The solid voice of “loyalty” filled the LG Champions Park.
Sangmu has long reigned as a D-League predator. As much as he has been building a lineup of players whose abilities were recognized in the KBL, he never let go of the strong. Since the launch of the 2nd team in 2008, it has won 149 consecutive wins from the Summer League to the Winter League and the D-League (including playoffs). In the final of the first tournament on January 4, 2021, Sangmu lost 81-82 to Seoul SK and had to stop their record. He never lost in the regular season메이저놀이터.
Heo Hoon, Kim Nak-hyun, and Song Gyo-chang, who joined the Sangmu in May 2022, also showed off their luxurious power by playing on the court as a team in the 2022-2023 KBL D-League 1st competition. The expectations of basketball fans were inflated. The combination of Song Gyo-chang, added to the guard duo Heo Hoon-Kim Nak-hyun, which cannot be seen unless they are selected from the national team, led fans to Icheon.
The D-League was held at LG Champions Park in Icheon from the 2020-2021 season due to the Corona 19 epidemic, and was held without spectators before allowing limited spectators to enter from the 2022-2023 season. Ticketing for the D-League is done on a first-come, first-served basis, and only 90 seats, 50% of the gym’s capacity, are open. On days when there is a Sangmu game, it sold out in 20 seconds, proving its popularity.
This season, Sangmu ran 8 wins and 1 loss, including the playoffs, thanks to the support of fans. The first loss was against Jeonju KCC on December 6 last year, and Song Kyo-chang, Kim Hoon, and Yoo Hyun-jun were absent. In addition, it was the result of not listening to the three-point shot (14% success rate). Afterwards, Sangmu overcame opponents by recording a difference of 15 points or more in every game until the playoffs, and regained the honor of being a D-League predator.
Sangmu played the final against Changwon LG at Icheon LG Champions Park on the 27th. Sangmu played high-level basketball from the beginning of the game. Heo Hoon and Kim Nak-hyun accumulated various points such as breakthrough, mid-range shot, and 3-point shot. In the first half, Heo Hoon added 20 points and Kim Nak-hyun added 12 points. Here, Song Gyo-chang dug into the gap under LG’s goal and recorded 8 points and 10 rebounds, and Sangmu ran away with a 15-point gap (50-35).
They started the 4th quarter with a 6-point difference (62-56) in LG’s strong pursuit, but their performance has just begun. Heo Hoon made a 3-point shot 8 minutes and 24 seconds before the end of the game, and 7 minutes and 44 seconds before the end of the game, he threw the ball off the sideline and caught it, helping Song Kyo-chang score under the goal. Lee Yong-woo also added a 3-point shot and ran away again with a double-digit score difference (75-65). Afterwards, he blocked LG from pursuing and won the D-League championship with a score of 77-68.
Heo Hoon, who was selected as the MVP, scored 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals, Kim Nak-hyun scored 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Song Gyo-chang scored 14 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, and Park Jung-hyun recorded 10 points and 9 rebounds.