The current owner of Busan, KCC. The former owner of Busan
Busan KCC is aiming for “more than 10,000 spectators in two consecutive games at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in the first KBL history.” 토토사이트 순위
KCC defeated Suwon KT 92-89 in Game 3 of the 2023-2024 Professional Basketball Championship at Sajik Indoor Stadium in Busan on May 1. The team recorded a total of 2 wins and 1 loss in the series. He also secured his first win in the championship after moving from his hometown to Busan.
Sajik Indoor Stadium in Busan was full of spectators on the day. A record number of 10,496 spectators visited Sajik Indoor Stadium in the 2023-2024 season. And since March 24, 2012 (Busan KT vs Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation, 12,815), the stadium has had more than 10,000 spectators for the first time in 12 years.
With 10,496 supporters on his back, KCC collaborated with KT in a grand match. The team met fans’ expectations. KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin said after the match, “Both teams played a great match like a championship game. I feel even better because we won a great match. More than anything else, we had so many fans coming, and we won the match. That’s why I feel even better.”
Heo Woong (185 cm, G), who was selected as the best player, also expressed his gratitude, saying, “There are times when I feel tired and relaxed, but the fans give me a lot of cheers. That’s why I’m so energized. I’m so grateful. And it feels like the basketball boom has happened again, so I feel even better.”
KCC, which won the third game, will also play the fourth game at Sajik Indoor Stadium in Busan. The status of booking for the fourth game is also explosive. A KCC official said, “8,081 people have booked. The fourth game (as of 11 a.m. on the 2nd) is likely to have more than 10,000 spectators. I am cautious, but I expect so.”
If KCC also joins more than 10,000 spectators in the fourth game, it will become the sixth KBL-record to achieve “more than 10,000 spectators for two consecutive games based on FINAL.” If the standard of “Sajik Indoor Gymnasium” is added to this, it will be the first time in KBL FINAL history.
Meanwhile, when KT used Sajik Indoor Stadium in Busan as its home court, it had been with more than 10,000 spectators in consecutive home games in the regular league. It accommodated 10,295 spectators against the Seoul SK on March 12, 2011, and 12,693 spectators at a home game against the Ulsan Mobis on March 20, 2011.
However, it was not a home game. KT had two away games after the SK game ended (March 13, 2011 vs. Wonju Dongbu-Wonju Chiak Gymnasium, March 17, 2011 vs. Jeonju KCC-Jeonju Indoor Gymnasium), and did not play the FINAL as they do now.
And KT made Sajik Indoor Stadium its home court from the 2020-2021 season. However, it made Suwon its home base from the 2021-2022 season. Although Busan Metropolitan City’s support and administration applied it against KT, KT left anyway.
Sajik Indoor Stadium was then the home court of the Busan BNK, a women’s professional basketball team. However, KCC appeared as the new owner of Sajik Indoor Stadium from the 2023-2024 season. In his first season as Busan, he advanced to FINAL.
As mentioned earlier, KCC and Sajik Indoor Stadium are set to have a 10,000-strong crowd for the first two consecutive KBL finals. If so, the KCC players and officials, the current owners of Busan, will receive enthusiastic support from Busan’s fans. On the contrary, the KT players and officials, the former owners of Busan, will have subtle feelings.