Six Men's counterattack! Kim Jong-un explodes with 14 points, and Shinhan Bank's 65-54 rout of the BNK home opener. Kim Jong-un's hard carry in the second quarter was not in Shinhan Bank's calculations
Nov 16, 2025
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Busan BNK won the opening game.
BNK beat Incheon Shinhan Bank 65-54, where Hong Yoo-soon (14 points) and Shin Yi-seul (14 points) competed hard, with six-man Kim Jong-un (14 points) and Kim Son-ia (14 points) and Ahn Hye-ji (10 points, 4 assists) at the home opening game of the BNK Women's Professional Basketball regular league in the 2025-2026 season at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 16th.
Before the game, BNK coach Park Jung-eun was relaxed. He increased the proportion of organizational patterns. The plan is to reduce the dependence on Kim Sonia-centered main players and to use the backup team more actively."
Shinhan Bank coach Choi Yoon-ah was also confident. "There is a competition between coach Park Jeong-eun and a female head coach, and we have nothing to lose."Jihyun Shin and Choi Yi-sam participate, but there is a time limit. Ko Na-yeon will compete as the best five. After off-season practice, I feel that the team is getting stronger a little bit."
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Park Hye-jin scored her first goal of the season. With 9:08 left in the first quarter, Park Hye-jin scored her first point of the season by making a mid jumper.
Shinhan Bank tied the game. The first player of Shinhan Bank was Ko Na-yeon. After an organized pass, Ko Na-yeon, who was cutting under the basket, made a mid-jumper.
Then, Kim Sonia broke through Hong's mark and a mid-jumper. Hong Yu-soon made a heavy under-the-goal attack at the post.
Afterwards, Shin Yi-seul received the off-the-ball screen and hit the three-point mark.
Shinhan Bank's early moves were impressive. Before the game, Shinhan Bank coach Choi Yoon-ah said, `We have faithfully trained during the offseason. I think the struggle and pressure on the court got better."
In fact, such a move came out. The most impressive part was the utilization of the off-the-ball screen. When I got a pass or cut in, I hung the screen and moved. In the end, a more likely open shooting chance came out.
In particular, Hong Yoo-soon's open mid jumper chance, which came out around the second minute of the first quarter, was a detailed move made with two off-the-ball screens. BNK's defense has been forced to give up shooting opportunities to Shinhan Bank's organized screen attack several times. In the end, Shinhan Bank's lead in the 15-111 first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Jihyun Shin succeeded in breaking through the left with a picturesque spin move. Then, BNK also made a signature play. Lee So-hee and Park Jung-eun's 2-2. When Lee So-hee succeeded in breaking through, Shinhan Bank's defensive cover. Lee So-hee connects to Kim Jong-un on the wing. There was an open 3-point chance, and it ended up being tough. After that, Ahn Hye-ji broke through. Two Shinhan Bank defenders got tangled up. Shinhan Bank's defensive miss. Connecting to Sonia waiting outside. It was again tied at 18-18, with a three-point series.
Then, Shinhan Bank's Jinyoung Kim returned to the lead with a three-point shot.
Shinhan Bank's markedly changed performance. However, defending champion BNK also had power. In particular, in the second quarter, Kim Jong Un penetrated the path of attack. With a bold breakthrough, he even got the basket count and completed a three-point play.
Shinhan Bank's Attack Miss. Kim Jong-un hit another three-run shot in the early offens.
For Shinhan Bank, it was a crisis. However, this time again, screen play created a perfect chance. Kim Ji-young and Hong Yoo-soon's 2-2. Hong Yoo-soon passes to Ko Na-yeon, who entered the basket. He succeeded in breaking through the basket.
However, BNK was still destructive in partial attack. Shim Soo-hyun's outside shot and Park Hye-jin's foul resulted in two free throws. And Kim Sonia's fastball score came out one after another. Eventually, BNK ended the first half with a 5-point lead of 32-27.
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BNK Park Sung-jin showed off his height. Ahn Hye-ji's mid-jumper failed. Park Sung-jin scored after catching the offensive rebound. However, Shinhan Bank is chasing after Shin Iseul with a breakthrough.
However, Shinhan Bank had many mistakes. a pass miss. Park Hye-jin hit it as it was and solved it with a three-point shot.
When Shinhan Bank's Kim Ji-young's 3rd point failed, BNK finished with a mid-jumper and took the lead by 10 points in an instant, 41-31.
Shinhan Bank's weaknesses, which had been holding up well, began to emerge. There was a lack of clear scorers in important trends. Three-point shots failed one after another. Shin Isul made a golden three-store run, but the flow changes, right?訪年?
In addition, Kim Ji-young's mistake overlapped. On the other hand, BNK continued Kim Sonia's still, and the passing game created a series of open chances under the basket. The score was widened to 50-34, 16 points.
BNK produced an impressive scene again by Kim Jong-un. After receiving the pass after the cut-in, he put on a defender and hit a fade away mid jumper. It was a good defense, but a better offense.
Shinhan Bank, which has slowed down its overall active movement. The attack route began to be simplified. The frequency of the screen was reduced, followed by a monotonous attack by Hong Yu-soon's miss match. The defensive pressure was still solid, but BNK penetrated Shinhan Bank's defense with a one-on-one instant cut-in. Ahn Hye-ji's exquisite pass, Kim Sonia's sharp cut-in, and Ahn Hye-ji's mid-jumper passed through the rim. On the other hand, Shinhan Bank's outer 3-point shot is silent.
In the end, the score gap did not narrow by more than 15 points. Time went by. Park Hye-jin's post-up with 4:11 left in the game and Byun So-jung's backdoor cut at the same time added two points. 59-41, BNK's lead by 18 points. In fact, it was a moment when the victory or defeat was decided.
Shinhan Bank showed impressive performance in the first half. It was impressive to create a space by a non-stop screen, attack patterns that sharply target opposing mismatches, and maximize the amount of defense activity with strong pressure and rotation.
However, there was a limit to power. Asian quarter and main big man Mima Louie was sidelined due to an ankle injury. Choi Yi-sam and Jihyun Shin were out of shape due to the aftereffects of their injuries before the season.
In the end, the core was unstable, and the flow was handed over to BNK at the match point.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
