The Busan KCC Egis, dubbed the "super team" of Korean professional basketball, defeated the Goyang Sono Skygunners to claim their seventh championship title. It marks the first time in Korea Basketball League (KBL) history that a sixth-seeded regular-season team has won the championship.
KCC beat Sono 76-68 in Game 5 of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics KBL Championship Finals (best-of-seven) held at Goyang Sono Arena on Thursday. With the 4-1 series victory, KCC reclaimed the title two years after winning in the 2023-2024 season. The seventh championship ties KCC with the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus for the most playoff titles in league history.
The victory wrote a new chapter in KBL history as the first championship won by a sixth-seeded team. Since the league's inception in 1997, no sixth-seed had ever captured the playoff crown. Two years ago, KCC became the first fifth-seeded team to win the championship, and this time they turned another "0% miracle" into reality as the sixth seed.
KCC was branded a "super team" before the season even began, having assembled national team-caliber players including top free agent Heo Hoon, Heo Woong, Song Kyo-chang and Choi Jun-yong, along with elite foreign player Shawn Long. Despite finishing the regular season at a disappointing sixth place (28 wins, 26 losses) due to frequent injuries to key players, the team transformed completely in the postseason. KCC swept third-seeded Wonju DB 3-0 in the quarterfinals and defeated second-seeded Anyang Jeongkwanjang 3-1 in the semifinals, becoming the first sixth-seed to reach the Finals before ultimately claiming the championship ring.
Head coach Lee Sang-min added another remarkable record to the title celebration. Having taken over the KCC helm from former coach Jeon Chang-jin ahead of this season, Lee accomplished the rare feat of winning championships as a player, coach and head coach all with the same team. Lee became only the fourth person in KBL history to win titles in all three roles, following former Sono coach Kim Seung-gi, Seoul SK head coach Jeon Hee-chul and Changwon LG head coach Cho Sang-hyun. Lee is the first to achieve this distinction entirely within a single team.
