The 2023-24 season Korean Women’s Basketball League (WKBL) new player selection (draft) will be held at Cheongju Gymnasium in Chungcheongbuk-do on September 4th.
29 people applied for this draft
four more than last year.
18 high school graduates
7 college graduates
2 players from the unemployment team
1 foreign nationality compatriot player
and 1 overseas active player.
Among them
Katie Timmerman, a compatriot with a foreign nationality
stands out.
Tearman is a player with an American father and a Korean mother. 바카라사이트
Last season
she averaged 30 minutes
9.6 points, 1.7 assists, and 2.8 rebounds in 27 games at Concordia University in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) second division women’s basketball league.
She is a shooting guard and has good 3-point shooting skills.
In addition
Hong Yun-ha (Tokyo Medical Insurance University)
a Korean-Japanese
applied for her draft as an overseas player.
Among the prospective high school graduates
Koh Hyun-ji (Supia Girls’ High School)
who was the MVP of the Korean middle and high school basketball weekend league last year
and Kim Su-in (Soongui Girls’ High School) and Seo Jin-young (Seonil Girls’ High School)
who played for the youth national team such as the Under 17 (U-17) World Cup )
Kim Sol (Hwabon High School), Seong Su-yeon (Chuncheon Girls’ High School)
and Huh Yu-jeong (Bundang Business High School) stand out.
Along with this, Byun Ha-jeong (Bundang Business High School)
MVP of the Korean middle and high school basketball weekend league Wangjungwangjeon
is also aiming for a professional career.
If Byun Ha-jeong is nominated by the club
she can play on the professional stage with her sister Byeon So-jeong (Shinhan Bank).
Among the prospective college graduates are this year’s College Basketball U-League MVP Kang Min-ji (Suwon University)
and Kwon Na-yeong (Ulsan University)
who won the rebound and defense awards.
As players on the unemployment team
Cho Eun-jin (Seodaemun-gu Office) and Hong Hye-rin (Sacheon City Hall) were named.
Meanwhile
each team will be divided into two groups according to their regular league performance and postseason performance in the previous season and proceed with a lottery.
Cheongju KB and Bucheon HanawonQ
the 5th and 6th teams in the regular league last season
are classified as Group 1
and each has a 50% chance of being selected for the first place.
The remaining 4 teams will be given a differential probability depending on whether they advance to the championship match or win
and will select the 3rd to 6th ranks.