Busan City Signs Affiliation Agreement with KCC EGIS Professional Basketball Team

October 25th, 2:30 PM at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium, Busan City-KCC EGIS Pro Basketball Team Home Base Agreement Ceremony

Official Name 'Busan KCC EGIS', October 22nd, 4 PM New Home Stadium Sajik Indoor Gymnasium Opening Game

Busan City will hold a hometown agreement ceremony with the KCC EGIS professional basketball team (team owner Jeong Jae-hoon) at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium at 2:30 PM on the 25th.

This agreement ceremony goes beyond a simple signing between Busan City and the basketball team officials; it can be seen as an official announcement to Busan citizens and basketball fans that the team has been reborn as the "Busan KCC EGIS" basketball team.

At the ceremony, around 700 people including Mayor Park Hyung-joon, KCC EGIS players, and Busan citizens will attend to officially announce the KCC EGIS basketball team’s relocation to Busan through the hometown agreement signing.

Mayor Park Hyung-joon, City Council Chairman Ahn Seong-min, KCC EGIS professional basketball team owner Jeong Jae-hoon and players, as well as the BNK Sum women's basketball team (team owner Kim Seong-joo), who share the Sajik Indoor Gymnasium, and Busan citizens will gather.

The event will begin with welcoming remarks from the Busan Mayor and BNK team owner, followed by congratulatory speeches from the Busan City Council Chairman and a response speech from the KCC team owner. Afterwards, the mayor and KCC team owner will sign the agreement and take commemorative photos.

Prior to the ceremony, there will be pre-events including ▲KCC EGIS basketball team send-off ceremony ▲unveiling of the new uniforms ▲fan autograph session, allowing fans to interact and celebrate.

The entire team, including renowned head coach Jeon Chang-jin, coach Lee Sang-min, and players Heo Ung, Choi Jun-yong, and Jeong Chang-young, will participate.

The "Basketball Team Send-off Ceremony" and "Fan Autograph Session," held from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM, are open to any citizens wishing to meet the players and can be attended on the day without prior registration.

Since the KBL’s approval of the KCC EGIS basketball team’s hometown relocation, Busan City has been providing multifaceted support to ensure the Busan KCC basketball team successfully settles in Busan and demonstrates top-level performance.

The city has fully upgraded the stadium facilities, supported basketball team promotions, and plans to continuously develop support measures related to team operations.

Additionally, to focus public interest and promote basketball following the KCC EGIS professional basketball team’s relocation, the city plans to operate various events and programs linked with the professional team, including ▲nurturing young basketball talents ▲expanding the base of amateur players ▲expanding ‘15-minute’ facilities, aiming to establish Busan as a basketball city.

Alongside existing youth club leagues (targeting U10, U12, U15), a new Busan-style i-League will be launched to include U18 and female basketball players. The existing club-based youth basketball tournaments will also be expanded in frequency and scale, with public and private sectors working together to nurture young basketball talents in line with the establishment of the KCC-operated sports club.

Furthermore, the city will promote the expansion of beginner-level tournaments, introduce 3×3 basketball competitions, and host professional team basketball tournaments to broaden the amateur player base. Efforts will also be made to enhance infrastructure by installing dedicated 3×3 basketball facilities and basketball courts in new sports facilities.

Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, “Meeting the players directly at the hometown agreement ceremony will make the arrival of the KCC basketball team in Busan truly feel real.” He added, “Busan is the only region nationwide with both men’s and women’s basketball teams, so we will continue to do our best to expand basketball facilities and promote recreational basketball, accelerating the realization of ‘Busan, the Healthy Sports Paradise City.’”

The Busan KCC EGIS professional basketball team’s opening game will be spectacularly held at the new home stadium, Sajik Indoor Gymnasium, at 4:00 PM on October 22.

‘Busan KCC Egis’ team symbol.

Tickets can be reserved through the official KBL website, and the ticket reservation schedule will be announced later.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.