Jung Sung-jo of professional basketball Goyang Sono is raising the stock price at the end of the regular season of his debut season, taking off the label of "a native of Dongho."
Jung Sung-jo played for about 20 minutes in an away game against Seoul SK in the 2024-2025 KCC professional basketball regular league at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on the 6th and recorded 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
It is the first time in about three months that Jung Sung-jo has played for more than 20 minutes since the Anyang Jeonggwanjangjeon on January 28.
Jung Sung-jo, who mainly took the court with ace Lee Jung-hyun, contributed to Sono's 96-71 victory by speeding up the conversion of offense and defense.
SK, which advocated a "fast-attack team," was greatly reduced to 6-22 in quick-attack scoring by Sono on the same day.
Head coach Kim Tae-sul's strategy to counter SK, the winner of the regular league, with "fast basketball" by simultaneously using Lee Jung-hyun, Kevin Kembao and Jung Sung-jo, who are fast to drive the ball to the opponent's court.
Coach Kim told reporters after the game that Jung Sung-jo has emerged as a strong candidate to be Lee Jung-hyun's partner.
"I'm looking at several players as Lee Jung-hyun's partner in my head, and I keep thinking that Jung Sung-jo is better than I thought," he said. "If you look at the speed, he is a top three player in the KBL."
"I think it's the best card to distribute Chung Hyeon's burden because he has a good finishing ability," he said. "If (the guard) pushes (the fastball) in front of him, Chung Hyeon can join forces and use it in the groundwork."
Forward Jung Sung-jo, who Sono selected as the second in the third round of the rookie draft in November last year, has drawn attention since participating in the draft by developing his skills through hobbyist competitions and 3-on-3 basketball without an elite player's career.
Jung Sung-jo, who also scored his most 16 points in the match against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis on January 15, is considered to be a hobbyist, but his personal skills are not behind professional players.
"He doesn't know 'the way to play basketball' yet. There are many ways to play in the professional world, but I want to teach him well in the off-season," Kim said. "In fact, Sung-jo is a player who doesn't need to teach much. He just needs to have basic skills."
"All you have to do is take care of the basics, such as opening (space) when you run, or not to get close to the person holding the ball," he said. "He has good absorption power. I'm going to talk about the basics because he has good ability when he has the ball."
Lee Jung-hyun said, "I was curious about Jung Sung-jo even before the draft. "I had high expectations because he was coming to my team," he said. "I trained and found that he had good capabilities. He can't find a way to defend and is weak in pattern play, but he has more strengths than he can cover it."
"He is a player who can make plays. As he progresses, he is accurate in shooting, and if he works well with his teammates, he will show better performance," he said. "I am looking forward to Jung's next season."
"I got a chance to play from my debut season because I was lucky," Jung Sung-jo told Yonhap News after the game. "As the coach said, speed is my strength. My basketball driving force is what the coach says in a good way."
Jung Sung-jo has played in 17 regular league games this season, averaging about 9 minutes and scoring 3.6 points.
"The biggest difference between a pro basketball player and a pro basketball player is concentration during training, physical struggle, and intensity of exercise. I am constantly adapting myself to the situation," he said. "I have to do my best to see what's next. I will focus on this moment." 카지노사이트
He added, "I still feel that there is a lot of lack of coping in an urgent situation and there is still no spirit when converting offense and defense. If you think there are many things to improve like this, basketball becomes better."