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Ex-basketball coach accused of making sexist remarks against player

Published: 29 Apr. 2026, 13:20

Former Bucheon Hana Bank coach Jung Sun-min [WKBL]

Bucheon Hana Bank senior coach Jung Sun-min, who left the team after the 2025-26 season, has been accused of making a sexually discriminatory remark against a player earlier this month.

Jung made an inappropriate remark against a Hana Bank player on April 16 during a team event marking the end of the 2025-26 season, according to the basketball club on Tuesday.

The player, who felt humiliated in the public setting, reported the matter to the club, which confirmed the allegation through its own investigation.

The investigation also found that Jung had made similar remarks to the same player three or four times before. Jung is reported to have apologized to the player.

Jung, whose contract with Hana Bank expired at the end of the 2025–26 season, has parted ways with the club. The club said, however, that the decision for Jung to leave had been made separately from this incident.

Hana Bank, which finished second in the regular season, ended its campaign on April 15 after losing 3-1 to Yongin Samsung Life in the playoffs.

A former star player, Jung won the Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL) regular-season Most Valuable Player award seven times and became the first Korean player to advance to the WNBA.

Jung served as head coach of the women’s national team from 2021 to 2023 and had worked as a coach at Hana Bank since March last year. WKBL said it plans to review the circumstances through the club and discuss the matter at its disciplinary committee if necessary.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KIM JI-HYE [[email protected]]