to run the court, and throw in an impossible no look layup with his back away from the net with 0.3 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
Charles Rhodes thunderous dunk capped off a 10-0 run, to start overtime, and KT easily took over, outscoring SK 13-5.
KT Loses Second Straight
Herbert Hill scored 27 points and added eight rebounds to lead the Inchon ET Land Elephants to a 75-69 win over the Sonic Boom in Busan Wednesday night.
Moon Tae-jong also added 19 points, four rebounds and four assists, including seven fourth quarter points to lead them to their second straight victory in Busan.
The last time Inchon played in Busan was one of Moon’s best highlights of the year, when he hit a 25 foot three pointer with no time remaining to steal the game.
But this time there was no need for drama, as Inchon capped a 19-13 fourth quarter to secure the win, their fourth in the past five games.
Charles Rhodes led KT with a game high 29 points and nine rebounds, while Cho Sung-min added 16.
KT once again struggled from the three, hitting only 20% (3/15).
Benson Powers Wonju to 11th Straight Win
Rod Benson scored 23 points to lead the Wonju Dongmu Promy to their 11th straight win, with a 70-56 victory over the KT Sonic Boom.
Benson added 17 rebounds and four steals in another dominating performance for the first place Promy, who raised their record to 36-7 on the season.
Yoon Ho-young added 14 points, while Kim Ju-sung added six points, four rebounds and five assists.
Wonju took a commanding 35-20 halftime lead, led by Benson’s 15 first half points and cruised through the second half to secure the win. They used a dominating defensive performance, which included 12 steals and forced 18 KT turnovers.
Cho Sung-min led KT with 19 points, while Charles Rhodes added 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots.
Rhodes Leads KT Past KCC
Charles Rhodes scored 35 points and added 15 rebounds to help KT to an 89-80 win over fourth place KCC.
Park Sang-oh added 22 points, including 11 in the third quarter, and Cho Sung-min added 18 as KT used 51% shooting from the field to take solid control of third place. KT is now 3.5 games ahead of fourth place KCC.
KT controlled the first half, taking a 50-36 halftime lead, before going on cruise control in the fourth to take their record to 27-15. KCC fell to 24-19 with the loss.
KCC was led by Ha Seung-jin with 24 points and 7 rebounds, while DeShawn Sims added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the loss.
KT Wins Three Awards at the KBL All Star Game
The Sonic Boom took three contest titles at the KBL All Star Game, with Charles Rhodes and Kim Hyun-min winning the dunk contests for import and domestic players, while Cho Sung-min won the shooting star award.
KT Sends Three Players to the All Star Game
Three members of the KT Sonic Boom will be heading to Seoul to participate in the 2012 KBL All Star Game. Guard Cho Sung-min was elected as a starter for Team Magic, while Cho Dong-hyun and Charles Rhodes were also coaches selection.
The game will take place January 29 at 3 p.m. in Seoul.
Team Dream
Starting 5
Tony Akins, Kim Sun-hyung, Eric Sandrin, Jarod Stevenson, Oh Se-keun
Coaches Choice
Kim Tae-sool, Lee Si-jun, Yang Hee-jong, Lee hyun-ho, Choo Seung-gyun, Ha Seung-jin, Alexander Johnson
Team Magic
Starting 5
Yang Dong-geun, Cho Sung-min, Kim Joo-sung, Greg Stevenson, Rod Benson
Coaches Choice
Park Ji-hyun, Kim Hyun-joong, Cho Dong-hyun, Chris Williams, Choi Jin-soo, Charles Rhodes, Song Chang-moo.
Rhodes, Cho Lead KT Past Goyang
Charles Rhodes scored 13 fourth quarter points to lead the KT Sonic Boom to a 81-77 victory over the Goyang Orions.
Rhodes, who battled foul trouble for most of the game was unstoppable in the fourth, as he scored 13 of KTs final 21 points. Cho Sung-Min led KT with 28 points while Park Sang-Oh added 18.
KT led 37-33, thanks to Chos 17 first half points. Rhodes picked up three early fouls in the first quarter to put him on the bench for almost 13 minutes of the first half.
KT outscored the Orions 21-17 in the fourth to take the win, and both teams shot over 50% from the field during the back and forth game.
