It was hard for me, but thanks to my colleagues...I wanted to take out Cho Dong Hyun, but I wanted to win the first round

Apr 13, 2025

It was hard for me, but thanks to my colleagues...I wanted to take out Cho Dong Hyun, but I wanted to win the first round



"It was hard, but thanks to my teammates...."

Ham Ji-hoon (Hyundai Mobis), a 41-year-old veteran of men's professional basketball, has an unrivaled playoff (PO) record in the Korean Basketball Federation (KBL) league.

He is in his 17th season as a professional since his debut at Hyundai Mobis in the 2007-2008 season, and he is on the PO stage for 15 consecutive seasons. It ranks first in the KBL league with the most appearances in POs and consecutive records.




Ham Ji-hoon also proved the power of a veteran from the beginning in this season's PO. Thanks to that, Ulsan Hyundai Mobis laughed first in the semifinal playoff.

Hyundai Mobis won 87-84 thanks to the strong performance of Ham Ji-hoon and Sean Long in the second half of the first round of the semi-finals playoff of the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Dongcheon Gymnasium in Ulsan on the 13th.

First of all, the winning team in the first round of the six-team PO with one win approached the probability of advancing to the semifinals by '92.6% (50 out of 54 times)."




It was hard for me, but thanks to my colleagues...I wanted to take out Cho Dong Hyun, but I wanted to win the first round
It was hard for me, but thanks to my colleagues...I wanted to take out Cho Dong Hyun, but I wanted to win the first round
Ham Ji-hoon played 24:01 of the day, scoring 17 points and eight rebounds, serving as a second-half troubleshooter along with Sean Long (20 points, 4 rebounds). In particular, he swept 10 points, including two free throws, in the first 2:54 of the fourth quarter, leading the 71-70 comeback. In addition, 17 seconds before the end of the game, when he was barely leading 85-84, he grabbed a golden offensive rebound to effectively end the blood fight.

Ham Ji-hoon said in an interview with Su-hoon "I feel good because I caught an important game. It went as well as I had prepared. I talked to the players not to get behind in basic things such as physical fights and rebounds, but they didn't get pushed back too much," he said in his victory speech.

Coach Cho Dong-hyun, who interviewed Ham Ji-hoon, who played 24 minutes and 1 second on the day, said, `I actually wanted to leave Ham Ji-hoon out, but I couldn't. He was playing well in important situations and wanted to catch the first game " and "I thought in the middle because Ham Ji-hoon seemed to be having a hard time, but the flow could not be taken away. It also serves as a focal point," he praised.




Regarding Cho's feelings, Ham Ji-hoon said, `It was hard to stop O'Brien, but it was okay because Sean Long and Korean players helped me a lotEven if it's a PO, I think it's a regular league. If I try to do something well for no reason, there were many times when it was counterproductive, he said calmly like 'Veteran'.

Ham Ji-hoon is the most capped PO player ever. There is no particular difference in terms of "PO". It's like a regular league. If you try to do better with PO, it's counterproductive"PO is a battle of moods. We talk a lot at the meeting so that the players are basically not behind each other."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.