Busan BNK, a women's basketball team that emerged as an emerging powerhouse, is falling for the first time in a season after rising to the championship match in the 2022-23 season.

 

BNK lost 62-77 to Incheon Shinhan Bank in the regular league of Woori Bank's Woori WON 2023-24 women's professional basketball held at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 18th.

 

BNK, which lost six consecutive games, fell to the bottom (6th) for the first time this season with four wins and 15 losses.

 

BNK, which acquired KDB Life Insurance and raised its anchor in April 2019, remained in the lower ranks in the early days of its foundation. In the 2019-20 season, which was the first season, it ranked fifth and lost face in the 2020-21 season.

 

BNK began to change after Park Jung-eun took office. Coach Park, who took the helm on behalf of coach Yoo Young-joo in March 2021, actively began to renovate the team.

 

BNK, which even recruited mixed-race player Kim Han-byul and luxury shooter Kang Ah-jung, advanced to the semifinal playoffs (PO) in three seasons after its establishment as fourth place in the 2021-22 season.

 

Although the team failed to advance to the championship game due to two losses to the Cheongju KB, the No. 1 team in the regular season, both games were neck-and-neck competitions, sending shockwaves throughout the team. It also erased the "defeat DNA" that had been circulating in the team.

 

Since then, BNK's power has become stronger.

 

In the 2022-23 season, the existing members including Jinan, Ahn Hye-ji, Lee So-hee and Kim Si-on improved their skills and Kim Han-byeol's scoring ability also improved. Han Um-ji, who joined the team, also contributed to the team's performance.

 

Having created a sensation, BNK successfully advanced to PO for the second consecutive season, finishing the regular season in second place, the highest since its foundation. In PO, it beat third-place Yongin Samsung Life Insurance with two consecutive wins and advanced to the championship game.

 

In the match against Champions, the team failed to surpass the "super team" of Asan Woori Bank, and had to settle for the runner-up title for three consecutive losses. However, before the main scorer Kim Han-byul was injured during the second round, the team fought equally with Woori Bank and was evaluated as "losing well but fighting well."

 

BNK, equipped with confidence, prepared for the season with the goal of winning. Kim Si-on, who was a super backup, left for Bucheon Hana One Q, but he raised his dream because Jinan, Lee So-hee and Ahn Hye-ji were ripe.

 

However, when the season entered, the results were completely different from expectations.

 

At the beginning of the season, the team shook sharply when Kim Han-byul left due to knee and ankle injuries. The attack pattern, which mainly flows to Ahn Hye-ji, Lee So-hee and Jinan, lost its power as the opponent read it.

 

The front desk, which had to support the team, was also a problem. Team atmosphere was completely subdued in December last year when the team's secretary general reported the team's general manager to the Labor Office for workplace bullying.

 

BNK reportedly lost its winning allowance and limited food expenses due to the tight operation of the general manager. It has been said that Park Jung-eun paid for the boarding ticket at his own expense as the club restricted the movement of planes or KTX during the expedition due to cost issues.

 

The players were unable to motivate themselves as the situation within the club was unsettled due to the poor performance.

 

As a result, BNK ended the first round with two wins and three losses, posting disastrous results of one win and four losses in the second round and one win and four losses in the third round. The team lost all four games in the fourth round.

 

Practically speaking, he failed to advance to the PO. Still, he should not give up. He is going through internal and external hardships, but he should show his perseverance in the remaining fifth and sixth rounds. He is a professional team. He should stand up for his fans who come to the stadium to cheer for themselves.  스포츠토토