Chris Williams led Goyang with 18 points, six rebounds and 12 assists, while Kim Dong-Uk had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
KT has now beaten the Orions in four of the five match-ups this year, and move their season record to 26-14, one and a half games behind second place Anyang KGC.
Haynes 47 Sinks KT at Home
Aaron Haynes dropped 47 points on KT Saturday afternoon, as the Changwon LG Sakers broke their three game losing streak defeating the KT Sonic Boom 82-77 in Busan.
Haynes also added 12 rebounds, three assists and five blocks in a dominating performance which saw him score 15 of the final 17 points of the game.
"The win," he said after the game when asked if he was happier with the result or the career high. "But the 47, that helps a little bit too. But, we've been losing of late, so we just wanted to snap the losing streak."
Greg Stevenson added 12 points and six rebounds, the only other LG player to score in double digits.
The first quarter belonged to Haynes, as he scored 16 in the quarter to give the Sakers a 26-22 advantage. KT center Charles Rhodes picked up two early fouls, and was forced to the bench after only 5:57 of the first with 7 points, where he remained for the rest of the first half.
Cho Dong-Hyun led a second quarter KT comeback, scoring six points on a 11-2 run over six minutes to give KT a 35-32 lead. But Haynes closed out the half scoring the final six points to give LG a 38-35 halftime advantage.
Cho Sung-Min's basket with no time remaining ended the seesaw third quarter at 59 apiece. KT outscored the Sakers 24-21, on 92% shooting from inside the three, and 73% for the quarter.
KT led 68-63 with 7:39 to go, when Haynes took over on both ends of the court. LG outscored KT 19-9, though Stevenson's go-ahead basket with 1:27 left gave LG the lead for good. Cho Dong-Hyun had a chance to tie the game with nine seconds remaining, but airballed the three, and Haynes free throws sealed the game.
Charles Rhodes led KT 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Park Sang-Oh added 15, and Cho Sung-Min added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Moon's Buzzer Beater Sinks KT
Moon Tae-jong's 30 foot buzzer beater gave Incheon ET Land a 76-74 road win against the Sonic Boom in Busan.
“I tried to get it up as fast as I could, and luckily it went in,” he said after the game.
Moon scored 14 of his game high 26 points in the fourth, as Incheon erased a seven point deficit with 6:30 left to go in the game. He also added nine rebounds and six assists.
Herbert Hill added 15 points and six rebounds, while Lee Hyun-ho added 12 points.
KT used a 9-0 run in the second quarter to build a 29-19 lead, as Incheon went 4:18 seconds without a basket until Lee Hyun-ho hit a three to cut the lead to six.
Moon Tae-Jong led an Incheon comeback, scoring seven straight points, and Herbert Hill's free throw with 0.5 seconds left in the half cut the KT lead to 35-34.
Incheon raced out to an 8-2 run to start the third, but Song Young-jin's three pointer at 3:51 gave KT a 46-45 advantage.
In the fourth, Charles Rhodes picked up two fouls 45 seconds to foul out with 3:51 left and the score tied at 65.
Herbert Hill missed two key free throws with 1:12 left with Incheon leading 70-67, but Cho Dong-hyun's put back with 47.1 seconds left brought KT to within one at 70-69.
“Charles played great tonight, and they played great, so we were lucky to get the win,” Hill said after the game.
Moon Tae-jong missed a free throw after an offensive rebound and putback off a Kang Hyuk miss, leaving Song Young-Jin to be fouled own the rebound and hit both free throws to bring KT back to within one with 22 seconds left.
Moon Tae-Jong once again missed a free throw to give KT a chance, and Cho Sung-min hit a jumper to take a one point lead with 5.7 seconds left.
But Moon Tae-Jong hit a beautiful 30 foot buzzer beater at the end to cap off the win for Incheon.
“It was a good redemption after them free throws. I was pretty disappointed with myself,” he said after the game.
Charles Rhodes led KT with 20 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, while Cho Sung-min added 20 and Kim Do-soo 12 in defeat.
Williams Leads Orions to Upset KT
Chris Williams scored 25 points and added 13 rebounds, as the Goyang Orions upset the KT Sonic Boom 84-72 Sunday afternoon in Goyang. The loss breaks the Sonic Booms four game winning streak.
