The 2024-2025 KCC Korean Basketball League (KBL) regular season is about to begin. The opening game will be played in Busan on March 19, and the title sponsor has been confirmed as KCC.
The coaches and players of the KBL’s 10 clubs attended the opening media day of the 2024-2025 season at the MasterCard Hall at Blue Square in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on Friday to show their determination for the new season.
KCC will be the title sponsor of the 2024-2025 season. The opening game of ‘KCC Pro Basketball’ will be held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on March 19 at 2 p.m. with Busan KCC facing Suwon KT. The opening matchup is the same as last year’s championship matchup. 카지노 사이트 추천 The 10 teams will play 54 regular season games in six rounds for about six months until April 8 next year, followed by a six-round playoff.
KCC and Wonju DB, who won the championship and regular season titles respectively last season, are the favorites to win the title. KCC will look to capitalize on the synergy of their national team lineup of Heo Woong, Choi Jun-yong, Song Gyo-chang, and Lee Seung-hyun, as well as newcomer Dionte Burton. DB, last season’s regular season champions and winners of the pre-season cup competition, are also strong favorites.
Of the 10 players who attended the opening media day, four voted DB as the favorite to win the title. They were followed by KT with three votes, KCC with two votes and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis with one vote.
The head coaches of the 10 clubs have revealed their lineups for the upcoming season. KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin, who won the championship last season, said at the opening media day on the 15th, “I don’t think this year will have a good start like last year. There are many injuries to both foreign and domestic players. We will have the last laugh like last year,” he said. KCC recently replaced foreign player Tyler Davis after he suddenly announced his intention to leave the team.
Last season’s runner-up KT head coach Song Young-jin vowed to “believe in the players and work hard to fulfill the dream of last season.” Seoul SK head coach Jeon Hee-cheol said, “When you think of SK basketball, you think of speed, but there is also a story that they play boring basketball. This season, we will change our team color to fun basketball and impress our fans by playing fun basketball.”
Seoul Samsung coach Kim Hyo-beom said, “I don’t think there are eternal winners or eternal losers. For now, all teams are on the same starting line. We will do our best to rebound.” Goyang Sono coach Kim Seung-gi said, “This season, we have strengthened our squad from last year, but it’s still not enough. We will make up for the deficiencies with our players,” said Kim Seung-gi of Goyang Sono.
Changwon LG coach Cho Sang-hyun said, “We made a lot of changes after last season. I think we have to go higher than last year,” he said encouragingly. Anyang Jeonggwanjang head coach Kim Sang-sik said, “We didn’t perform well last season. The other teams are all strong teams, but the coaching staff and players will play with a lot of heart so we won’t disappoint the fans.”
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis head coach Cho Dong-hyun added: “I’m looking forward to the season. Unlike last year, all players have been preparing with one goal in mind without any major injuries. We will do our best to stand at the top with the amount of activity and organization that Hyundai Mobis is proud of.”
