Kim Yoo-taek

Kim Yoo-taek
Personal information
Born (1963-10-10) 10 October 1963
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
CollegeChung-Ang University
Playing career1987–2000
PositionCenter
Coaching career2002–2014
Career history
As a player:
1987–2000Kia Motors / Busan Kia Enterprise
As a coach:
2002–2005Myongji High School basketball team (head coach)
2008–2009South Korea men's national team (assistant coach)
2009–2011Daegu Orions (assistant coach)
2011–2015Chung-Ang University basketball team (head coach)
Career highlights
  • KBL Championship (1997)
  • KBL Sixth Man Award (1997)
  • Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus number 14 retired
Medals
Representing  South Korea
FIBA Asia Championship
1983 Hong KongTeam
1985 Kuala LumpurTeam
1987 BangkokTeam
1989 BeijingTeam
1993 JakartaTeam
Asian Games
1986 SeoulTeam
1990 BeijingTeam
1994 HiroshimaTeam
Korean name
Hangul
김유택
Hanja
金裕宅
Revised RomanizationGim Yu-taek
McCune–ReischauerKim Yut'aek

Kim Yoo-taek (born October 10, 1963 in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea) is a former South Korean basketball player. Although positioned as a center due to his height, Kim possessed the ball-handling skills of a guard and was equally capable of playing inside and outside. He is considered one of the greatest Asian centers to ever play the game, along with Carlos Loyzaga and Yao Ming.