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Ham Ji-hoon (42), the symbol of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus and living legend of KBL, will leave the 18-year-old court.
Hyundai Mobis announced on the 3rd that it will hold Ham Ji-hoon's official retirement ceremony in the final regular league match against LG Electronics' professional basketball Changwon LG from 2025 to 2026 at Dongcheon Gymnasium in Ulsan on the 8th.
Ham Ji-hoon is a representative one-club man who has played in only one team for 18 seasons since joining Hyundai Mobis through a rookie draft in 2007. He led Hyundai Mobis' heyday with his witty passes and clever under-the-goal plays, achieving a great feat of winning five KBL championship games. In particular, he dominated the regular league MVP and playoff MVP at the same time from 2009 to 2010, standing tall as the best player in the league.
Hyundai Mobis has prepared a variety of commemorative events to see off Ham Ji-hoon, who has decorated a page in the club's history. At Ham Ji-hoon's History Zone, which will be located inside and outside the stadium, souvenirs from other clubs collected during this season's retirement tour will be displayed, and a special photo zone will also welcome fans to look back on the footsteps of 18 seasons.
The Hyundai Mobis team, which will play on this day, remembers Ham Ji-hoon's brilliant start. The players will wear outfits that reproduce Ham Ji-hoon's debut season, 2007-2008, and mark Ham Ji-hoon's alias instead of the player's name on the number. The retro uniform will be sold for a limited time at offline shops on the same day, and free marking service for Ham Ji-hoon will be provided to customers who purchase it.
The full-fledged retirement event will take place after the game ends. Hyundai Mobis plans to provide high-fives for the team and direct participation in the retirement event through a lottery for enthusiastic fans who have been cheering for the team by watching all 27 home games this season.
Park Ki-tae, head of Hyundai Mobis, said, "We are fully prepared to allow Ham Ji-hoon, the team's iconic player, to retire with honor amid applause from the fans," and asked for a lot of support from the fans. Details of the event related to the retirement ceremony can be found on the club's official SNS channel.
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