‘Supporting the dreams of my juniors’ National team setter Hwang Seung-bin donates 10 million won to university volleyball development fund

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National team setter Hwang Seung-bin (34, Hyundai Capital) donated 10 million won to support university volleyball and junior players, the sport where he grew as an athlete.

The Korea University Volleyball Federation announced on the 6th, “We held a development fund handover ceremony for Hwang Seung-bin ahead of the finals of the 2026 KUSF University Volleyball U-League, which took place at Incheon Inha University.”

On that day, Hwang Seung-bin donated 10 million won as a development fund to the Korea University Volleyball Federation and received a donation certificate from the federation. The gesture reflected his intention to give back to junior players the support and experiences he received while growing as an athlete through university volleyball, and to contribute to the continuous development of Korean university volleyball and the growth of its players.

Inha University holds special significance for Hwang Seung-bin. After graduating from Moonil High School, he honed his skills as a university player at Inha University, and entered professional play after being selected by Korean Air in the fifth pick of the first round of the 2014–2015 V-League men’s division rookie draft.

He subsequently played for Samsung Fire, Woori Card, and KB Insurance before joining Hyundai Capital through a trade in 2024. Despite his long professional career, he has consistently maintained his competitiveness, and in the 2025–2026 season, he was selected as the setter on the V-League men’s division Best 7, enjoying the joy of receiving a Best 7 award for the first time since his professional debut.

He is also continuing his activities as a national team member. This year, he was selected for the men’s Bae Gu (CEO) team and participated in events such as the East Asian Championship, and he contributed as a setter to the national team preparing for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Having started on the university stage and gone on to experience both professional play and national team service, Hwang Seung-bin understands better than anyone the environment faced by junior university players and the significance of university volleyball in a player’s growth process. Accordingly, he expressed his intention through this donation to support players currently nurturing their dreams on the university stage and to contribute, even in a small way, to the development of university volleyball.

The development fund handover ceremony was held on that day on the court of Inha University Gymnasium ahead of the start of the U-League finals, with Hwang Seung-bin and officials from the Korea University Volleyball Federation in attendance.

An official from the Korea University Volleyball Federation said, “We sincerely appreciate player Hwang Seung-bin for conveying his valuable sentiment for university volleyball and junior players despite his busy schedule as a national team member,” adding, “We hope this donation will serve as great strength and motivation for players currently nurturing their dreams on the university stage, and that it will lead to a beautiful sharing between seniors and juniors for the development of university volleyball.”

The Korea University Volleyball Federation plans to use this development fund to support university players so they can nurture their dreams in a better environment and grow into players who will lead the future of Korean volleyball.

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