Unanimous MVP Warney + domestic MVP Ahn Young-joon + Kim Sun-hyung Be5 + coach Jeon Hee-chul Award. SK won first place at the award ceremony
Apr 09, 2025
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SK absolute ace Jamil Warney was named the best foreign player this season. It was unanimous without disagreement.
Warney was unanimously selected as the MVP of foreign players among 111 votes cast by reporters at the 2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball Awards held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas Grand Ballroom in Seoul on the 9th.
There have been only two unanimous regular league MVPs. During the 1997-1998 season, Hyundai's Lee Sang-min (current KCC coach) and Johnny McDowell dominated 37 votes and at the same time recorded 100% of the vote.
Warney, who made his domestic debut in the 2020-2021 season, was SK's ace for five seasons.
It has been overwhelming this season. SK, which used Warney's control under the basket and transition as its main weapon, has not missed the top spot since the beginning of the season. Warney is a three-time season round MVP, which is unprecedented.
He averaged 33 minutes and 10 seconds, scoring 22.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 0.9 blocks. No. 1 scorer, No. 2 rebound, No. 3 block shot
SK was also the best player in Korea. After fierce competition, Ahn Young-joon won 89 valid votes and became the first MVP of his life. Kim Sun-hyung, who came in second, received 19 votes.
Ahn Young-joon averaged 33 minutes and 25 seconds this season, scoring 14.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.4 steals. Together with Warney and Kim Sun-hyung, it has established itself as one of SK's big three pillars. Starting this season, he has established himself as the league's best airborne forward, showing off his stable scoring ability and versatility. In particular, he achieved his first career triple double of 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against Gas Corporation on March 9.
He competed for MVP with Kim Sun-hyung and showed strong impact throughout the season, becoming the best player in Korea this season. Ahn Young-joon will become a free agent after the end of this season.
SK has as many as three players in the top five. Not only Warney and Ahn Young-joon, but also Kim Sun-hyung, the nation's top guard, proudly won one of the best five spots.
Kim Sun-hyung, who was somewhat sluggish last season, thoroughly played 'Hell's 8 Weeks Training' before the season and became the winning player by leading SK Transition basketball throughout this season.
SK coach Jeon Hee-chul was selected for the director's award. Jeon, who was the best coach in the 2021-2022 season, won his second career coach award. He led SK to the regular league championship with a highly efficient attack pattern centered on Jamil Warney and strong transition basketball. There was no room for disagreement.
Changwon LG Cal Tamayo and Asem Maray were selected as the remaining top five. Tamayo, a native of the Philippines, was recruited by LG's Asian quarter this season. Not only did he completely fill Yang Hong-seok's gap, but he also became the second-leading player in the LG regular league with his strong under-the-goal chemistry with Maray. He was one of the best forwards in the league this season in name and reality. Also, Maray is a big man foreign player who represents LG. He led LG's defense to the top of the league with strong defense and constant activity. If Warney is offensive, Maray has divided the league into defensive big men.
◇KBL Regular League Awards List
▶ Domestic Player MVP = An Young-joon (SK) ▶ Foreign MVP = Jamil Warnie (SK) ▶ Best 5 = Jamil Warnie, An Young-joon, Kim Sun-hyung (SK) Carl Tamayo, Asem Marayo, Asem Marayo (LG) ▶ Coach Award = Jeon Hee-chul (SK) ▶ Shin In-sang = Joel Kagoulan (KT) ▶ Six Men's Award = Park Joon-young (KT) ▶ Skill Development Award = Yang Joon-seok (LG) ▶ Best Defense Award = Jung Sung-woo (Gas Corporation
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
