| 2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball‘ regular league game between Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and Suwon KT held at Daegu Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 5th. Korea Gas Corporation players, who won 82 to 74 and won 6 consecutive wins, cheered. I’m doing it. 2024.11.5/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Jeong Gong-sik” style=”float:; margin:0 auto;display:block;” class=” “/> |
| The players of Korea Gas Corporation are cheering after winning 82 to 74 in the regular league game between Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and Suwon KT in the ‘2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball’ held at Daegu Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 5th, winning 6 consecutive wins. 2024.11.5/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Jeong Gong-sik |
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Dae-Hyeon Moon = Professional basketball Daegu Korea Gas Corporation is continuing its sensational start to the 2024-25 season, overcoming the weak rating.
KOGAS is in first place with 7 wins and 1 loss (0.875 win rate) as of the 9th. They are solidifying their early lead by sweeping major offensive indicators with an average of 85.5 points, 12.4 3-point shots, and a free throw success rate of 85.86%.
Although it is still early in the season, this is an unexpected result. Korea Gas Corporation has been ranked in the bottom half since 2021, when it acquired Incheon Electronic Land.
In the 2021-22 season, which was the first season since its founding, it ranked 6th (27 wins, 27 losses) and advanced to the semifinals of the playoffs, but suffered three consecutive losses to Anyang KGC (currently CheongKwanJang) and was left alone.
After that, they failed to reach the semifinals for two consecutive seasons. They were labeled as a weak team, finishing in 9th place (18 wins, 36 losses) in the 2022-23 season and 7th place (21 wins, 33 losses) in the 2023-24 season.
Even this season, when coach Kang Hyuk removed the ‘acting’ label and officially took over, the team was still evaluated as being in the bottom tier.
Suwon KT had Seong-woo Jeong in the off-season, but he did not receive much attention as there were no special A-level recruits.
KOGAS lost 67-70 in the opening match against Changwon LG on October 19. However, he showed a change by persistently harassing LG, which ranked second in the regular league the previous season.
Afterwards, they won 92-62 in the Wonju DB game on October 24th and then went on a 7-game winning streak.
The factor that allows Korea Gas Corporation to do well is its guard team. Coach Kang, who was famous as a famous guard during his active career, maximized offensive creativity by organizing the guard’s movement lines.
| In the ‘2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball’ regular league game between Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and Suwon KT held at Daegu Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 5th, Korea Gas Corporation’s Jeong Seong-woo is cheering after scoring a three-pointer in the last minute of the fourth quarter. 2024.11.5/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Jeong Gong-sik |
Coach Kang is deploying three guards at the same time, including Sam Joseph Belangel, Nak-Hyun Kim, and Seong-Woo Jeong, in each game. Jeong Seong-Woo is seeing results with his defensive tactics of putting strong pressure on the opponent, and Belangel is playing an active role with high scoring ability.
Additionally, forward Andrew Nicholson (Canada), who played for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA), is leading the attack with an average of 21.4 points, the most in the team.
As a result, KOGAS recorded its first 7 consecutive wins in its 4th season, secured first place in the first round, and is having the best early season in team history.
Busan BNK, a women’s professional basketball team, is also creating a sensation with four consecutive wins in the opening season.
BNK, which fell to last place last year after losing 13 consecutive games, the most since its founding, quickly became a powerhouse by recruiting Park Hye-jin and Sonia Kim in the off-season. Jinan was lost, but the power that came in was greater.
In a survey conducted by WKBL before the opening, fans, players, and media all selected BNK as the top candidate for the semifinals.
The prediction was correct. With the addition of Lee So-hee, Ahn Hye-ji, Park Hye-jin, and Kim Sonia, they are overwhelming their opponents by scoring an average of 70.5 points (1st place) in 4 games.
| BNK Some coach Park Jeong-eun and players Park Hye-jin and Sonia Kim are posing at the Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women’s Professional Basketball Opening Media Day event held at the Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 21st. 2024.10.21/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Kim Myeong-seop |
BNK, which used Han Umji and Jinan to play basketball under the goal last season, changed its concept to perimeter basketball as players with good shooting skills gathered, and this was a hit.
Coach Park Jeong-eun said, “We had a difficult time last season, so we trained harder in the off-season. As a result, the players seem to have a lot of will,” and added, “We are getting good results because we do not put each other off and cherish each ball.”
