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Heo Ye-eun (25) of Cheongju KB Stars, the "core guard," decorated a new page in the history of women's professional basketball. Heo Ye-eun, who led the team's victory against Incheon Shinhan Bank's S-Bird from the first quarter to the fourth quarter on the 31st, proved to be the league's best guard by achieving the WKBL's "youngest career 900 assists ever."
KB Stars beat Shinhan Bank 76-66 in the fourth round of the 'BNK Financial 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball' held at Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 31st. From the first quarter, he held the lead until the end and took the game.
With this victory, No. 2 KB won four consecutive games, narrowing the gap with the leader Bucheon Hana Bank by 1.5 games.
KB Kang Yi-seul scored the most points with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Park Ji-soo also played a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds. On top of that, Heo Ye-eun played 35 minutes and 35 seconds, recorded 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists, recording a stat close to a triple double. In particular, Heo Ye-eun became the youngest person in WKBL history to reach 900 assists. Prior to this, there were 21 WKBL players who achieved 900 assists, and Heo Ye-eun was the 22nd. In particular, Heo Ye-eun, who was 24 years, 6 months, and 7 days, was the youngest ever to record 900 assists.
Immediately after the end of the game, KB coach Kim Wan-soo said, "Overall, he was good at leading the game on the court from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. He was satisfied with the fact that he faithfully performed the conductor on the court.
In particular, when he heard that he had achieved the youngest 900 assists, coach Kim Wan-soo smiled and said, "He is a player on the younger side of the sisters in our team, and he must have thought a lot about how to save them while taking the position of main guard. I'm proud as a leader because I think I'm overcoming those things and solving them well," he said.
"I hope you will continue to be a good player with 1,000 assists without injury in the future. I want to keep playing for a team. So I hope you don't lose confidence all the time," he added.
Heo Ye-eun, who grew up in the absolute trust of the head coach, has now stood tall as a point guard representing the league beyond simple prospects. In particular, Heo Ye-eun is working with Kim Wan-soo, who took over as KB manager in April 2021, for the longest time in five seasons. Basketball fans are paying attention to how much higher Heo Ye-eun, who is leading the lead chase along with achieving a milestone, will break her record in the future.
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