“It was open after receiving a screen.”

Jeonju KCC Lee Geun-hee played an active part with 27 points and 2 rebounds in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot professional basketball against Goyang Carrot at the Goyang Gymnasium on the 15th. KCC won 76-67 thanks to the performances of two foreign players, Dion Thompson (21 points, 4 rebounds) and Laguna (17 points, 10 rebounds).

Lee Geun-hwi tried three 3-pointers until the third quarter, and only one was successful. However, he hit four 3-pointers in the 4th quarter when the score was tied (55-55). It was the factor that allowed KCC to win.

Lee Geun-hwi, whom we met after the game, said, “Even before the game started, I told the players to do their best. That’s why I was able to win.” 스포츠토토

When asked why he was able to put 4 three-pointers in the 4th quarter with only 1 successful 3-pointer until the 3rd quarter, he said, “My body came up a little more. (D) Geon-ah hyung and (Lee) Seung-hyeon hyung hung up the screen very well. It was open when it came out. Thanks to that, I went up with confidence.”

Lee Geun-hwi joined KCC with the 8th pick in the 1st round of the 2020 rookie draft. In his debut season, he did not play the regular league, and his second year digested an average of 17 minutes and 43 seconds (5.8 points, 3-point success rate 35.2%) in 26 games. This season, he played in all games (49 games) and recorded 5.1 points and 3-point success rate of 40.6% in an average of 17 minutes and 27 seconds.

Regarding his play this season, “It’s less than half out of 10. It’s a pity that I could throw enough shots. The defense seems to be more motivated rather than greatly improved. It seems to have gotten a little better, but it’s still not enough. In particular, after one dribble and two dribbles, the layup shot is lacking. Compared to what the coach taught me, it is still disappointing,” he evaluated himself.