Steven Khoo

Kiat Huat Steven Khoo (born 25 January 1985), nicknamed "Yakuza", is a Singaporean basketball player who last played for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League (ABL). Possessing both inside and outside skill sets, Steven's all-round play places him arguably as the most fundamentally sound local player in the squad.

Khoo Kian Huat, Steven
Free agent
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Listed height6 ft 2 3⁄4 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Singapore Slingers

ABL career

Singapore Slingers (2009-present)

In 2008, Steven had a brief stint with the Singapore Slingers while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.

In August 2009, Steven signed a one-year contract to play full-time for the Singapore Slingers along with 7 other local players.[1] However, he only played a partial season due to national service commitments. He averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds for the team.

On 5 September 2010, during the 2010/2011 preseason, Steven became the highest scoring Singaporean in Slingers history to play when he scored a career high of 23 points against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the 2010/11 Singapore Challenge Series.[2]

For the 2010/2011 Asean Basketball League season, with local star Hong Wei Jian out with an injury, Steven stepped up for the locals, and redefined his game. Starting off as an undersized power forward, he expanded his game to in which he contributed 4.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists.[3] He also co-captained the Singapore Slingers together with American Import Kyle Jeffers for the 2010/2011 ABL Season.

ABL Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Slingers 17008:15.427.500.7141.4.2.07.002.2
2010-11 Slingers 18316:30.382.263.9441.6.6.11.064.1
2012 Slingers 000.000.000.000.0.0.00.00.0
Career 35312:30.409.286.8441.4.4.07.003.0

Malaysia NBL

In July 2011, Steven Khoo played with Singapore Siglap, one of the 4 teams competing in the 2011 Malaysia National Basketball League.[4]

Collecting a total of 51 points and 20 rebounds in 3 games, he was awarded the MVP title for circuit 2 of the tournament.[5]

National Team Commitments

Steven captained the Singapore national basketball team for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. He averaged 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds for the competition.[6]

References
  1. "Singapore Slingers add 8 more players for ABL – Red Sports. Always Game". Redsports.sg. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. "New Slingers coach Neo Beng Siang enjoys first taste of success – Red Sports. Always Game". Redsports.sg. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. "Embracing The 'Tweener'". Jumpshot.sg. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "邱健发膺次周MVP 约翰森继当得分王". 1 Titan. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  6. "Competition Stats". SportingPulse. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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