KB Stars, Park Jisoo's Return Is Considered the Strongest Candidate This Season

Nov 10, 2025

KB Stars, Park Jisoo's Return Is Considered the Strongest Candidate This Season





KB Stars was the team that fans, players, and media picked to win the women's professional basketball championship this year.

On the 10th, WKBL held a media day at the Mayfield Hotel in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, ahead of the opening of 'BNK Financial 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball'.




Ahead of the event, WKBL surveyed all six club players (103), fans (542), and media officials (49) last month, and KB Stars, who returned after a year of overseas expansion, were selected as the strongest candidates. In the case of fans, 45.8% was less than half, but the number of players was 60.2% and the media was 75.5%, showing absolute figures.

Woori Bank, the runner-up to last year's regular league No. 1 Forget Champions, was then selected as the second-best candidate by fans and media, while the players tied Woori Bank and Samsung Life Insurance for second place. However, as Kiana Smith, who was a representative scorer of Samsung Life Insurance, announced her sudden retirement after the survey, it is unclear whether the players' predictions will match. Defending champion BNK Thumb ranked third or fourth. It can be said that this is the impact of Saki Ijima, who contributed decisively to the championship of the championship as an Asian quarter player, moving to Hana Bank ahead of this season. Shinhan Bank and Hana Bank, which remained in the bottom 5th to 6th place last season, were classified as the bottom again this year.

While Park Ji-soo was equally ranked No. 1 in the regular league MVP list this season from fans, players, and media, Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi, who swept eight gold medals at the awards ceremony last season when Park Ji-soo was absent, was cited as a strong challenger. KB Kang Yi-seul and BNK Kim Sonia were also mentioned.




For the most anticipated Asian quarter player, players and media picked Saki Ijima, a veteran who was very active last year, while fans picked Nanami Seki of Woori Bank, who made an impressive debut at this year's Park Shin-ja Cup, as the No. 1 player. In addition, Woori Bank's Lee Min-ji was ranked No. 1 as all players expected to improve their skills this season.

Meanwhile, KB Stars and Woori Bank, who were considered favorites to win, showed their competitiveness by pointing to their opponents as rivals.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.