Hot-Blooded Basketball Team Rising Eagles to Face J-Crew in Finals Rematch… August 30 at 11:05 PM

SBS Season 2 will depict the National Strongest Tournament playoff match between 'Rising Eagles' and 'J-Crew' in its 9th episode, airing on Sunday, August 30 at 11:05 PM. Starting from this match, 'Rising Eagles' will move their home court to the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Arena.

In the , where 8 regional representative teams have competed, 'Rising Eagles' enters the playoffs in 4th place and faces the metropolitan representative 'J-Crew' once again. The two teams have shared an In-Yun, as J-Crew was the opponent for the Rising Eagles' first live match and their first victory in Season 1. In this group stage, they traded one win and one loss, and in their second encounter, 'Rising Eagles' lost after the match went into a second overtime.

Coach Seo Jang-hoon conveys determination to the players

Ahead of the match against 'J-Crew', Coach Seo Jang-hoon held a special training session and a time to strengthen the players' mindset. He expressed regret, saying, “My dream was to become the best player in our country,” and “If I had managed myself a little more back then, I would have become a player who achieved more,” adding, “I still dream of shooting free throws,” as he urged the players to play a game without regrets.

Rising Eagles stepping out as a full squad

The 'Rising Eagles', who were unable to field some players in the previous match due to injuries, will have the entire squad deployed for this match. Coach Seo Jang-hoon has set a strategy to take early dominance by fielding Jung Kyu-min, Park Chan-woong, Jeong Jin-woon, Moon Su-in, and Julien Kang as the starting members.

As the official manager of 'Rising Eagles', Sandara Park prepared special events and gifts for the players to celebrate their advancement to the playoffs. The idol group RESCENE will add to the excitement of the game with a special performance to cheer for 'Rising Eagles'.

Source: SBS Press Release

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