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Lee Hyun-joong in Australian Professional Basketball.

Lee Hyun-joong Recorded 40% 3 Points in the Regular League in his First Season in Australian Professional Basketball

Average 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds... 5th in scoring and 3rd in rebounds on the team

Lee Hyun-joong (Illawarra), a promising Korean basketball star who advanced to the National Basketball Association (NBL), averaged 7.4 points and had a 3-point success rate of 40% in the regular league in his first season.

Lee Hyun-joong, who plays for the Illawarra Hawks, concluded his first regular season in Australia with the away game against the 2023-2024 NBL Melbourne United held at the John Kane Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the 18th.

In this game, which Illawarra lost 87-92 in a close game, Lee Hyun-joong played about 17 minutes and recorded 9 points and 4 rebounds. 사설 토토사이트

His specialty, the 3-pointer, was three-shot.

Lee Hyun-joong, who played a total of 27 games until the match against Melbourne, played an average of 17 minutes in the regular season and recorded 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.

Ranks 5th on the team in scoring and 3rd in rebounds.

The field goal success rate was 45%.

He also recorded a 3-point success rate of 40%, making him a top shooter.

Excluding Kyle Adnam, who played only one game, and big man Sam Froling, who has an extremely low number of 3-point attempts, his 3-point success rate is the highest on the team.

The game in which he scored the most goals was against the Adelaide Thirty-Sixers (89-96 Illawarra loss) held on the 20th of last month, where Lee Hyun-joong played only 26 minutes and scored 24 points.

In the game against the Tasmanian Jack Jumpers on the 12th of last month, he also earned double-digit rebounds (10) for the first time.

Lee Hyun-joong attempted to enter the 2022 draft when he was a third year at Davidson University in the United States, aiming to advance to the National Basketball Association (NBA), but was not selected in the rookie draft.

When entering the NBA through the draft failed, he planned to sign with a G League (lower league of the NBA) team and try to get a 'call-up' or play in the summer league and make a mark on NBA teams.

However, he eventually decided to run in Australia in July of last year in search of an opportunity to compete.

The Australian professional league, in which 10 teams compete, has a higher overall level than Asian leagues such as Korea, China, Japan, and the Philippines.

Asia's best big man Zhou Qi, who also played in the NBA as a center for the Chinese national team, played in the 2022-2023 season in the Australian league, but averaged only 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds.

Illawarra, who finished the regular season with 14 wins and 14 losses, will enter the play-in tournament in 4th place.

Australian professional basketball conducts the postseason in a unique way, with only the 1st and 2nd places in the regular league going directly to the semifinal playoff series, and the 3rd to 6th places playing a play-in tournament.

If the Illawarra win against third-place Tasmania, they will advance to the semifinals against the second-place Perth Wildcats.

In case of a loss, the team must play one more game against the winner of the 5th and 6th place teams.

If they win here, they will advance to the semifinals against number one Melbourne, and if they lose, they will be eliminated.

Korean Swimming Golden Generation Returns Home.

Korean Swimming's Golden Generation Returns Home After Completing the Doha World Championships

Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo, a 'golden chorus' in the 400m and 200m freestyle, and the men's 800m relay also won the first silver medal in World Championship history

At the 2024 Doha International Aquatics Federation World Championships, the Korean swimming team, which recorded the best performance in history, made a golden return.

Representative athletes who opened a new path for Korean swimming in Doha, Qatar, including Kim Woo-min (22, Gangwon Provincial Office) and Hwang Seon-woo (20, Gangwon Provincial Office), returned through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 19th.

The Doha World Championships were held from the 2nd to the 19th of this month, and the management event began on the 11th.

Diving and artistic swimming athletes who completed their schedules earlier have already returned home. 메이저사이트

The most brilliant achievement was the ‘golden duo’ that won the gold medal.

Kim Woo-min won a surprise gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle final, giving Korean swimming its first World Championships gold medal in 13 years since Park Tae-hwan in the same event at the 2011 Shanghai Games.

Although many of the world's top athletes did not participate in this competition in preparation for the Paris Olympics, Kim Woo-min was the first to touch the pad in the 400m freestyle, where most of the strong athletes participated.

Sun-Woo Hwang won the men's 200m freestyle and finally collected a gold medal in this event, following a silver medal at the 2022 Budapest Games and a bronze medal at the 2023 Fukuoka Games.

Kim Woo-min, Hwang Sun-woo, Lee Ho-jun (23, Jeju City Hall), Yang Jae-hoon (25, Gangwon Provincial Office), and Lee Yu-yeon (23, Goyang City Hall) combined their efforts to win a silver medal, the first team medal in Korean swimming history, in the men's 800m relay.

