The Korean Basketball League Most Improved Player Award (MIP) (Korean: 기량발전상) is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given since 1997 to the player who was deemed to have made the most improvement compared to the previous season.
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the KBL |
Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
Season | Player | Position | Team |
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1997[nb 1] | Noh Ki-seok | Forward | Samsung Electronics |
1997–98 | Park Jae-hoen | Center | Gyeongnam LG Sakers |
1998–99 | Bong Ha-min | Guard | Busan Kia Enterprise |
1999–00 | Park Hoon-geun | Forward | Changwon LG Sakers (2) |
2000–01 | Jo Woo-hyun | Forward | Changwon LG Sakers (3) |
2001–02 | Cho Dong-hyun | Guard | Incheon SK Bigs |
2002–03 | Hwang Ji-won | Guard | Yeosu Korea Tender Purmi |
2003–04 | Pyo Myung-il | Guard | Jeonju KCC Egis |
2004–05 | Lee Byeong-seok | Forward | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2) |
2005–06 | Song Yeong-jin | Forward | Busan KTF Magic Wings (2) |
2006–07 | Kim Tae-hyeop | Guard | Wonju Dongbu Promy |
2007–08 | Lee Han-gwon | Forward | Incheon Electroland Black Slammer (2) |
2008–09 | Park Goo-young | Guard | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (3) |
2009–10 | Park Jong-cheon | Forward | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (4) |
2010–11 | Kim Dong-uk^ | Forward | Seoul Samsung Thunders (2) |
The award was scrapped after the 2010–11 season and revived for the 2014–15 season.[1]
Season | Player | Position | Team |
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2014–15 | Lee Jae-do^ | Guard | Busan KT Sonicboom (3) |
2015–16 | Heo Ung^ | Guard | Wonju DB Promy (2) |
2016–17 | Song Kyo-chang^ | Forward | Jeonju KCC Egis (2) |
2017–18 | Kim Tae-hong | Forward | Wonju DB Promy (3) |
2017–18 | Yang Hong-seok^ | Forward | Busan KT Sonicboom (4) |
2019–20[nb 2] | Kim Nak-hyeon^ | Guard | Incheon Electroland Elephants (3) |
2020–21 | Jung Chang-yeong^ | Guard | Jeonju KCC Egis (3) |
2021–22 | Jung Seong-woo^ | Guard | Suwon KT Sonicboom (5) |