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Choi Yoon-ah, head coach of Shinhan Bank in Incheon, won her first victory.
Incheon Shinhan Bank beat Bucheon Hana Bank 76-62 in the opening game of the home game of the 「BNK Financial 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball」 held at Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 21st. Hong Yoo-soon scored a personal record of 27 points. He led the victory with 12 rebounds. Jihyun Shin also scored 18 points, including four three-pointers. As a result, Choi won his first regular league coach's victory, his first win of the season, and his home opener.
Choi, who was born in 1985, was a "legend" of Shinhan Bank when he was a player. He graduated from Hannam University, went through Hyundai Engineering & Construction in 2003, and joined Shinhan Bank in 2004. Until 2017, he was wearing a Shinhan Bank uniform and led the so-called 'Real Shinhan', including 6 regular league and 7 championship games. After retiring, Choi served as a coach for Shinhan Bank, Busan BNK, and the women's national basketball team. Recently, he trained junior players as coach of Kangwon National University's basketball team.
Choi, who will lead Shinhan Bank this season, tasted bitter taste in his debut match as a head coach. He lost 54:65 against Busan BNK on the 16th 'Defending Champion'.
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Coach Choi clashed with Hana Bank in the home opener. The two teams were in a tight race. Shinhan Bank scored with Hong Yoo-soon and Hana Bank with Iijima Saki. Finished the first quarter 20-20. Shinhan Bank showed its concentration first. John Press, who had fun from the beginning of the game, and local defense, pressed the opponent with a surprise double team defense. Shinhan Bank scored 11 points in a row at the beginning of the second quarter. He finished the first half with a 38-33 lead. However, there was an injury variable. At the end of the second quarter, Hirano Mitsuki left the court with a finger injury.
Shinhan was not swayed. He caught three consecutive offensive rebounds early in the third quarter and finished with Jihyun Shin's breakthrough under the goal. After that, he tied Jinyoung Kim Hong Yoo-soon's score to widen the score gap. Hana Bank chased Iijima in the fourth quarter with fierce concentration, but failed to turn the game around.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
