Jeon Ju-won, the new head coach of Woori Bank, has risen "to the top position again"... WKBL Women's Director's Three-Person Era

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Coach Jeon Ju-won (54) has become the new head coach of Asan Woori Bank.

Woori Bank said on the 15th, "We appointed head coach Jeon Joo-won as the new coach." "Coach Jeon Joo-won is a leader with an understanding of the team system, team control, and coaching experience," the club said. "We judged him to be the right person to lead new changes while maintaining the stability of the organization through internal promotion."

Coach Jeon Ju-won said, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to lead a great team called Woori Bank," adding, "Based on the trust with the players we have been with, we will prepare responsibly for the team to rise to the top again."

Coach Wi Sung-woo, who has led the team for 14 years, will step down as general manager to support the development of coaching staff and strengthening the team's performance at the back.

Coach Wi Sung-woo began his leadership career as a coach of Shinhan Bank in 2005, and then took the helm of Woori Bank, which was at the bottom of the list at the time, in 2012 to win the championship right away. Since then, he has proved his leadership by winning a total of nine championship games, including six consecutive victories from the 2012-13 season to the 2017-18 season.

During Woori Bank's tenure, he set a record of advancing to the playoffs for 14 consecutive seasons, and achieved 300 wins for the first time in women's professional basketball history, recording 340 wins and 112 losses in the regular league. However, in this 2025-26 season, he ended the season by losing all three games to Cheongju KB Stars in the playoffs.

Jeon Ju-won, the new coach who will lead the team, is a former point guard representing Korean women's basketball. As a member of the national team, he contributed to the semi-finals of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning seven championships and 10 assists in his career, and playing on the court until the age of 40.

Jeon Ju-won, who was appointed as Shinhan Bank coach in 2011 after retiring from active duty, has been assisting Wi Sung-woo as Woori Bank's head coach since 2012. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, he also took the helm of the national team.

With Jeon Ju-won's inauguration, a total of three female coaches will lead the team in the upcoming 2026-27 season of women's professional basketball, including Park Jung-eun (Busan BNK) and Choi Yoon-ah (Incheon Shinhan Bank).

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