2023–24 KBL season
2023–24 KBL season | |
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League | Korean Basketball League |
Duration | 21 October 2023 – 5 May 2024 |
Number of games | 54 per team (regular season) |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | SPOTV |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Heo Ung (Busan) |
Finals | |
Champions | Busan KCC Egis (6th title) |
Runners-up | Suwon KT Sonicboom |
Seasons | |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 KBL season is the 28th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. The regular season began on 21 October 2023.[1]
The Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters were the defending champions, having won their fourth KBL title after defeating the Seoul SK Knights in the 2023 finals, but were eliminated in the semi-finals.[2] The Busan KCC Egis won their sixth championship after defeating Suwon KT Sonicboom in the finals, becoming the first fifth-seeded team to win the championship.[3]
The Busan KCC Egis qualified for the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia and both the champions and runners-up qualified for the 2024–25 East Asia Super League.
Teams
Changes from last season
- Anyang KGC was rebranded Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters.
- Jeonju KCC Egis relocated to Busan and was rebranded Busan KCC Egis.
- Goyang Carrot Jumpers was rebranded Goyang Sono Skygunners after ownership was transferred to hospitality company Sono International.
Venues and locations
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined |
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Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | Anyang | Anyang Gymnasium | 6,690 | 1992 | 1997 |
Busan KCC Egis | Busan | Sajik Arena | 14,099 | 1977 | 1997 |
Changwon LG Sakers | Changwon | Changwon Gymnasium | 6,000 | 1994 | 1997 |
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | Daegu | Daegu Gymnasium | 3,867 | 1994 | 1997 |
Goyang Sono Skygunners | Goyang | Goyang Gymnasium | 6,216 | 1996 | 1997 |
Seoul Samsung Thunders | Seoul | Jamsil Arena | 11,069 | 1978 | 1997 |
Seoul SK Knights | Seoul | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | 6,229 | 1997 | |
Suwon KT Sonicboom | Suwon | Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena | 3,339 | 1997 | |
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | Ulsan | Dongchun Gymnasium | 5,831 | 1986 | 1997 |
Wonju DB Promy | Wonju | Wonju Gymnasium | 4,600 | 1996 | 1997 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wonju DB Promy | 31 | 25 | 6 | .806 | Qualification to semi-finals |
2 | Seoul SK Knights | 31 | 22 | 9 | .710 | |
3 | Suwon KT Sonicboom | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
4 | Changwon LG Sakers | 31 | 19 | 12 | .613 | |
5 | Busan KCC Egis | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | |
6 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | |
7 | Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | 31 | 11 | 20 | .355 | |
8 | Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | 30 | 10 | 20 | .333 | |
9 | Goyang Sono Skygunners | 30 | 10 | 20 | .333 | |
10 | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 30 | 5 | 25 | .167 |
Results
Games 1–90
Home \ Away | JKJ | KCC | CLG | DKG | GSS | SST | SSK | SKT | UHM | WDB |
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Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | 74–72 | 85–71 | 80–91 | 82–84 | 84–75 | 74–89 | 85–94 | 75–86 | 80–97 | |
Busan KCC Egis | 81–96 | 78–69 | 106–100 | 74–77 | 71–85 | 91–84 | 94–88 | |||
Changwon LG Sakers | 94–75 | 104–84 | 77–62 | 87–73 | 93–75 | 69–50 | 66–71 | 97–76 | 76–85 | |
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | 80–91 | 90–96 | 83–92 | 90–100 | 107–82 | 96–94 | 81–99 | 83–90 | 79–94 | |
Goyang Sono Skygunners | 86–82 | 93–84 | 74–80 | 67–86 | 79–90 | 99–88 | 89–110 | |||
Seoul Samsung Thunders | 74–96 | 69–90 | 84–80 | 98–78 | 80–82 | 87–90 | 66–80 | 73–87 | ||