KT came out flat in the game, and struggled to match the intensity and hustle of Goyang. The Orions used an 11-0 run early to take an eight point lead midway through the second quarter, but KT could never sustain a big run, and instead kept falling behind further.
After trailing 42-33 at halftime, KT managed to cut the lead to 49-45 after a Charles Rhodes basket, but the Orions then went on a 13-0 run over the next four minutes to seal the victory at the end of the third. Both teams used reserves for most of the fourth to save energy for later games this week.
Cho Dong-hyun led KT with 15 points, while Cho Sung-min added 11. Charles Rhodes had a double-double of 10 points and 10 assists.
Sonic Boom Rally to Beat KGC
The KT Sonic Boom used a 24 point fourth quarter to defeat second place Anyang KGC 72-66 Friday night.
Charles Rhodes scored 22 points and added 10 rebounds, while Cho Sung-min lead the fourth quarter charge with 8 of his 13 total points. Park Sang-oh also chipped in 14.
After a low scoring first half which KT led 28-27, KGC outscored the Boom 25-20 in the third to take the lead. But the Boom shot 54% from the field for the game, and KGC couldn't hold on to the lead to give the Sonic Boom their 23rd win of the year.
The next home game is this Tuesday night versus fifth place Incheon ET Land. Tip off is 7 p.m.
Cho Scores 20, KT Crush SK 80-53
Cho Dong-hyun scored 20 points to lead the Sonic Boom to an easy 80-53 win over the Seoul SK Knights Wednesday night.
Charles Rhodes added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and KT outrebounded SK 33-19 for the game. Ten KT players scored in the game, as the 27 point victory was SK’s most lopsided loss of the season.
SK, who had won two of their last three games, were thoroughly embarrassed in the game, as KT controlled the entire game, running up a 40-19 halftime lead. SK only managed 7 points in the first quarter. KT held SK to 29% from the field in the first half, while shooting 59%, including 74% from inside the three.
KT ran on cruise control for the third and fourth quarters, and still managed to outscore SK 40-34, led by Cho’s pair of three pointers in his 10 point third quarter.
Cho Sung-min also added 10 points for KT, while Amal McCaskill scored 14 for SK and added 9 rebounds.
KT has a 13-5 record at home this season.
Big Three Lead KT Past LG
Charles Rhodes, Park Sang-oh and Cho Sung-min combined for 78 points to lead KT to an easy 96-78 win over Changwon LG Sakers Friday night.
Rhodes led the charge with 32 points, while adding nine rebounds. Cho added 24 points while Park added 22.
KT erupted for 53 first half points, taking a 12 point halftime lead. They shot 53% from the field for the game, in one of their best shooting performances in the past couple of weeks. KT also hit eight three pointers in the game.
LG was lead by Aaron Haynes with 23 points
KT Regroups to Win Their 20th of the Year
Cho Sung-min's 25 points led KT to a 78-72 win over Seoul Samsung Thunders Wednesday evening at the Sajik Indoor Gymnasium.
Charles Rhodes added 20 points and five rebounds, while Song Young-jin added 19 as KT won their 20th game of the season. KT is nine games over .500 with 21 games remaining in the season.
KT took a 12 point advantage into halftime, and held on in the fourth after the third quarter in which Samsung had cut the lead to four. Cho's eight points in the last quarter helped KT secure the win and break their two game losing streak.
Ira Clark scored 21 points for Samsung, while Lee Seung-joon added 14 points and 14 rebounds.
KT Falls at Home on Xmas Eve
Kim Tae-Hong scored 20 points as KCC Egis defeated the KT Sonic Boom 74-66 in an evening game on Christmas Eve in Busan.
KCC had lost their previous three meetings this season against KT by an average of 23 points, however tonight they overcame an early deficit to win their 19th game of the season. Choo Seung-Gyun scored 14 points, while Tony Akins added 11 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
KT opened quickly, jumping out to an early 17-4 lead, as KCC once again struggled against the KT defense.
KCC fought back in the second quarter, led by Choo Seung-Gyun who scored eight points. Tony Akins three point shot with 2:14 left in the second gave KCC their first lead at 35-32, but Yang Woo-sub's basket with 17.8 seconds left in the half gave KT a 40-39 halftime advantage.
