Do you like basketball? In Korea the basketball league consists of ten teams. Above all, there is a very famous and reputable team. It is Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus whose hometown is Ulsan Metropolitan City. Many great basketball players in South Korea played and still play for this great team. This is because Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus is a good and famous team in South Korea.

Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus has a long history. First, they were created under the name of the “KIA Motors Basketball team” in Busan between the years 1986 to 1997. In 1997, KBL was created and its

▲ It is the mark of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus.

name changed to “Busan KIA Enterprise”. But in 2001, their name and hometown changed, it became “Ulsan Mobis Automatons”. From 2004 to now, it has been Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus. This club is the largest winning club in the Korean Basketball League. It has won seven times up until last season. Also, in the year in which the Korean Basketball League was created, the year’s winning club was Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, too. Lastly, Ulsan Hyundai Mobis has great basketball players and a wonderful coach. The coach is “Yoo Jae Hak”. He led the team since 2004 to now. He has achieved 500 wins in only Ulsan Hyundai Mobis. Also, “Woo Ji Won” is a great player. When the team faces a chaotic time he strongly sustains the team. For this contribution, his number, which is number 10 became a retired number in Hyundai Mobis.

Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus has influenced Ulsan citizens a lot. Thanks to the many citizens are interested in Korean Basketball. Also, they have always played their games well and got a good score, so this makes Ulsan citizens feel proud and they feel moved. So they think this club is a great and famous club.

▲ He is the Mobis` top player Yang Dong Keun.

Last season’s (2018-2019) champions, Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus is facing difficulty in this season (2019-2020). In thirteen games, they only won six times and lost seven times. In the recent seven games, they lost four straight. However, they won three times in a row. This time is the season’s first phase, so we don’t know their real score yet. Also, there was an interview with the coach. First, coach Yoo Jae Hak said after his 500 wins, “I would just like to thank everyone. Fans, players, old coaching staff and new coaching staff. Thanks a lot, everyone.” And then he spoke about that day’s game.

Hyundai Mobis has achieved many things and they give their fans great pleasure. So this club has influenced many things for us. It is the greatest club in Korea like right now.

By Gwack Yuchan