Busan KCC won its first cup against Daegu Gas Corporation thanks to the Choi Joon-yong effect.

KCC won 98–78 in the first Group B match of the 2023 MG Saemaul Geumgo KBL Cup held at Gunsan Wolmyeong Gymnasium on the 9th. Choi Joon-yong played 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists, including 3 three-point shots, while Alize Johnson also recorded 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists, including 2 three-point shots. Huh Woong missed all five of his three-point shots but added 12 more points.

Lee Seung-hyun and Ra Gun-ah, who played for the national team at the Hangzhou Asian Games, were also deployed on the same day. Lee Seung-hyun played 25 minutes and 39 seconds with four points and four rebounds, and Ra Gun-ah played 15 minutes and 39 seconds with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists.

KCC Choi Joon-yong dunks in the first game of the cup against the Korea Gas Corporation.

Choi Jun-yong, who changed his uniform to KCC, was involved in scoring the team whenever it was important. He played 35 minutes and 1 second, the longest in the team, but he was not physically struggling either. There was no needless movement. I played smartly by reading the flow of the game. When he was chased 58-66 at the end of the third quarter, he put in a dunk that raised the mood, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he took the lead in the team’s victory by hitting a three-point shot that made it 76-63.

Korea Gas Corporation, which started anew under the supervision of Kang Hyuk, faced an injury. Team 1 option Isaiah Hicks left due to injury 1 minute and 22 seconds into the game, and he could no longer step on the court. His Achilles tendon injury made it difficult for him to play this season. 스포츠토토

Anthony Moss, who played for more than 30 minutes due to Hicks’ departure, scored a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds, but it was difficult to overcome KCC on his own. Lee Dae-hun recorded 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists, but missed all four of his three-point shots. Park Bong-jin scored four three-point shots and made a surprise performance with 12 points (8 rebounds), but lost its luster due to the team’s loss.