What is the meaning of Shinhan Bank's Hong Yoo-soon's record of double-double in three consecutive games for the first time as a rookie?
Dec 15, 2024
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He was born in 2005 and is still a freshman, but as a Korean-Japanese, he has achieved amazing records every day, adding good physical conditions and natural grit to 1m79 in Japan.
Hong Yoo-soon scored 10 points and 12 rebounds and 5 steals in the match against Samsung Life Insurance in the 「Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball」 held at Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 14th. First of all, in the case of double-doubles in three consecutive games, it is the first record of a rookie since the women's professional basketball entered the single league from the 2007-2008 season. In other words, even Park Ji-soo, a national treasure center, was not able to do it. Park Ji-soo recorded three double-doubles in two consecutive games in his debut season.
It is also the second time in history that a rookie player has posted more than five steals in one game since the introduction of the single league, following Lee Hae-ran of Samsung Life Insurance in the 2021-2022 season. Coincidentally, Hong Yoo-soon set a meaningful record by frequently matching up with Lee Hae-ran in the match.
What makes Hong Yoo-soon's pace even greater is that she is rapidly adapting to Korean basketball throughout the rounds. Hong Yoo-soon, who is a fourth-generation Korean Japanese national but played basketball only in Japan, dropped out of Osaka Industrial University and participated in the rookie draft held in August and was selected as the No. 1 overall pick. Hong Yoo-soon, who has experienced a professional world little by little in the first and second rounds, is recording an average of 11.25 points and 11.25 rebounds in four games, including the Samsung Life Insurance match on the 14th. In particular, he played 35 to 40 minutes in all four games, showing that his physical strength in the game was considerable.
Shooter Choi Yi-sam of a similar position is absent due to injury, but it is an amazing performance that does not feel this gap. In particular, as seen in the game on the 14th, Japanese player Rika Tanimura, who was in charge of Samsung Life's Bae Hye-yoon, stepped down early in the fourth quarter due to a five-fault exit, but instead, he was not pushed out as a matchup opponent, and it was the highlight of the game that completely broke the momentum by blocking Bae Hye-yoon's middle shot a minute before the end of the game. On top of that, with smooth communication with Rika on the court, he even played a double post role by playing a high-row game, and he can also expect to grow as an all-around player.
After the game, Hong Yoo-soon expressed her desire to challenge for the Rookie of the Year award, but "I still lack a lot of performance." Currently, he is only focusing on rebounds. I think there will be progress only when we work more with seniors at the All-Star break to make up for the shortcomings.
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