Busan KCC Egis
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League | Korean Basketball League | ||
Established | March 1978 | ||
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 | ||
Team colours | Navy, Gold, White | ||
Team manager | Choi Hyung-gil | ||
Head coach | Chun Chang-jin | ||
Team captain | Jung Chan-yeong | ||
Ownership | Jung Jae-hoon | ||
Affiliation(s) | KCC | ||
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
[edit]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.[3]
Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Korean Basketball League championship
- Korean Basketball League regular season
- KBL Cup
- Winners: 2023
International invitationals
[edit]- Third place: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "Pro-basketball team KCC Egis to move home from Jeonju to Busan". The Korea Herald. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "KCC Egis leave Jeonju for Busan as stadium woes continue". Korea JoongAng Daily. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4–1". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
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