2023–24 KBL season

2023–24 KBL season
2023–24 KBL season
League	Korean Basketball League
Duration	21 October 2023 – 5 May 2024
Number of games	54 per team (regular season)
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	SPOTV
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Heo Ung (Busan)
Finals
Champions	Busan KCC Egis (6th title)
Runners-up	Suwon KT Sonicboom
Seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 KBL season is the 28th season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. The regular season began on 21 October 2023.^[1]

The Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters were the defending champions, having won their fourth KBL title after defeating the Seoul SK Knights in the 2023 finals, but were eliminated in the semi-finals.^[2] The Busan KCC Egis won their sixth championship after defeating Suwon KT Sonicboom in the finals, becoming the first fifth-seeded team to win the championship.^[3]

The Busan KCC Egis qualified for the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia and both the champions and runners-up qualified for the 2024–25 East Asia Super League.

Teams

Changes from last season

Anyang KGC was rebranded Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters.
Jeonju KCC Egis relocated to Busan and was rebranded Busan KCC Egis.
Goyang Carrot Jumpers was rebranded Goyang Sono Skygunners after ownership was transferred to hospitality company Sono International.

Venues and locations

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined
Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	Anyang	Anyang Gymnasium	6,690	1992	1997
Busan KCC Egis	Busan	Sajik Arena	14,099	1977	1997
Changwon LG Sakers	Changwon	Changwon Gymnasium	6,000	1994	1997
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus	Daegu	Daegu Gymnasium	3,867	1994	1997
Goyang Sono Skygunners	Goyang	Goyang Gymnasium	6,216	1996	1997
Seoul Samsung Thunders	Seoul	Jamsil Arena	11,069	1978	1997
Seoul SK Knights	Seoul	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium	6,229	1997
Suwon KT Sonicboom	Suwon	Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena	3,339	1997
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus	Ulsan	Dongchun Gymnasium	5,831	1986	1997
Wonju DB Promy	Wonju	Wonju Gymnasium	4,600	1996	1997

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Wonju DB Promy	31	25	6	.806	Qualification to semi-finals
2	Seoul SK Knights	31	22	9	.710	Qualification to semi-finals
3	Suwon KT Sonicboom	30	19	11	.633	Qualification to quarter-finals
4	Changwon LG Sakers	31	19	12	.613
5	Busan KCC Egis	28	16	12	.571
6	Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus	30	14	16	.467
7	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	31	11	20	.355
8	Daegu KOGAS Pegasus	30	10	20	.333
9	Goyang Sono Skygunners	30	10	20	.333
10	Seoul Samsung Thunders	30	5	25	.167

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2024. Source: KBL

Results

Games 1–90

Home \ Away	JKJ	KCC	CLG	DKG	GSS	SST	SSK	SKT	UHM	WDB
Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters		74–72	85–71	80–91	82–84	84–75	74–89	85–94	75–86	80–97
Busan KCC Egis				81–96	78–69	106–100	74–77	71–85	91–84	94–88
Changwon LG Sakers	94–75	104–84		77–62	87–73	93–75	69–50	66–71	97–76	76–85
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus	80–91	90–96	83–92		90–100	107–82	96–94	81–99	83–90	79–94
Goyang Sono Skygunners	86–82	93–84		74–80		67–86	79–90		99–88	89–110
Seoul Samsung Thunders	74–96		69–90	84–80	98–78		80–82	87–90	66–80	73–87
Seoul SK Knights	59–63	72–74	73–87		87–61	82–75		85–80	75–74	84–91
Suwon KT Sonicboom		98–83	93–88	91–69	101–65	88–83	87–102			71–87
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus	93–78	79–91	76–74	87–62	66–71	77–69	78–67	61–77		79–90
Wonju DB Promy	94–99	101–90	70–91	88–74	88–94	94–58	91–82	106–76	81–72

Updated to match(es) played on 8 January 2024. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Games 91–180

Home \ Away	JKJ	KCC	CLG	DKG	GSS	SST	SSK	SKT	UHM	WDB
Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters		84–74	77–106				68–86	85–113	77–108	86–93
Busan KCC Egis				93–88	69–61	77–74	90–75		91–86
Changwon LG Sakers		85–81			80–49		62–64	84–76	90–79
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus	93–98		88–69			77–71	74–76	75–85		72–85
Goyang Sono Skygunners	85–81			76–84			84–77		72–92	91–99
Seoul Samsung Thunders	63–81		82–95	84–63	64–78		76–80	61–103
Seoul SK Knights	85–71					89–74			85–77	86–80
Suwon KT Sonicboom		83–80			86–81	94–99	71–85
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus		81–84	80–88	81–80		102–85	75–78	94–74
Wonju DB Promy	88–83	87–85	91–75			102–73		82–90	102–92

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2024. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Games 181–270

Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 4 April 2024 and will end on a to be determined date.^[4]

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

			1	Wonju	1
4	Seoul	0	5	Busan	3
5	Busan	3				5	Busan	4
						3	Suwon	1
			2	Changwon	2
3	Suwon	3	3	Suwon	3
6	Mobis	1

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Jameel Warney	Seoul SK Knights	26.0
Rebounds per game	Assem Marei	Changwon LG Sakers	15.1
Assists per game	Ethan Alvano	Wonju DB Promy	7.0
Steals per game	Moon Seong-gon	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	2.1
Blocks per game	Du'Vaughn Maxwell	Daegu KOGAS Pegasus	1.4
FG%	Kim Jong-kyu	Wonju DB Promy	63.7%
3FG%	Lee Geun-hwi	Busan KCC Egis	51.8%
FT%	Lee Jung-hyun	Busan KCC Egis	90.4%

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Wonju DB Promy	91.2
Rebounds per game	Changwon LG Sakers	38.7
Assists per game	Wonju DB Promy	21.0
Steals per game	Suwon KT Sonicboom	8.5
Blocks per game	Wonju DB Promy	3.5
FG%	Wonju DB Promy	50.8%
3FG%	Wonju DB Promy	37.5%
FT%	Wonju DB Promy	77.7%

Korean clubs in Asian competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	East Asia Super League	Runners-up
Seoul SK Knights	East Asia Super League	Third place

References

^ "Red Boosters look to continue roll as KBL returns Saturday". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 October 2023.
^ "Anyang KGC beat Seoul SK Knights to win KBL championship". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 May 2023.
^ "Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4-1". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "South Korea Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

External links

KBL official website (in Korean)

[1] "Red Boosters look to continue roll as KBL returns Saturday". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 October 2023.

[2] "Anyang KGC beat Seoul SK Knights to win KBL championship". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 May 2023.

[3] "Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4-1". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[4] "South Korea Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

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v t e Korean Basketball League
Teams	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters Busan KCC Egis Changwon LG Sakers Daegu KOGAS Pegasus Goyang Sono Skygunners Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul SK Knights Suwon KT Sonicboom Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus Wonju DB Promy
Seasons	1997 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Draft	1998 2007 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Best 5 Most Improved Player Defensive Best 5 Defensive Player of the Year Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award
Category

Home \ Away	JKJ	KCC	CLG	GSS	SST	SSK	SKT	WDB
Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters		75–104	84–80
Busan KCC Egis				83–74
Changwon LG Sakers		91–95		79–72		57–64
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus	81–70					69–81	70–80
Goyang Sono Skygunners								58–92
Seoul Samsung Thunders
Seoul SK Knights	83–71			82–64
Suwon KT Sonicboom
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus							83–82
Wonju DB Promy					91–67		94–86