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LG Electronics' professional basketball regular league from 2025 to 2026 concluded its six-month long journey with the final match held on the 8th.
Among the individual title categories, "Heo Brothers" Heo Hoon and Heo Woong (Busan KCCC) ranked first side by side in domestic players. Heo Hoon topped the category with an average of 6.9 assists, while Heo Woong showed off his sharpest outer shot, hitting an average of 2.8 3-pointers. In particular, Heo Woong became the main character of the special award on February 2nd by scoring 51 points alone in an away game against SK.
Jamil Warney (Seoul SK), known as the strongest mercenary, also showed off his robustness. Warney was the top scorer with an average of 23.2 points per game and also topped the block division with an average of 1.0, proving to be the league's best foreign player in both offense and defense. Maray (Changwon LG) dominated under the basket, sweeping the top of the two categories with an average of 14.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals.
Compared to the previous season, the box office was also successful. This season's KBL drew 811,185 cumulative spectators, up 6.46% from last season (767,171). In particular, the average attendance increased from 2,822 last season to 3,004, proving basketball fever. LG surpassed 3 million cumulative spectators with its second all-time record, while Seoul Samsung reached 2.5 million spectators with its third all-time record.
A milestone march of veterans also followed. Ra Gun-ah (Daegu Korea Gas Corporation) accumulated 12,000 points (second all-time) and 7,000 rebounds (first all-time), while Kim Sun-hyung (Suwon KT) achieved 3,000 assists in total. Ham Ji-hoon (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis), who spent his retirement season, finished with 3,000 assists in total. Oh Se-geun (SK) surpassed 7,000 points in total.
The ranking battle was also fierce until the last day of the regular league. In the final match, Wonju DB and SK ranked 3rd and 4th, respectively, while Goyang Sono and KCC ranked 5th and 6th, completing the round of 6 playoff matches.
Sono and KCC tied in wins with 28 wins and 26 losses, but Sono, who was ahead of goal difference, took fifth place. Accordingly, the playoffs will be held with a showdown between third-ranked DB-6th-ranked KCC and fourth-ranked SK-5th-ranked Sono.
KT followed with 27 wins, 27 losses and 7th place, while Ulsan Hyundai Mobis finished the season in 8th place. At the bottom, Korea Gas Corporation (17 wins and 37 losses) ranked ninth, beating Samsung (16 wins and 38 losses). This marks the fifth consecutive year that Samsung has recorded the lowest rank in the regular league.
After completing all regular league schedules, KBL will enter spring basketball to determine the true champion through the upcoming playoff stage, with No. 1 LG and No. 2 Chung Kwan-jang going straight to the semifinals.
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