First Championship win since debut, PO MVP
Professional basketball Busan KCC Huh Woong won the first championship trophy of his career as well as the MVP of the playoff PO.
Huh Woong contributed to his team's 88-70 victory by recording 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in Game 5 of the 2023-24 professional basketball championship against Suwon KT held on the 5th. KCC won the championship for the first time in 13 years since the 2010-11 season with a total of 4 wins and 1 loss in the series.
If this was the sixth star of his career for KCC, it was the first for Heo Woong. Heo Woong has repeatedly failed to cross the threshold after finishing second in the championship game in the first year of his debut in Wonju DB uniform. Even after joining KCC, he reached the semifinal playoff once and packed his bags in three games.
This season, he built a super team and was proudly considered a favorite to win, but fell short of expectations, leaving him fifth in the regular league. The outlook for spring basketball was not completely bright, with questions about Heo Woong's reading ability also added.
However, Heo washed away all concerns on the court. In 12 PO games this season, Heo displayed stellar performance with a success rate of 52.6 percent for 17.3 points, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and a field goal rate of 31 minutes and 57 seconds on average. In particular, the success rate of three-point shots reached 45 percent, boasting high efficiency and volume.
In the championship match, he scored 18.8 points by throwing an average of 11.4 field throws. The success rate was even more impressive at 54.4 percent. In Game 5, which led his team to win the championship, he also garnered the most points in his team, and confidently won the MVP award. He received 31 out of 84 votes, beating over Ra Gun-ah 27 votes and Heo Hoon 21 votes.
Heo Woong was moved with tears as his victory became clear just before the end of the fourth quarter. His tearful expression was delivered on the broadcast screen even after winning the PO MVP award.
"I'm happy to have worked hard and desperately," Huh said in an interview with a broadcaster. Regarding the tearful scene, he said, "I remembered the time I spent for the past year trying and praying. I was happy because I remembered all of my teammates and coaches who spent more time together than my family."
Toward Heo Hoon, his younger brother, he said, "I was sharing a room with him, but I couldn't sleep because I was sick, and I was able to overcome the pain even though I was on an IV. I'm so grateful. I don't know when it will be, but I want to try it in the same team later." 토토사이트 순위
Finally, Heo Woong said to his fans, "Thank you so much to the fans who have been with us for the past year. I think they will be happy to see us. We are just beginning. We will prepare hard for next year again."