'First time in my life' Henry Ellonson wins MVP in last round of regular league... The average double-double performance

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Henry Ellonson (29), a foreign player of Wonju DB, became the main character of the 2025-2026 KBL regular league.

KBL announced on the 9th that DB Ellonson was selected as the MVP of the sixth round of Sports Illustrated. Ellonson was honored with his first career round MVP award, winning 36 of the 87 total valid votes in the sixth round MVP voting.

It is the first time in three rounds as a DB player since Lee Sun- Albano, who won the MVP in the third round this season.

Ellonson played in all nine games in the sixth round, the last of the regular league, and played an average of 29 minutes and 32 seconds. During this period, he ranked first overall with an average of 24.0 points, and posted 11.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists, recording double digits in both average points and rebounds.

In particular, all nine games showed consistency in scoring double-digit points, and in three of them, he showed off his overwhelming firepower by exploding more than 30 points. Thanks to Ellonson's performance, DB had a 6-3 record in the sixth round and joined spring basketball in a good mood, finishing third with 33-21 regular-season final performance.

Ellonson, who was selected as MVP in the sixth round, will be awarded the MVP commemorative trophy and 2 million won in prize money. In addition, various round MVP commemorative products will be released, including uniforms in which Ellonson participated in the design himself.

Ellonson and DB, who finished the regular league splendidly, will meet Busan KCC in the upcoming round of 6 playoffs.

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