Who will be the first. WKBL Rookie Draft will be held on the 20th. 40 applicants, the highest number ever
Aug 07, 2025
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On the 6th, WKBL closed its application to participate in the draft of the "2025-2026 WKBL Rookie Player". A total of 40 people applied, including 26 high school graduates, 10 college graduates, one from the unemployment team, one from overseas activities, and two from foreign countries,' the release said.
The main players of the U19 Women's Basketball World Cup stand out. Lee Ga-hyun (Sufia Girls' High School), Choi Ye-won (Samcheonpo Girls' High School), Hong Soo-hyun (Sangju Girls' High School), Hwang Yoon-seo (Sunil Girls' High School), Kim Yeon-jin (Sookmyung Girls' High School), and Lee Won-jung (Onyang Girls' High School) all applied to participate.
In addition, Hwang Hyun-jung (Onyang Girls' High School) and Jeong Chae-ah (Bundang Management High School) are invited to the 2025 NBA Basketball Global Camp without Borders. Jeong Chae-ah is the younger brother of Jeong Chae-won, who was nominated to Woori Bank.
Lee Soo-ha (Busan University), Hwang Chae-yeon (Busan University), and Yang Yoo-jeong (Gwangju University) applied for college graduates.
There are also Korean-Japanese players. Kori Mi (Korean-Japanese 4) and Yang Ae-ri (Korean-Japanese 3) will participate as overseas players. Choi Jasmine (Carlton College) and Oneiana (Siena Heights University) applied as foreign nationals.
Last year's rookie draft was rich enough to be called the golden generation.
Hong Yoo-soon, the No. 1 Korean-born Japanese, established herself as a key forward for Shinhan Bank and was selected as a member of the Asian Cup national team. Jung Hyun (Hana Bank), Choi Ye-seul (Samsung Life Insurance), Lee Min-ji (Woori Bank), and Song Yoon-ha (KB) are expected from their teams.
In this year's draft, Hwang Hyun-jung and Gori-mi are drawing attention along with U-19 national team players such as Lee Ga-hyun, Choi Ye-won, Hong Soo-hyun and Lee Won-jung.
The draft lottery method is divided into two groups according to last season's regular league ranking and postseason performance, and the probability is drawn. The first group, which can be named the first and second overall, is Shinhan Bank and Hana Bank, which are ranked fifth and sixth in the regular league last season. However, Hana Bank and BNK Sum traded in September 2023, and in the process, Hana Bank transferred the first round of the 2025-2026 season to BNK. Therefore, Group 1 includes BNK instead of Hana Bank. Shinhan Bank and BNK Sum have a 50% probability of each of the first-place nominations.
The second group included the remaining four teams. The probability is 50% for KB Stars, 35% for Samsung Life Insurance, 10% for Woori Bank, and 5% for BNK Sum, respectively. This year's trade between Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank (Shinhan Bank's Kang Gye-ri ↔ Woori Bank's priority right to select the second round of the 2025-2026 draft) is included.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
