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Ex-basketball coach accused of making sexist remarks against player

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.

2026.4.29

Cheongju KB Stars point guard Heo Ye-eun, right, dribbles during a WKBL game against Busan BNK Sum at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on March 30. [YONHAP]

Cheongju KB Stars' Heo Ye-eun set to shine in chase for WKBL trophy

Cheongju KB Stars point guard Heo Ye-eun proved throughout the 2025-26 WKBL regular season that her height does not limit her impact on the court as she played an integral role in leading the squad to the regular season title.

2026.4.2

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The Yongin Samsung Life Blueminx celebrates during a WKBL game against the Cheongju KB Stars at Cheongju Gymnasium in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, on Jan. 19. [NEWS1]

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.

2026.1.21

Busan BNK Sum celebrate winning the WKBL Championship at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on March 20. [NEWS1]

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.

2025.3.25

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won celebrate during a WKBL playoff against the KB Stars at Asan Yi Sunsin Gymnasium in Asan, South Chungcheong on March 10. [NEWS1]

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.

2025.3.11

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won small forward Kim Dan-bi, center left, lifts the WKBL regular season trophy with head coach Wie Sung-woo at Cheongju Gymnasium in Cheongu, North Chungcheong on Feb. 16. [NEWS1]

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.

2025.2.17

Yong In Samsung Life Blueminx point guard Kianna Smith, right, plays in a WKBL game against Asan Woori Bank Woori Won at Yongin Gymnasium in Yongin, Gyeonggi on Nov. 25. [NEWS1]

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

Bucheon Hana Bank power forward Kim Jung-eun shoots during a WKBL game against Yong In Samsung Life Blue Minx at Bucheon Gymnasium in Bucheon, Gyeonggi on Monday. [NEWS1]

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.

2024.12.3

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won's Kim Dan-bi, right, poses with Natsuki Sunagawa during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at the team’s clubhouse in central Seoul on Oct. 23. [JOONGANG ILBO]

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

Asan Woori Bank Woori Won players celebrate winning the 2023-24 WKBL Championship at Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, South Chungcheong on Saturday. [NEWS1]

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.

2024.3.31