Seoul SK Knights | 59–63 | 72–74 | 73–87 | 87–61 | 82–75 | 85–80 | 75–74 | 84–91 | ||
Suwon KT Sonicboom | 98–83 | 93–88 | 91–69 | 101–65 | 88–83 | 87–102 | 71–87 | |||
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 93–78 | 79–91 | 76–74 | 87–62 | 66–71 | 77–69 | 78–67 | 61–77 | 79–90 | |
Wonju DB Promy | 94–99 | 101–90 | 70–91 | 88–74 | 88–94 | 94–58 | 91–82 | 106–76 | 81–72 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Games 91–180
Home \ Away | JKJ | KCC | CLG | DKG | GSS | SST | SSK | SKT | UHM | WDB |
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Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | 84–74 | 77–106 | 68–86 | 85–113 | 77–108 | 86–93 | ||||
Busan KCC Egis | 93–88 | 69–61 | 77–74 | 90–75 | 91–86 | |||||
Changwon LG Sakers | 85–81 | 80–49 | 62–64 | 84–76 | 90–79 | |||||
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | 93–98 | 88–69 | 77–71 | 74–76 | 75–85 | 72–85 | ||||
Goyang Sono Skygunners | 85–81 | 76–84 | 84–77 | 72–92 | 91–99 | |||||
Seoul Samsung Thunders | 63–81 | 82–95 | 84–63 | 64–78 | 76–80 | 61–103 | ||||
Seoul SK Knights | 85–71 | 89–74 | 85–77 | 86–80 | ||||||
Suwon KT Sonicboom | 83–80 | 86–81 | 94–99 | 71–85 | ||||||
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 81–84 | 80–88 | 81–80 | 102–85 | 75–78 | 94–74 | ||||
Wonju DB Promy | 88–83 | 87–85 | 91–75 | 102–73 | 82–90 | 102–92 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Games 181–270
Home \ Away | JKJ | KCC | CLG | DKG | GSS | SST | SSK | SKT | UHM | WDB |
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Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | 75–104 | 84–80 | ||||||||
Busan KCC Egis | 83–74 | |||||||||
Changwon LG Sakers | 91–95 | 79–72 | 57–64 | |||||||
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | 81–70 | 69–81 | 70–80 | |||||||
Goyang Sono Skygunners | 58–92 | |||||||||
Seoul Samsung Thunders | ||||||||||
Seoul SK Knights | 83–71 | 82–64 | ||||||||
Suwon KT Sonicboom | ||||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 83–82 | |||||||||
Wonju DB Promy | 91–67 | 94–86 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Playoffs
The playoffs began on 4 April 2024 and will end on a to be determined date.[4]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Wonju | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Seoul | 0 | 5 | Busan | 3 | |||||||||
5 | Busan | 3 | 5 | Busan | 4 | |||||||||
3 | Suwon | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Changwon | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Suwon | 3 | 3 | Suwon | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Mobis | 1 |
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | ![]() | Seoul SK Knights | 26.0 |
Rebounds per game | ![]() | Changwon LG Sakers | 15.1 |
Assists per game | ![]() | Wonju DB Promy | 7.0 |
Steals per game | ![]() | Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | 2.1 |
Blocks per game | ![]() | Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | 1.4 |
FG% | ![]() | Wonju DB Promy | 63.7% |
3FG% | ![]() | Busan KCC Egis | 51.8% |
FT% | ![]() | Busan KCC Egis | 90.4% |
Team statistic leaders
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Wonju DB Promy | 91.2 |
Rebounds per game | Changwon LG Sakers | 38.7 |
Assists per game | Wonju DB Promy | 21.0 |
Steals per game | Suwon KT Sonicboom | 8.5 |
Blocks per game | Wonju DB Promy | 3.5 |
FG% | Wonju DB Promy | 50.8% |
3FG% | Wonju DB Promy | 37.5% |
FT% | Wonju DB Promy | 77.7% |
Korean clubs in Asian competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters | East Asia Super League | Runners-up |
Seoul SK Knights | East Asia Super League | Third place |
References
- ^ "Red Boosters look to continue roll as KBL returns Saturday". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Anyang KGC beat Seoul SK Knights to win KBL championship". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4-1". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "South Korea Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
- KBL official website (in Korean)