The Korean Basketball Association’s recently announced roster for the men’s national team has sparked criticism in basketball circles. The phrase “rice with the herbs” doesn’t refer to the composition of the roster, but to the behavior of the organization. The KBA announced the roster in a press release on March 23, saying, “After approving the…
Woori Card’s Issei Otake (28-Japan) has been selected to replace Samsung Fire’s Kim Jun-woo (23) in the All-Star Game. KOVO announced on Wednesday that the expert committee selected Issei, who was the second highest vote-getter (17,321 votes) among the men’s V-Star unselected middle blockers, to replace Kim Jun-woo, who is unable to participate in the…
“She was very happy when she found out I was coming to Korea.” On the 22nd, Heungkuk Life announced that it had “finalized the signing of Elena Mrazenovic, who accompanied us for the past two seasons, and signed Willow Johnson (26), an American national who plays in the American professional league ‘Athletic Unlimited’.” After graduating…
The newly introduced ‘Asia Quarter’ from the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League is being hailed as a ‘godsend’ for revitalizing professional volleyball. One of the reasons for the unexpected ranking battle is the performance of the Asia Quarter players. Unlike foreign players who are limited to apogee spikers and outside hitters, AsiaQuarter has been able to recruit…
Foreign players carrying the fate of their teams, who did well and who didn’t. Sports Chosun’s Dodram 2023-2024 V League wraps up the first half of the season, and this time it’s the turn of foreign players. Due to the nature of the V-League, the influence of foreign players is absolute. All positions, male and…