# BNK Park Jung-eun, who recruited Park Hye-jin and Kim Sonia, aims to advance to the championship match

BNK, which ranked at the bottom of the 2023-2024 season, strengthened its power by simultaneously recruiting FA Park Hye-jin and Kim Sonia on the 18th.

BNK, joined by Park Hye-jin, the champion of Asan Woori Bank's 2023-2024 season, and Kim Sonia, who scored fifth (16.5 points) while playing for Shinhan Bank in Incheon, is already considered a dark horse in the 2024-2025 season.

Coach Park Jung-eun, who took the helm of BNK in 2021, put his team in the playoffs in his first season and finished second in the championship game in the 2022-2023 season.

BNK moved to Bucheon Hana One Q as under-the-goal agent Jinan became a FA, but the outlook for the 2024-2025 season is rather bright.

As well as the addition of Park Hye-jin and Kim Sonia, there are many factors left to strengthen their power, including the Asian quarter, the first nomination for rookies, and the nomination of compensation players for the transfer to Jinan.

Coach Park Jung-eun said in an interview with Yonhap News on the 19th, "I didn't even think of recruiting a FA, but I'm grateful that good players chose our team," adding, "Park Hye-jin plays the role of leader on the court and Kim Sonia adds strength on the outside, we expect the power to double on the offensive side."

"Park Hye-jin is a player who has played only at Woori Bank for a long time, and as the star raised by Coach Wi Sung-woo, which I respect, I feel a sense of responsibility to make this player's active finish well," he said. "Since she is from Busan, she will be able to become a symbolic player for our team with a short club history in the future."

As for Sonia, "Last season, Lee So-hee almost took over the outside of the team

However, Jinan's transfer could lighten the weight under the basket.

Coach Park said, "Park Sung-jin and Han Um-ji have grown, and there are variables for transferring compensation players," adding, "As our team has a top nomination in the Asian quarter, we will focus on recruiting big men and pay attention."

He also added, "Even if there is no big man that I like in the Asian quarter, I intend to make up for the inferiority in height by using the court wider in line with the recent trend and playing basketball where everyone runs."

Coach Park said about his goals for next season, "I went up to the championship game once, but I will prepare with a goal to go up to the championship game next season," adding, "I hope the overall level of basketball games will also increase."

"In the meantime, women's basketball has been operated with a similar composition of players every year recently, so fans have been a little bored," he said. "This off-season, there are many FA moves and the Asian quota system has been introduced, so we will be able to show you a new basketball."

Coach Park said, "If the overall level of basketball games goes up, and we go higher, fans will have more fun with basketball, and women's basketball will also be loved by fans," expressing both concerns and expectations for the entire women's basketball.

BNK, which will feature Park Hye-jin and Kim Sonia, is scheduled to begin quenching for the 2024-2025 season from May 1.

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