Last month, the relay team, which completed four weeks of intensive training in Gold Coast, Australia, achieved the result of winning a medal together.

At the Doha World Championships, the Korean management team achieved its best performance ever by winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

Korea, which previously won two bronze medals in diving, finished the competition in 8th place overall with two gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.

Korean swimming, which had never even ranked 10th overall, entered the 'quarterfinals' of the World Championships.

There were quite a few athletes who did not stand on the podium, but achieved valuable achievements that will remain in Korean swimming history.

Sunwoo Hwang became the first Korean athlete to advance to the finals of the 100m freestyle finals and finished in 5th place, his highest ranking.

Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist Baek In-cheol (23, Busan Jung-gu Office) became the first Korean athlete to reach the finals in the men's 50m butterfly and finished 7th.

Lee Joo-ho (29, Seogwipo City Hall), the eldest member of the Korean management team, took 5th place in the 200m backstroke final, recording the highest ranking in Korean backstroke history.

Park Soo-jin (24, Gyeongbuk Provincial Office) became the first Korean athlete to advance to the finals in the women's 200m butterfly since Ahn Se-hyun at the 2017 Budapest Games and placed 8th.

The players who returned to Korea on this day will rest for a while and then begin preparations for the 2024 National Management Team selection match, which will open at the Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool on the 22nd of next month.

This competition, which also serves as the KB Financial Korea Swimming Championship, will determine the athletes who will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held in July.

Basketball Coach Ahn Jun-ho One Team Korea Spirit.

Basketball Team Coach Ahn Jun-ho “One Team Korea Spirit... Ra Gun-ah is the Captain”

Departing on the afternoon of the 19th ahead of the away game in Australia on the 22nd

The Korean men's basketball team, led by Coach Ahn Jun-ho, will depart for Australia on the 19th to participate in the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup qualifying match.

Our national team, organized in Group A of the preliminary round, will play against Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia home and away until February 2025, and if it places in the top two of the group, it will earn the right to participate in the 2025 Asia Cup finals. 온라인카지노사이트

In the FIBA ​​rankings, Korea is 51st, Australia is 4th, Indonesia is 74th, and Thailand is 91st.

Korea will first play an away game against Australia on the 22nd, and then play a home game against Thailand on the 25th at the Wonju Sports Complex in Gangwon-do.

Coach Ahn Jun-ho, who took the helm of the men's national basketball team in December of last year, said before leaving the country on the 19th, “In pursuit of a new national team compared to before, we have set the slogan as 'One Team Korea'” and “As a national team player, I will be cautious.”

“I asked the players to have a strong sense of duty and responsibility,” he said, expressing his determination ahead of the first game.

Korean men's basketball attempted to enter the medal zone at last year's Hangzhou Asian Games, but was caught by Japan, which had a second team in the finals, and ended up failing to advance to the semifinals after meeting China in the quarterfinals.

This Asia Cup preliminaries are the first step toward regaining pride after failing to advance to the semifinals of the Asian Games.

The first opponent, Australia, is ranked 4th in the world, but it is not expected that their best member will appear in this match.

However, even so, they will definitely be a difficult opponent for us as they have the home advantage and also have the advantage of being tall.

Coach Ahn Jun-ho said, “We need to play basketball with speed through quick offense and defense transitions.

However, the practice period was short at 3 days, and the players were exhausted after playing in the league, which is unfortunate.”

It is also a burden for our national team that a forced march is scheduled, including having to transfer to Hong Kong and then land in Melbourne, Australia, for another two hours to get to Bendigo, Australia, where the game will be held.

In particular, in response to a question about the recent controversy related to the national soccer team, Coach Ahn said, “I am cautious (since it is a different sport), but that should be taken as a rule of thumb.

If teamwork breaks down in the national team, the performance will be worse than that of a single (professional) team.”

“I have no choice but to come out,” he replied.

At the same time, he emphasized, “No matter how good the players are, teamwork is not an option, but a necessity.”

Coach Ahn also announced that he had appointed Ra Gun-ah (KCC) as the captain of this team.

Coach Ahn explained, “Ra Gun-ah is a key member of our national team and has the right experience and age, so I offered her the captaincy through a meeting,” and added, “Then she willingly accepted, saying that she would work hard and not hesitate.”

Ra Gun-ah, from the United States, is a player who acquired Korean nationality through special naturalization in 2018 and has since played with the Taegeuk symbol in the Asian Games and Basketball World Cup.

Coach Ahn said, “Ra Gun-ah is good at communicating with other players,” and added, “It seems like the team atmosphere is changing with the help of other players, including Kim Jong-gyu.”

The men's basketball team is scheduled to return home on the 23rd after the game against Australia and prepare for the game against Thailand on the 25th.