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Won MVP for the fourth time in his career and rose to the top spot MVP, Best 5, Defense, Contribution, Scoring, Rebound, Blocked Shot, 2-Point Field Goal

Korean women's basketball's 'national treasure center' Park Ji-soo (KB Kookmin Bank) won the regular league Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the fourth time in her career. In addition, he made history by winning eight individual awards for the first time in history.

Jisoo Park was honored as the regular league MVP at the Woori Bank Woori WON 2023-2024 Women's Professional Basketball Awards Ceremony held at the Grand Ballroom of the 63 Convention Center in Yeongdeungpo-gu on the 4th. She was unanimously selected with 110 valid votes from the press corps.

She is the fourth regular league MVP in her career, following the 2018-2019, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 seasons. Unanimity is the third time.

In addition, he made history by winning eight individual awards for the first time since the launch of WKBL.

In addition to MVP, he swept the Best 5, Outstanding Defensive Player Award, Clear Technology Yoon Deok-ju Award (contribution, 1283.9 points), scoring, rebound, blocked shot, and 2-point field goal awards (60.58%).

Park Ji-su, who shed tears while giving her acceptance speech, said, “I had a really difficult season mentally and physically. “I think I cried because I was so moved by all the hard work I’ve done,” he said. “I thought I shouldn’t cry, but as the season passed like a panorama, I started crying.”

Although he boasted an overwhelming performance, he did not become a champion. In the championship match, they lost to Asan Woori Bank with 1 win and 3 losses. Park Ji-su said, “The championship game was the most difficult. “Before, I felt that the regular league was more difficult, but there was no championship game as difficult as this one,” he said. “Losing was the hardest.” I said I would do my best without regrets even if I didn't win, and I am proud of myself. “It was difficult, but it remained a good memory,” he said. Last season, he was unable to play a normal season due to panic disorder. He only appeared in nine regular league games. Regarding this, “It’s not completely better even now. “You may not know, but there were a lot of difficult parts,” he said, “but I didn’t want to make excuses.” “In sports, results are important,” he said. He added, “Our players can do better. It's not about me winning, it's about each and every player coming together to become a team that can win. “I hope we can become a team like that,” he said. Regarding his goals, he said, “Many people may think I have nothing to achieve in this league, but after this game ended, I thought a lot. I thought about it, but I haven’t found an answer yet. I don't know what will happen in the future, but I would like to praise this season for ending without regrets. “I hope it will be an opportunity to grow to the next level as a player,” he said. He continued, “Nothing has been decided yet. After the championship game, I rested and did nothing. “It was a season that made me want to play in an overseas league, even if it wasn’t in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA),” he said. “Now I want to go.” All the players in WKBL are shorter than me. I think it is right to go abroad. I want to become a bigger player and bring good results to the women's national basketball team. To do that, you have to grow. “I want to go abroad,” he added. WKBL effectively abolished the foreign player system starting in 2020, when it faced difficulties due to the spread of COVID-19. There is no player in the league who can compete with the 196cm tall Jisoo Park. It is that unique. Park Ji-su said, “I was able to grow because of foreign players. “It would be nice if it were reintroduced, but when looking at the WKBL as a whole, I think it is right not to have it,” he said. “When there were foreign players, we left everything to them in clutch situations. Now, I think that domestic players' abilities have improved as they have resolved clutch situations. “I think the foreign player system has pros and cons,” he said. To the fans, “When I was sick with panic disorder, the comfort from the fans was a great help. Fans said, ‘It’s true that I liked Park Ji-soo as a basketball player, but now I like Park Ji-soo as a person,’ and ‘I hope it’s not too hard.’ “So I was able to return to the court again,” he said, expressing his gratitude.


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