2023–24 KBL season

2023–24 KBL season
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Duration21 October 2023 – 5 May 2024
Number of games54 per team (regular season)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)SPOTV
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsBusan KCC Egis (6th title)
  Runners-upSuwon KT Sonicboom
Finals MVPHeo Ung (Busan)

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

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 54 41 13 .759 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Changwon LG Sakers 54 36 18 .667
3 Suwon KT Sonicboom 54 33 21 .611 Qualification to quarter-finals
4 Seoul SK Knights 54 31 23 .574
5 Busan KCC Egis 54 30 24 .556
6 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 54 26 28 .481
7 Daegu KOGAS Pegasus 54 21 33 .389
8 Goyang Sono Skygunners 54 20 34 .370
9 Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters 54 18 36 .333
10 Seoul Samsung Thunders 54 14 40 .259
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

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 4 April 2024 and ended on 5 May 2024.[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

  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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