Thank you to the players." Manager Kim Joo-sung's victory speech

Director Kim Joo-sung was honored.

Wonju DB Promi won 107-103 against Suwon KT Sonic Boom in the 2023-2024 professional basketball regular league held at Wonju Gymnasium on the 14th.

DB confirmed its regular league championship for the first time in five years with the victory. It also achieved its second wire-to-wire win in the club's history.

The road to victory was not easy. DB, which was once lagging behind by 15 points, took the lead with Didric Lawson but allowed Heo Hoon a tying three-point shot just before the end of the fourth quarter.

However, the power of the team emerged from the playoff again. DB, which entered the playoff, overtook KT to win the title.

"I'm very happy. I was nervous, but I feel a lot of emotions because I won the championship until the end. I think the players led me really well. I'm a poor coach, but the players played well in the season to help me learn," Kim said.

Kim Ju-seong, who started to play pro soccer for Wonju-based teams during the 2002-2003 season, has continued his career in the same region as a coach. Wonju is a meaningful city for him.

"I didn't think I would be in Wonju for more than 20 years," coach Kim said. "I thought Wonju was far away, but now it's the first hometown I've lived the longest in my life. So the fans cheered me on and encouraged me a lot."

Coach Kim became the hero of the honor to win both as a player and a coach.

"I'm very happy for both of them," Kim said. "When I was a player, I was happy to jump up and down together, but it's not easy to become a coach. If I win the combined title, I want to step up and do that. I'm more happy that the players made me a coach who was not good enough, not lowering me."

The DB, which did not perform very well at the Gunsan Cup, succeeded in rebounding the atmosphere afterwards. This is because there was a clear will to improve.

"The Cup was the biggest turning point for us," Kim said. "I thought we had prepared a lot, but we had a disappointing game on our way back from the Cup and got really upset on our way back. We had five video meetings the next day and said we would have intense training, which was the turning point for us. It was the same with Sono, but we gained momentum as we turned the game around at home against KCC."

"It was always a crisis for us. I was always worried and sorry to the players, but we did it like gaslighting every game. They worked hard to overcome whether the players knew how they felt," he said.

"Kang Sang-jae is the most memorable player," he said, adding, "I've come all the way here, breaking away from my personality as captain and leading my seniors and juniors well even though I'm in the middle of my life. I have skills that I usually have, but I'm very proud as a coach."

DB players are also mentioned as strong candidates for awards at regular league awards because they had an overwhelming season. Kang Sang-jae and Lee Sun-bano are mentioned as domestic MVP, and Didric Lawson as foreign MVP candidates.

Manager Kim said, "Rawson is such a good player that I can't even say. He is a high-quality player who tries to contribute to other things even when he can't. Thanks to that player, our team is maintaining well. He is too big. I think Lawson deserves it. Needless to say, he is a player who contributes a lot in many ways."

"Lee Sun-Albano is playing much better than last year, and his stat has been upgraded in many ways, ranging from 2-2 games, assists, and shots, and he has improved in defense, so he deserves it." Kang Sang-jae said, "I think he is the number one contributor among Korean players, and I think he is the top player there."

Coach Kim also did not forget to thank coach Han Sang-min and coach Lee Kwang-jae, who won the championship together.

Coach Kim said, "It's a victory that I couldn't have won alone. Coach Han Sang-min and coach Lee Kwang-jae talked about basketball, raised their voices, discussed and communicated. He led the team with fun. The coach cannot do everything by himself. Since I can't see everything, I divided them so that the coaches can do what they can talk about, and if I catch them quickly and agree, I set up a strategy and do it like that." He laughed, saying, "I have a lot of passion for basketball and they are doing well while learning from each other."

"I will discuss with the coaches about the remaining regular league operations. Rather than not playing at all due to Kim Jong-kyu's knee condition, I think I should adjust the time even if I take a few games off. I can't just rest because I have a lot of time left, and I will make plans by adjusting the playing time of key players," Kim said. 토토사이트