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WKBL operations director gets one-month suspension for failing to assign referees to game

Kim Young-man, head of the game operations committee at the WKBL, received a one-month suspension after failing to assign referees to a basketball game and delaying its start, the women's basketball league announced on Wednesday.

2026-01-21

Low-scoring games, no foreign talent. Why Korean women’s basketball is in crisis.

Korean women's basketball faces a crisis due to poor scoring records, lack of foreign players, a shrinking player pool and diminishing competitiveness, impacting the national team's performance and future potential.

2025-03-25

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won mint WKBL Championship return with 53-45 victory over KB Stars

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won return to the WKBL Championship after beating the KB Stars 53-45.

2025-03-11

Asan secures 15th WKBL regular season title with 46-44 win over KB Stars

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won clinched their 15th WKBL regular season title on Sunday with a 46-44 win over the KB Stars ahead of the season concluding on Saturday.

2025-02-17

Blueminx point guard Kianna Smith eyes WKBL success and national team spot

Yong In Samsung Life Blueminx point guard Kianna Smith is ready to succeed in the WKBL and is also eyeing a spot on the Korean team for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

2024-12-26

Veteran forward Kim Jung-eun breaks all-time scorer record in WKBL

Veteran Bucheon Hana Bank power forward Kim Jung-eun became the top scorer of all time in WKBL history after scoring her 8,141st point against Yong In Samsung Life Blue Minx on Monday.

2024-12-03

Woori Won stars keen to maintain WKBL dominance after key player departures

Kim Dan-bi and Natsuki Sunagawa are keen to fill the void left by the departure of key players and build upon last year's championship title in the process.

2024-10-29

Woori Won beat KB Stars to claim record 13th WKBL Championship title

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won beat the Cheongju KB Stars 78-72 in the fourth game of the 2023-24 WKBL Championship series on Saturday, winning the best-of-five 3-1 and claiming their 13th championship title.

2024-03-31

BNK Sum to face Woori Won in WKBL Championship

The 2022-23 WKBL Championship is set with the Busan BNK Sum earning the second spot in the final on Tuesday after Asan Woori Bank Woori Won qualified a day earlier.

2023-03-15

Woori Won beat S-Birds to advance to WKBL championship

League leaders Asan Woori Bank Woori Won landed in the WKBL Championship after beating the fourth-place Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds 70-58 in the second leg of the playoffs on Monday.

2023-03-14