KOVO Male Rookie Draft to Be Held on Oct. 28

The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) will hold the 2026-2027 season male rookie draft at 2:30 p.m. on the 28th at the Mayfield Hotel in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.

According to the draft participant list introduced by the volleyball federation on the 21st, a total of 59 players are awaiting selection by professional clubs, including 30 university students scheduled to graduate (seniors), 18 university students in their first to third years who entered the early draft, 5 high school students scheduled to graduate, and 6 players from corporate or amateur teams.

Top picks are expected to include outside hitter Yoon Gyung (Inha University), who has extensively played for the under-19, under-20, and under-21 national teams; opposite spiker Jang Bo-seok (Hanyang University), a member of the under-20 national team in 2022; and outside hitter Park Woo-young (Hanyang University), who has played for both the under-20 and under-21 national teams.

Among the high school students scheduled to graduate, outside hitters Lee San and Lee Seung-il of Suncheon Jeil High School, who worked together on the under-18 national team, are drawing attention.

The draft selection order will be determined through a lottery based on the reverse order of last season's final standings.

The draft lottery probabilities for each club are 35 percent for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, 30 percent for OK Savings Bank, 20 percent for KEPCO, 8 percent for KB Insurance, 4 percent for Woori Card, 2 percent for Hyundai Capital, and 1 percent for Korean Air.

(Photo provided by Korea Volleyball Federation, Yonhap News)
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