Woori Bank Women's Basketball Selects Undrafted Jung Hye-yoon

Jung Hye-yoon (Masan Girls' High School), who went undrafted in the 2026-2027 Women's Korean Basketball League rookie draft, is joining Asan Woori Bank.

Woori Bank announced today (August 25) that it has additionally selected Jung, a prospective high school graduate, as a training player.

Born in 2008 and 17 years old, Jung stands 165 cm tall and is a guard who has represented South Korea on the under-18 (U-18) women's national youth basketball team.

Woori Bank head coach Jeon Joo-won evaluated Jung by saying, "As a guard resource with speed, she will help strengthen the team's future player depth."

The club noted that the decision to additionally select an undrafted player came from the wishes of Woori Bank owner Jung Jin-wan.

This rookie draft saw an increase in the participation of ethnic Korean overseas players.

Three of the six players selected in the first round held foreign citizenship.

A club official stated, "Upon receiving a report that a significant number of domestic players went undrafted, owner Jung Jin-wan directly ordered the review of an additional signing," adding, "He expressed hope that this additional selection of a training player will serve as a small ray of hope amid the reality of women's basketball, where the talent pool is increasingly shallow."

Jung Hye-yoon shared her determination, saying, "While I was agonizing over my career path after my advancement to the professional stage was dashed, Woori Bank reached out a hand, allowing me to take on the challenge once again. Since this is an opportunity I did not easily receive, I will work with an earnest heart every moment and will definitely achieve my first goal of being registered on the official roster."

(Photo provided by Asan Woori Bank, Yonhap News)
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