The Seoul SK Knights () is a professional

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club in the

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. The club was originally founded by Jinro Group in 1997 as Cheongju Jinro McCass. Before the official launch of the basketball club, Jinro Group filed for bankruptcy due to the

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, and eventually sold the club to

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Honours

Domestic

championship :: Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2017–18, 2021–22 :: Runners-up (4): 2001–02, 2012–13, 2022–23, 2024–25 *Korean Basketball League regular season :: Winners (3): 2012–13, 2021–22, 2024–25 :: Runners-up (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2017–18 *KBL Cup :: Winners: 2021 :: Runners-up: 2020

Continental

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:: Third place:

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* East Asia Super League :: Runners-up:

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Knights A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...

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