“I’m a person who doesn’t have tears, but tears came out without me knowing. I shed a lot of tears for the first time in a long time.”

Anyang KGC, led by coach Kim Sang-sik, won the 7th match against Seoul SK in the ‘2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball’ championship match (4 out of 7) held at Anyang Indoor Gymnasium on the 7th, winning 100-97 after a close match.

KGC, which took first place in the regular league with 37 wins and 17 losses, stood tall in the 2022-2023 season with a combined victory that swept through to the championship. In February, he lifted the championship trophy to the East Asian Super League (EASL) held in Japan and spent ‘the best season’. 토스카지노

After the game, coach Kim said, “I am so thrilled. Overall, the player replacement was faster than usual, but each player who went out did his or her part,” he said.

Coach Kim started his leadership career as an SBS coach in 2005, and served as acting manager for Anyang KT&G in 2006, Daegu Orions manager in 2008, and Seoul Samsung acting manager in 2014. In 2019, he was appointed head coach of the men’s national team and led the national team until 2021.

However, the team’s situation has rarely been good enough for coach Kim to be called ‘the manager of misfortune’. He was in charge of the coach, but when the manager was fired, he mostly took on the role of acting manager. When he was the national team coach, he withdrew from his position lonely while receiving uncomfortable attention from KBL and the club regarding the selection of national players.

Manager Kim said, “In the meantime, the process of taking care of the team as acting manager has been repeated. After putting down the baton of the national team, I had time to organize in Jeju Island, and I was really grateful that the KGC club gave me the opportunity.” It feels so good. I would like to thank the club and all the players.”

Few people picked KGC as a favorite to win this season. Coach Kim Seung-gi, who led the team to the top, left for Goyang Day One, and even Jeon Seong-hyun, a key player, wore the Goyang Day One uniform as a free agent (FA).

Coach Kim said, “Honestly, I had a lot of worries about this season. Our team was evaluated as a mid-level team after former coach Kim Seung-gi and Jeon Seong-hyun left,” he said. I praised the players rather than scolding them, and I gained confidence as I won 8 wins and 1 loss in the first half.”

“There was a crisis during the regular season, but I had a lot of conversations with the players and encouraged them to say, ‘We can overcome it,’” he said. I overcame it by making little changes tactically,” he added.

Coach Sang-sik Kim replaced Hee-jong Yang, who is retiring at the end of this season, with about 3 seconds left in the game. It was a respect for a veteran who devoted himself to the team even though the team was leading by 3 points, and Yang Hee-jong could not play properly due to an injury.  

Director Kim said, “Yang Hee-jong scolded the juniors and encouraged them well. Hee-jong is not in good shape, but he still thought that he should be on the court when the championship was decided. So he let me play as a substitute,” he explained.

He also expressed his gratitude to coaches Choi Seung-tae and Jo Sang-min, who assisted coach Kim. “It really helped a lot,” he said. I told you to talk today without hesitation,” he said. Whenever possible, listen to what the coaches think. We discussed a lot with each other. We were able to win the championship thanks to the two coaches.”

Lastly, Director Kim said, “I have been running a long road for 7 months. He left the press conference with a smile, saying, “Right now, my head is full of thoughts of just wanting to rest.”