Busan KCC Egis explained

Busan KCC Egis
League:Korean Basketball League
History:Hyundai Basketball Team
1978–1996
Daejeon Hyundai Dynat
1997–1999
Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers
1999–2001
Jeonju KCC Egis
2001–2023
Busan KCC Egis
2023–present
Arena:Busan Sajik Gymnasium
Capacity:14,099
Location:Busan, South Korea
Coach:Chun Chang-jin
Manager:Choi Hyung-gil
Captain:Jung Chan-yeong
Owner:Jung Jae-hoon
Affiliation:KCC
Colours:Navy, Gold, White
Championships:6 Korean Leagues
Retired Numbers:4 Choo Seung-gyun
11 Lee Sang-min
Website:Official website
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The Busan KCC Egis (Korean: 부산 KCC 이지스) is a professional basketball club based in Busan that competes in the Korean Basketball League.

History

The team was founded in March 1978 as the Hyundai Basketball Team, owned and sponsored by Hyundai. In 2001, the club, named Hyundai Gullivers at the time, relocated from Daejeon to Jeonju.

After 22 years in Jeonju, the KCC Egis relocated again in 2023, this time to Busan. It meant the return of professional basketball to Busan, after the KT Sonicboom had moved away just two years earlier.[1] The Egis had requested the Korean Basketball League (KBL) to move after the city of Jeonju had promised to construct a new arena for the team six years earlier, but had not yet started the process of construction.[2]

In May 2024, the Egis won their sixth KBL championship following a 4–1 win over the Suwon Sonicboom, becoming the first fifth-seeded team to win the title.[3] Heo Ung was named Finals MVP.

Honours

Domestic

Winners (6): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2023–24

Runners-up (5): 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2020–21

Winners (5): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2015–16, 2020–21

Runners-up (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08

Winners: 2023

International invitationals

Third place: 2017

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2023-08-30 . Pro-basketball team KCC Egis to move home from Jeonju to Busan . 2024-05-06 . The Korea Herald.
  2. Web site: KCC Egis leave Jeonju for Busan as stadium woes continue . . 19 October 2023 . en . 31 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 2024-05-06 . Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4–1 . 2024-05-06 . Korea JoongAng Daily.