KCC Egis
- Alias
- Jeonju KCC Egis
- Leagues Played
- Korea KBL 634 Korea KBL Cup 11 Club Friendlies 7 East Asia Super League 6 Seri Mutiara Cup 5 Basketball Champions League Asia 3 East Asia Terrific 12 2 Basketball Matches 1
- Links
- kccegis.com kccegis.com Facebook Instagram Official website Official website Wikipedia
- Related Teams
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Wikipedia - Busan KCC Egis
The Busan KCC Egis (Korean: 부산 KCC 이지스) is a professional basketball club based in Busan, South Korea. The team competes in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and has established a substantial fanbase in South Korea. Founded in 1997, the team was initially based in Daejeon and was later relocated to Jeonju and Busan, respectively.
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.