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    10May, 2024
    “My heart is heavy” KCC finally dedicates trophy to Chairman Jung Sang-young…next stop Busan

    It took 13 seasons to get back to the top. KCC started by visiting the late Honorary Chairman Jung Sang-young.

    The Busan KCC coaching staff and players headed to the mausoleum of Honorary Chairman Jung Sang-young on the 8th. It was a step to dedicate the trophy of the 2023-2024 Jung Kwan-jang Professional Basketball Championship.

    The youngest brother of the late Hyundai Group Chairman Emeritus Chung Ju-young, his love for basketball was well known. As a former KBL title sponsor, he supported major tournaments such as the Pro-Am Best of the Best and the 텍사스홀덤사이트 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge. The company’s support for the KCC basketball team was also notable. KCC’s bold investment in the team over the years was largely due to the will of the late Chairman Emeritus Sang-young.

    Despite the eagerly awaited return to the top, KCC has failed to win a championship since the 2010-2011 season. The team continued to invest heavily, but the 2015-2016 regular season championship followed by the championship game was the last regular season championship and championship game that the late Chairman Emeritus saw before his passing. The late Chairman passed away on January 30, 2021, at the age of 84.

    KCC won the regular season title in the 2020-2021 season shortly after the passing of the late Honorary Chairman Jung Sang-young. They then entered the playoffs with the intention of bringing home the championship trophy, but were swept in the championship game by Anyang KGC (now Jung Kwan-jang). The 2023-2024 championship was their first in 13 seasons since the 2010-2011 season.

    “It’s sad,” said Jeon, who finally dedicated the trophy to the team. “He loved basketball so much. He would have been so happy to see us win the championship…. It’s actually a heavy feeling to finally give him the championship he’s been waiting for so long. He was very worried about Korean basketball, and he wanted us to perform in front of a large crowd, and he personally told me about his plans to host an international tournament. Of course, I’m happy that we won the championship, but I have a lot of regrets that I couldn’t deliver it to him during his lifetime,” said Jeon Chang-jin.

    After visiting the mausoleum of the late Chairman Emeritus Jung Sang-young, KCC’s next stop is Busan, their hometown. KCC will hold a fan meeting to commemorate the championship at Busan Sajik Gymnasium at 2 p.m. on May 15, and key players will attend. The number of attendees is unlimited, and details are being finalized. KCC plans to thank the Busan fans for their support, which averaged 18,856.5 fans per game in the two championship games.

    Coach Jeon Chang-jin said, “The future is more important. KCC needs to do better so that the enthusiasm of the Busan fans doesn’t cool down. We have to put everything into the home game and repay them with a good performance. Other teams should also try harder to attract large crowds. That’s what’s good for Korean basketball. I would like to see KCC lead by example.”

    11Apr, 2024
    Professional Basketball Hyundai Mobis Defeats KCC for 3 Consecutive Wins

    Professional Basketball Hyundai Mobis Defeats KCC for 3 Consecutive Wins… Aiming to Enter the Top Ranks

    SK escapes losing streak… Coach Jeon Hee-cheol wins at least 100 games,

    LG defeats Korea Gas Corporation and wins after three consecutive losses

    Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, a professional basketball team,

    has won three games in a row and has laid the foundation for moving up to the top rankings. 카지노사이트

    Hyundai Mobis won a complete victory over Busan KCC, 94-77,

    in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Regular League home game held at Dongcheon Gymnasium in Ulsan on the 10th.

    Hyundai Mobis, with Gage Prim scoring 25 points and Park Moo-bin and Lee Woo-seok adding 13 points each,

    maintained 6th place with 22 wins and 18 losses, not even a win over 5th place KCC (21 wins, 17 losses).

    Hyundai Mobis, who recorded one win after four losses in the season match against KCC,

    caught up with 4th place Changwon LG (25 wins, 16 losses) by 2.5 games,

    igniting the battle for mid-ranking place.

    With this victory, Hyundai Mobis also achieved victory against all clubs this season.

    Hyundai Mobis, who finished the third quarter with a 65-60 lead,

    widened the score in the fourth quarter with Prim’s consecutive goals, and Moo-bin Park’s layup made it 83-63, breaking KCC’s will to chase.

    KCC was outnumbered 30-47 in the rebound battle and took the lead in the first quarter,

    but later handed over the lead to Hyundai Mobis.

    Hyundai Mobis will meet KCC again in an away game in Busan on the 12th and aim to leap to the top ranking.

    Seoul SK ended their long losing streak and presented coach Jeon Hee-cheol with at least 100 wins.

    SK defeated Anyang Jeonggwanjang 84-72 in the game held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium,

    led by Jamil Warney (22 points, 9 rebounds) and Heo Il-young (17 points).

    Oh Jae-hyeon scored 16 points and Oh Se-geun also scored 13 points, contributing to the victory.

    Coach Jeon Hee-cheol of third-place SK (24 wins, 15 losses), who won after five consecutive losses,

    achieved 100 wins in 147 games after taking the 2021-2022 season command tower,

    breaking the minimum game record of previous coaches Shin Seon-woo and Kang Dong-hee (151 games). I changed it.

