Ulsan Hyundai Mobis is cruising with the performance of young players born in 1999 in the ‘2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball’ regular league. As of the 8th, it is running in 3rd place (23 wins and 16 losses) and is aiming to go directly to the playoffs (PO) in the semifinals.
Excluding foreign player Gage Prim (18.5 points) and Asia Quarter Ronjay Avarientos (12.6 points), young players such as Seo Myung-jin (24) and Lee Woo-seok (24) are leading the team. In terms of scoring within the team, Lee Woo-seok (12.3 points) is 3rd and Seo Myung-jin (8.8 points) is 4th. With his excellent speed, he shows a tremendous amount of activity, so he always has the upper hand in physical fights. Hyundai Mobis coach Cho Dong-hyun also said, “They are young players, so they have a lot of confidence.”
In particular, Seo Myung-jin, who was nominated by Hyundai Mobis in the 1st round and 3rd overall in the 2018-2019 season rookie draft and entered the professional stage upon graduating from high school (Busan Jungang High School), has continued to grow over the past five years. Thanks to his rapid growth from the 2020-2021 season, the third year of his joining, he has now become an indispensable presence on the team. He played in 39 games this season as well, averaging 25 minutes and 37 seconds, recording 8.8 points, 2 rebounds and 3.4 assists. 안전놀이터
Recently, he has been showing off his scoring ability. Until January 20th, there was only one double-digit score in consecutive games this season (2 games), but from January 22nd against Korea Gas Corporation in Daegu (24 points) to Seoul SK on the 7th of this month (18 points), 7 games Scored 10 or more in succession. During this period, when Seo Myung-jin raised an average of 14 points, Hyundai Mobis also continued its strong performance with 5 wins and 2 losses.
Director Jo is also watching Seo Myung-jin’s recent performance with satisfaction. Coach Cho said, “The more I play, the more I grow. He believes that he will get better in the future, and will give a lot of advice by his side.” At the same time, he added, “I hope to grow strong and healthy rather than fast.” In the long term, there is a sincere desire for young players to become the main pillars of the team.