KCC used a 10-0 run in the third, as KT went 5:26 without scoring to build up an eight point lead before KT finished the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 55-53 at the end of three.
KCC managed to hang on in the fourth, after import DeShawn Sims fouled out with 5:26 left, while KCC was leading 62-59. Jeong Min-Soo scored 6 late points to allow KCC to win their second game in a row.
Kim Do-Soo led KT with 17 points, while Cho Sung-Min added 14.
KT Fall at Home To Ulsan
Terrence Leathers 26 points led Ulsan Mobis Phoebus to a 68-66 victory over the KT Sonic Boom at home Wednesday night.
KT's inability to shoot, hitting only 36% of their shots from the field, doomed them against Ulsan. Cho Sung-min led KT with 18 points, while Charles Rhodes added 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Next up for KT is a Christmas Eve game against KCC Egis. Tip-off is at 5 p.m. at the Sajik Indoor Stadium.
KT Survive Another Scare, But Beat Wonju
The Sonic Boom survived another fourth quarter scare Sunday afternoon, but held on to beat first place Wonju Dongbu Promy 72-65.
The first quarter was a defensive battle, as both teams played struggled to get quality shots. Dongbu failed to get shots off in two of their first three possessions, while KT jumped out to an early five point lead. But Rod Benson's eight points kept Wonju close, but down 15-14 after the first.
The second quarter was as physical as the first, but KT used a 12-3 run to end the second to take a 14 point lead at halftime.
Wonju's frustrations were clearly evident at the beginning of the third, as they were on the end of multiple bad or non-calls which allowed KT to jump out to a 10-1 run, giving them a 20 point lead.
“We made a lot of mistakes, but the rhythm was disturbed early and that’s three straight games the rhythm has been determined early,” said Rod Benson.
But Wonju came out firing in the fourth, cutting the lead to 9 when Charles Rhodes fouled out after a Rod Benson steal and layup with 5:28 left. Ahn Jae-wook led the comeback with three key three pointers, but Choi Yoon-ho missed three crucial free throws with 29.1 seconds left which was enough for KT to secure the win.
“As long as we came out with the victory. We had a back to back, but the odds were against us, and nobody was thinking were were going to win today,” said Charles Rhodes after the game about the teams recent fourth quarter problems.
Kim Do-soo led KT with 20 points, while Cho Sung-min added 19. Rhodes added 17 with 14 rebounds.
Rod Benson led all scorers with 26 and 15 rebounds.
KT Run by KCC
On Saturday, Charles Rhodes dropped 34 points and added 11 rebounds as KT easily again defeated KCC 83-66. Cho Sung-min added 16, as KT's defense held KCC to 32% from the field, while shooting almost 60% for the game.
KT has now won five of their last six games.
Sonic Boom Run Past Orions
The KT Sonic Boom won their third game in a row, defeating the Goyang Orions 77-64 Friday night on the road.
Charles Rhodes once again led the attack, pouring in a game high 24 points, while adding 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Cho Sung-min added 17, and Yang Woo-seop chipped in 14.
KT dominated the second half, outscoring Goyang 42-32, and a great defensive effort by Yang, who recorded six steals, helped keep Goyang from making the game a closer contest.
KT shot an impressive 72% from inside the three, and 58% from the field.
Rhodes Big Game Lifts KT Past LG
Charles Rhodes scored 19 of his game high 33 points in the first half as KT held on to beat LG 84-79 on Saturday. He also added 15 rebounds, in one of his more dominant performances of late.
Park Sang-oh also chipped in 20 points and Cho Sung-min added 18, as KT finally broke out of their shooting slump, and broke their two game losing streak.
Moon Tae-young and Aaron Haynes both scored 21 points for Changwon in defeat.
Sonic Boom Blown Out On The Road
Anyang KGC won their sixth straight game, using a 57 point second half to blow the game open and beat the Sonic Boom 89-66 at home Wednesday night.
The trio of Oh Sae-geun, Rodney White and Kim Tae-sool combined for 38 second half points, as KCC controlled the half, after both teams struggled in the first half.
Song Young-jin’s three early in the second quarter gave KT a 17-16 lead, but KGC regrouped to go on a 12-2 run and cruise into halftime with a 32-28 lead.
