The Korean Basketball League Ethnic Draft was first established in 2009 to give mixed blood Korean basketball players of foreign nationality a chance to play in the KBL without being counted as foreigners. The first draft was held on 3 February 2009 and it resulted in five out of seven applicants being picked. The following year, another draft was held but only one player was selected.
Rules
Each team is allowed to have only one player from the ethnic draft at any given time. The drafted players can play a maximum of three years with the KBL team that drafted them.
2009 Draft Picks
| Pick | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Akins (Chon Tae Poong) | Jeonju KCC Egis |
| 2 | Eric Sandrin (Lee Seung-Jun) | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| 3 | Greg Stevenson (Moon Tae Young) | Changwon LG Sakers |
| 4 | Kevin Mitchell (Won Ha Jun) | KT&G Kites |
| 5 | Chris Vann (Park Tae Yang) | Busan KT Sonicboom |
2010 Draft Picks
| Pick | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarod Stevenson (Moon Tae-Jong) | Incheon ET Land Elephants |
2011 Draft Picks
The third Ethnic Draft was held on 31 January 2011. However, none of the eligible candidates were picked. Adrian Scott, Larry Boyd, Joseph Fontenot, and Anthony Gallagher were the eligible players.
References
- Sanders, David Lee (12 January 2011). "HalfKorean.com KBL Ethnic Draft Feature". HalfKorean.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- Yoon, Chul (23 December 2008). "KBL Finalizes Rules for Ethnic Korean Draft". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "2011 KBL Ethnic Draft Results". HalfKorean.com. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2018.