Professional basketball Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation confirmed first place in the regular league after 6 years. It is the third wire-to-wire of all time.
Ginseng Corporation won 76-71 in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball Wonju DB match held at Anyang Indoor Gymnasium on the 26th.
Ginseng Corporation, which won 37 wins and 16 losses, confirmed 1st place in the regular league regardless of the final match result on the 29th.
It has been six years since the 2016-2017 season when they won the combined championship.
Prior to the match, Changwon LG, which was in second place, lost to Seoul SK 69-74 and confirmed the first place. The Ginseng Corp. players were able to participate in the game without feeling the burden of ranking.
From the first day of the opening, Ginseng Corporation has never missed the first place and defended the top spot with wire-to-wire.
This is the third time in KBL history, and Wonju Dongbu (now DB) in the 2011-2012 season and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the 2018-2019 season ranked first wire-to-wire.
In the East Asian Super League (EASL), which was launched this season, Ginseng Corporation rose to the top and showed off the appearance of the strongest team.
After the end of last season, coach Kim Seung-gi and signboard shooter Jeon Seong-hyun moved to Goyang Carrot, a new club, but they minimized the gap and rose to the top spot.
Former national team coach Kim Sang-sik proved his leadership by leading the team to 1st place in the regular league in his first season.
Ginseng Corporation, which went directly to the semifinal playoffs, will challenge the champion again in two seasons after the 2020-2021 season. Ginseng Corporation has been champion three times in its career.
Guard Byun Jun-hyung scored the most points with 18 points (5 assists), and Oh Se-geun and Omari Spellman supported with 15 points each.
DB (22-31) is confirmed for 7th place.
At halftime, the retirement ceremony for Yang Hee-jong, the captain of Ginseng Corporation, was held.
Yang Hee-jong, who decided to suddenly retire last month, is a one-club man who played only for Ginseng Corporation for 17 years, digesting the playoff schedule this season and leaving the court.
LG suffered 18 losses (35 wins) and allowed Seoul SK (35 wins and 18 losses) to tie for second place, making it impossible to guarantee direct playoffs to the quarterfinals.
SK is undefeated with 8 consecutive wins in the 6th round, showing a fearsome back-and-forth like a defending champion.
Jameel Warney scored 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Kim Seon-hyung scored 19 points to lead the victory.
Meanwhile, Jeonju KCC won 89-88 after an extended match against Suwon KT held at Jeonju Indoor Gymnasium and confirmed their 6th place, finally advancing to the playoffs in the round of 6.
Heo Woong, who returned from injury,카지노 succeeded in both free throws just before the end of overtime, leading to a come-from-behind victory.
As a result, Ginseng Corporation, LG, SK, Hyundai Mobis, Carrot, and KCC will compete in the playoffs.
The variable is carrots, which must be paid to KBL for unpaid membership fees of 1 billion won by the end of this month.
If he fails to pay, he will be disqualified from the playoffs. The 7th place DB will go to the playoffs instead of the 6th place.