The third quarter was all KCC, as KT struggled with turnovers, while KGC scored at will. KCC outscored KT 30-13 in the quarter on 10/19 shooting, while KT only mustered 11 shots.
KT finally came alive in the beginning of the fourth, using a 13-3 run in the first three minutes to cut the lead to 11, but KGC responded with a 13-0 run to blow the game wide open and take the series lead in the season 2 games to 1.
Oh Sae-geun scored 21 points, and added 12 rebounds, while Rodney White chipped in 20 and Kim Tae-sool 18.
Charles Rhodes scored a game high 30 points and added 14 rebounds and 3 blocks for KT.
Boom Split a Pair of Games Over the Weekend
The KT Sonic Boom looked impressive Saturday, then fell flat Sunday, as they split two games over the weekend.
On Saturday at home, The KT Sonic Boom got off to a quick start and never looked back, defeating the Seoul Samsung Thunders 72-61 for the second time this week.
After KT struggled to beat Samsung 59-54 on Wednesday, this game was never in doubt, as KT led the entire game as once again Samsung struggled to score, while KT's bigger line-up caused all sorts of problems for Samsung defensively, whose youth was evident in the mistakes they were making on the court.
'We got a really young team. We need a lot of work in a lot of areas. We changed the import, and it took us a long time to get used to our old one, and now we got to get used to the new one,' said Eric Sandrin after the game.
KT jumped out to a quick 17-4 lead to open the game, as Samsung once again struggled to take quality shots against the Sonic Boom's aggressive defense. KT's shift to a larger lineup with Park Sang-Oh and Song Young-Jin caused problems inside for Samsungs smaller lineup which couldn't contain the middle, allowing 13 first quarter points in the paint.
Samsung finally found some offensive rhythm to start second quarter, as they jumped out to 12-3 run in the first six minutes of the second quarter, cutting KT's lead to three. Yang Woo-seop took over for KT in the final three minutes, leading a 14-4 run while scoring 10 to give KT a 38-25 halftime lead.
KT took the game over in the third, opening a 21 point lead, led by a four minute 9-0 run midway through the quarter and cruised the rest of the way to the victory.
'I tried to get my players more involved. We have a back to back, so it was very important to us not to let the game get close,' said Charles Rhodes.
Yang Woo-seup had his best offensive output of the season, with 17 points and 7 assists. Rhodes posted another double-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.
Ira Clark led Samsung with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Eric Sandrin added 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the loss.
Sunday however was a different story, as first place Wonju Promy dominated on both sides of the ball, defeating the Boom 66-55.
Charles Rhodes was the only player to score in double digits with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Rod Benson scored 20 and added 16 rebounds for Wonju.
KT Sonic Boom Team Leaders (as of 1/2)
Leading Scorers (PPG) Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Charles Rhodes 20.4 Charles Rhodes 11.5 Cho Sung-min 2.4 Yang Woo-seub 1.2 Charles Rhodes 2.8
Cho Sung-min 12.3 Park Sang-oh 3.5 Yang Woo-sub 2.3 Cho Sung-min 1.0 Park Sang-oh 0.4
Park Sang-oh 9.6 Song Young-jin 2.9 Kim Do-soo 2.3 Cho Dong-hyun 1.0 Song Young-jin 0.2
2011 Roster
1
Charles Rhodes - Power Forward/Center
2
Song Young-Jin - Power Forward/Center
3Yaung Woo-Sub - Guard
4Lim Young-Hoon - Forward
5Park Sung-Woon - Guard
6Pyo Myung-Il - Guard
8Jeon Byung-Seok - Forward
9Cho Dong-Hyun - Guard
10Cho Sung-Min - Forward
11Kim Do-Soo - Forward
13Park Se-Won - Guard
14Park Sang-Oh - Forward
15Lee Sang-Il - Forward
20Yoon Yeon Kwon - Forward
41Park Sang-Woo - Power Forward/Center
Manager: Nam Jin-U Head Coach: Jeon Chang-Jin Assistant: Kim Seung-Gi Assistant: Sohn Gyn-Wan Assistant: Kim Hui-Seon
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Home Games: Sajik Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 14,099
Tickets: 8,000 ~ 20,000 won
Getting There
Take Subway Line 3 to "Sports Complex" station. From there it is about an
8-10 minute walk.