    SK, who lost to Cheong Kwan-Jang in last season’s championship match and handed over the championship trophy, won all five matches this season.

    Cheong Kwan Jang was unable to escape from the slump of 5 consecutive losses and 13 consecutive away losses.

    The two teams, who urgently needed to escape their losing streak, fought fiercely from the first half.

    For SK, Warney and Heo Il-young led the scoring, and Jeong Gwan-jang countered with eight 3-point shots in the first half alone.

    SK, which showed an advantage under the goal, ended the second quarter with a 49-45 lead, and in the third quarter,

    they tied Cheong Kwan-Jang’s score to 10 points with a pressure defense and widened the score gap.

    SK entered the fourth quarter with a 69-55 lead, and Heo Il-young, Warney, and Oh Jae-hyeon scored consecutive points to pull away at 82-65 with 5 minutes and 50 seconds left.

    Jeong Kwan Jang struggled with Jamil Wilson’s 23 points,

    but committed 21 turnovers and was unable to find a clue to the chase.

    Changwon LG beat Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and won 87-80 in an away game held at Daegu Gymnasium.

    LG, which had recently suffered two consecutive losses to Korea Gas Corporation,

    took the lead in the season match with 3 wins and 2 losses, breaking the three-game losing streak and winning.

    Josh Ibarra led the team to victory with 16 points, and Kwanhee Lee and Justin Gutang scored 14 points each.

    LG took the lead at 50-35 in the first half, with eight players, including Josh Ibarra, taking turns scoring.

    Korea Gas Corporation, which was in pursuit, threatened LG by trailing by 5 points, 80-85,

    with Kim Nak-hyeon’s two 3-point shots at the end of the fourth quarter.

    LG, who went on the attack with 29 seconds left, scored 2 points with a reverse layup by Gutang,

    putting a wedge in Korea Gas Corporation’s pursuit.

    21Dec, 2023
    “We have to win for the fans”

    “I’m happy to be No. 1 again, but…”

    For the third year in a row, Heo Woong (30-Busan KCC), the top vote-getter for the Korean Professional Basketball League’s All-Star team, is more sorry than grateful for the attention. After starting the season ambitiously with the goal of winning the championship, KCC’s performance is far from satisfactory.

    “I’m happy that I finished first and second in the All-Star fan vote alongside my brother Heo Hoon (28-Suwon KT), but I’m disappointed with the team’s performance,” Heo told the 텍사스홀덤 World Journal, adding, “Busan fans are very passionate about us, but we’re not meeting their expectations.”

    KCC has been a big fish in the free agency market in the last two seasons. They signed Heo Woong and Lee Seung-hyun, both 31, ahead of the 2022-2023 season, and added Choi Jun-yong, 29, the biggest free agent signing this season. In addition, Song Kyo-chang (27) returned from military service in November. The team has been described as a “super team” and KCC was a strong pre-season favorite. “We had great players in each position, so it was very reassuring,” Heo said. “I felt some pressure before the season thinking that I could play with these players, but I had higher expectations.”

    It was not an easy start for KCC. After the first round, KCC finished in eighth place with two wins and five losses. In the second round, the team went 4-4, which was better than before, but still far short of what was expected of them. “Before the season, I was so excited to be on a team like this with players like these, but it was really frustrating to not get results,” Heo said.

    But as time went on, the players found their rhythm and KCC started to show a different side in the third round. KCC is on a four-game winning streak, including defeating Wonju DB, who had established a dominant system in the third round. With a winning percentage above 5 percent (10-9), fifth-ranked KCC is now looking over the top. “I think there are ups and downs, but the team atmosphere is very good right now,” Heo said, emphasizing that “coach Jeon Chang-jin believes in us, so we are communicating comfortably, and we believe in him and follow him.”

    He is averaging 13.4 points this season, playing 31:16 minutes per game. It’s the first time he’s been on the court for more than 31 minutes since the 2015-2016 season. Heung says he’s not feeling the physical strain. “I’ve moved to Busan, but my accommodation is still in Yongin,” he said, adding, “It was hard at first to travel long distances, but I’m getting used to it.”

    Looking ahead to the All-Star Game on March 14, Heo has one wish. He wants his younger brother to be healthy. The younger brother, who had been battling for the No. 1 spot, suffered a broken nose in a game against the Seoul Samsung at the KT Sonic Boom Arena in Suwon on April 12. Facing four weeks of rehabilitation, Heo’s participation in the All-Star Game is still in doubt. “My brother had just returned to the team after his military service,” Heo said, adding that he was “very heartbroken and upset” about the injury.

    In the end, Heung vowed to achieve his goal. “I’m playing basketball happily with my teammates, and there’s still time left,” Heo said, emphasizing that he wants to win the championship. “Busan has a bigger gym than Jeonju, so more fans come and support us,” he said, adding, “We will definitely repay them with our performance.”