KCC's Song Kyochang's Challenge to Advance Overseas Draws Interest from Japanese Basketball Fans... "A Good Fit for the Japanese League"

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As Song Kyochang (30), a forward for the professional basketball team Busan KCC, moves to advance overseas, Japanese basketball fans have also shown interest in his next destination.

On the 22nd, the KCC organization officially announced, "We respect Song Kyochang's intention to advance overseas and will support the player's new challenge."

According to the organization, Song Kyochang strongly expressed his intention to challenge the overseas stage after winning the championship in the 2025-2026 season finals. Consequently, after sufficient discussions with Song Kyochang, KCC decided to actively cooperate with the procedures for his overseas advancement for the player's growth and new career challenge.

In accordance with relevant regulations, KCC plans to proceed with a public disclosure of Song Kyochang's voluntary withdrawal for overseas advancement.

The overseas league where Song Kyochang will play and his next destination have not yet been decided. However, Japan's B.League is being mentioned as a likely option.

Because of this, Japanese basketball fans are also showing interest in Song Kyochang. Haoou, a fan account for Japan's B.League, said, "KCC's Song Kyochang challenging the B.League?" and positively evaluated him, stating, "Song Kyochang is a player with good speed despite his height of 201cm, and he actively contributes with his jumping ability and defense."

In response, Japanese basketball fans left reactions such as, "He seems like a good fit for the B.League. Which team will he join?" and "I was surprised. I thought he would stay since he won the championship. I hope young players and big men from the KBL, taking Lee Hyun-joong (Nagasaki Velca) as an example, will challenge the B.League."

Song Kyochang entered the professional stage after being selected as the third overall pick in the 2015 rookie draft by KCC. He has since grown into a franchise star of KCC and a top-tier all-around player in the league. He won the Regular Season Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the 2020-2021 season and also played as a member of the "super team" along with Heo Woong, Heo Hoon, and Choi Jun-yong this season. In 34 regular season games of the 2025-2026 season, he recorded an average of 10.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.

Song Kyochang also contributed with an average of 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 12 playoff games. Thanks to this, KCC advanced to the playoffs for the first time in KBL history by finishing sixth in the regular season and went on to win the championship finals.

KCC stated, "Song Kyochang is a player who has done his best for the team based on his dedicated play and diligence," and added, "We respect his will to challenge a new stage and sincerely wish him great performance overseas as well."

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