“Director Kim Seung-gi called me.”
KBL announced on the 22nd that Goyang Day One signed a contract with FA (free agent) Ham Joon-hoo (34, 195cm).먹튀검증 The terms of the contract are 80 million won for two years.
Last season, Ham Joon-hoo shared the victory with Anyang KGC, but he did not spend much time on the court as a main player. He averaged 1.8 points and 0.6 rebounds in 7:50 in 5 games. Compared to the 2021-2022 season, when he played 48 games and played an average of 9 minutes and 23 seconds, the difference was significant. Hungry for playing time, Ham Joon-hoo accepts coach Kim Seung-gi’s suggestion and stays with Day One for two seasons.
Ham Jun-hoo said, “Although he didn’t get many opportunities last season, his performance was very good while he was at KGC. The 2021-2022 season also received a lot of opportunities. He was doing well, so it was not easy for him to leave. Still, coach Kim Seung-gi called me, so I moved the team. The fact that coach Kim Seung-gi was there was the biggest reason for the transfer. The second was because he wanted to further his career,” he said.
Ham Jun-hoo worked with coach Kim Seung-gi at Anyang KGC in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons. In particular, he averaged 9 minutes, 23 seconds, 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 48 games in the 2021-2022 season. The 48 appearances are the most played by Ham Joon-hoo in a single season. To that extent, director Kim Seung-gi knew Ham Joon-hoo well and used it well.
Ham Joon-hoo said, “I believe in the director. We’ve been together for two years, so we know each other’s styles well. So nothing much was said. I just want you to come. I think you said it simply like this. It seems that the first thing to do is to live up to the expectations of the director rather than personal expectations. I want to play because I didn’t play a lot last season. I plan to work hard,” he said.
Ham Jun-hoo played for Goyang Orion (now Day One) for two seasons from the 2018-2019 season to the 2019-2020 season. There are many players who remain in Day One, so I am not worried about adapting to the transfer.
Ham Jun-hoo said, “(Kim) Kang Seon-i hyung, (Han) Ho-bin, and (Kim) Jin-yu. (Cho) Jin-Han went to the army. He transferred and contacted me. Since the basketball board is narrow, he seems to meet eventually. There were many good players. (Former) Seonghyun is also there. (Choi) Hyeon-min is a college junior, so most people know him. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older (laughs).”
Finally, “I don’t set a big goal or anything like that. First of all, the expectations of the director will not be high, so I want to meet them. I think of it as my last chance as an athlete and I want to burn it like a flame. There are no big goals. I think the first thing is to fit in well with the team.”