Busan KCC Egis BC

History

The team was founded in March 1978 as the Hyundai Basketball Team, owned and sponsored by Hyundai. In 2001, the club, named Hyundai Gullivers at the time, relocated from Daejeon to Jeonju. In the same year, Kumgang Korea Chemical (now KCC) acquired the team after the financial difficulties of Hyundai Electronics.

After 22 years in Jeonju, the KCC Egis relocated to Busan in 2023, making the return of professional basketball to the city following the KT Sonicboom's departure two years prior. The decision to relocate was prompted by delays in the construction of a new arena in Jeonju, which had been promised six years earlier.

In May 2024, the Egis won their sixth KBL championship following a 4–1 win over the Suwon KT Sonicboom, becoming the first fifth-seeded team to win the title. Heo Ung was named Finals MVP.

Home arenas

Chungmu Gymnasium (1997–2001)

Jeonju Gymnasium (2001–2023)

Busan Sajik Gymnasium (2023–present)

Players

Retired numbers

4 Choo Seung-gyun, SF, 1997–2012

11 Lee Sang-min, PG, 1997–2007

Team captains

Jung Jae-kun (2001–2004)

Cho Sung-won (2004–2005)

Lee Sang-min (2005–2007)

Choo Seung-gyun (2007–2012)

Lim Jae-hyun (2012–2013)

Shin Myung-ho (2013–2018)

Ha Seung-jin (2018–2019)

Lee Jung-hyun (2019–2022)

Jung Chang-young (2022–2025)

Choi Jun-yong (2025–present)

Coaches

Shin Sun-woo (1997–2005)

Heo Jae (2005–2015)

Choo Seung-gyun (2015–2018)

Stacey Augmon (2018–2019)

Jeon Chang-jin (2019–2025)

Lee Sang-min (2025–present)

Honours

Domestic

Korean Basketball League championship

Winners (7): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2023–24, 2025–26

Runners-up (5): 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2020–21

Korean Basketball League regular season

Winners (5): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2015–16, 2020–21

Runners-up (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08

KBL Cup

Winners: 2023

International invitationals

Merlion Cup

Third place: 2017