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South Korea men's national basketball team

The South Korea men's national basketball team represents South Korea in international men's basketball competitions. It is administered by the Korea Basketball Association (Korean대한농구협회; Daehan Nonggu Hyeobhoe).

South Korea
FIBA ranking38 2 (27 February 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
CoachChoo Il-seung
Olympic Games
Appearances6
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances8
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances29
Medals Gold: (1969, 1997)
Silver: (1967, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003)
Bronze: (1963, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (First in 1954)
Medals Gold: (1970, 1982, 2002, 2014)
Silver: (1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010)
Bronze: (1962, 1966, 1990, 2018)
Home
Away
First international
 Belgium 27–29 South Korea 
(London, United Kingdom; 30 July 1948)
Biggest win
 South Korea 134–47 Hong Kong 
(Nanjing, China; June 10, 2011)
Biggest defeat
 United States 146–67 South Korea 
(Villa Ballester, Argentina; 8 August 1990)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Asia Cup 2 11 12
FIBA Asia Challenge 0 2 0
Asian Games 4 6 4
East Asia Basketball Championship 3 0 0
East Asian Games 1 4 1
Total 10 22 16

Based on the number of overall medals won, South Korea is a major force among basketball teams of FIBA Asia. The team has won a record number of 24 medals at the FIBA Asia Championship. Furthermore, South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for this event every year since it was first held in 1960.[2]

History

 
South Korea's starting lineup in 2014

Initiation (1947–1951)

In 1947, two years after the establishment of the People's Republic of Korea, the Korea Basketball Association joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and sent its national teams to FIBA-sponsored events. Only one year later, the team already celebrated its first major accomplishment at the 1948 Summer Olympics, when it finished 8th, better than any other Asian nation, and ahead of teams such as Canada, Argentina, and Italy.

Steady improvements (1952–1968)

At the 1954 Asian Games, for the first time ever, South Korea finished in the Final Four of a major international basketball tournament in Asia. The team slowly improved its position within Asia almost every year and qualified for the Basketball World Cup several times.

Golden years (1969–1970)

In 1969 and 1970, the team enjoyed a brief period to shine, when it won the 1969 Asian Championship[3] and the 1970 Asian Games and ultimately qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship. As the only Asian team that had remained in the championship, South Korea finished ahead of Australia (champion of FIBA Oceania) and Egypt (champion of FIBA Africa) and showed its best performance ever at this event. Korea's Shin Dong-Pa dominated all scorers at the 1970 FIBA World Cup as he averaged 32.6 points per game, almost 13 points more than the runner up, Davis Peralta, from Panama.

Asian elite position behind China (1971–2007)

At the Asian Championship, South Korea stayed among the top three teams at 21 straight events, a record that is still unmatched until today.

At the 1996 Olympics, Hyun Joo-Yup averaged 16.6 points through the entire tournament.[4]

At the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship, South Korea's medal-winning streak finally ended when they lost to Qatar at the 3rd place game . Between 1975 and 2005, South Korea was the only nation besides the Philippines that was able to seriously challenge China's dominance. It interrupted China's championship winning streak in 1997, when it defeated its dominant neighbor in the semifinals and ultimately won the crown as 1997 Champion of Asia.

At the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, South Korea was able to go on a streak, and won the first 5 games. Because of the "four centers" Ha Seung-jin (221 cm), Kim Joo-sung (205 cm), Lee Dong-jun (202 cm), and Kim Min-soo (200 cm), South Korea had the tournament's highest 2-point field goal percentage (61%). South Korea was also a team that had a strong back court with Kim Seung-hyun (179 cm), Yang Dong-geun (182 cm), Kim Dong-woo (198 cm), and Choi Jin-soo (205 cm), who guaranteed that the team was in the tournaments top-3 in free throw percentage (70.6) and assists per game (11.5).[5] All these players helped their team to win the bronze medal once again.

Emergence of West Asian competition (2008–2018)

In the modern era, South Korea's competition from West Asia intensified as countries such as Jordan, Qatar, Lebanon, and especially Iran improved their basketball programs. South Korea is still considered one of Asia's major teams but its position among the top three teams in Asia is not guaranteed anymore. In 2014, the team qualified for the Basketball World Cup for the first time in almost 20 years. Even though the team was eliminated in the first round, the qualification itself has been a success and provided much needed global exposure. Most of the players that played at the 2014 World Cup returned for the 2014 Asian Games where they helped secure the gold medal on home soil.

Former Jeonju KCC Egis manager Hur Jae took over as the national team coach in 2016. They reached the play-offs of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and won the bronze medal. At the 2018 Asian Games, South Korea was unable to defend their tournament gold medal due to the loss of key players to injuries.[6] The public outcry, coupled by accusations that Hur had showed favoritism by selecting both his sons into the national team, prompted Hur to resign in September.[7] Hur's former assistant Kim Sang-shik took over as the new coach.[8]

2019 FIBA World Cup and generational change (2019–present)

Under Kim Sang-shik, the South Korean team secured their place at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Kim also began introducing younger players into the squad on a more regular basis.[9][10] However, Kim decided on a more experienced squad, with half the players selected aged 30 and above and Heo Hoon being the youngest player at 24. South Korea struggled with injury problems to key players during the tournament but ended their losing streak at the World Cup. They recorded their first win at the World Cup in 25 years by winning their last game of the tournament, a 80-71 win over the Ivory Coast.[11][12]

More signs of a "generational change" were visible as Kim called-up a squad composed only of players born in the 1990's for a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against Indonesia.[13] However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted much of 2020 as the closing of international borders and government-mandated quarantine regulations discouraged KBL teams from releasing valuable players to the national team, prompting a conflict between the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and the Korean Basketball Association (KBA).[14][15] Kim resigned in late January 2021, citing his frustration over being caught in between the KBL and KBA and the failure of all parties to come to a resolution.[16][17] Cho Sang-hyun took over in September 2021 and is expected to remain in charge until the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[18]

In preparation of South Korea's participation in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers, a two-week break from the regular season was scheduled in February 2022 for the national team call-ups. The Korean Basketball League was hit by the coronavirus as early as December 2021, with Changwon LG Sakers reporting their first case within the team.[19] At the end of January 2022, KBL even made their first-ever match postponement due to the coronavirus, as multiple positive cases were reported in Seoul Samsung Thunders.[20] Although stringent testing requirements and quarantine rules were implemented by KBL, it failed to lower the number of infections in the league. In February 2022, a massive outbreak occurred as many teams reported positive cases among their players and staff within a span of two weeks.[21][22][23][24] Some teams could not field their main players as they were infected. Even so, KBL carried on with the scheduled matches as long as the participating teams could fill up the roster. Some players eventually took to social media to express their frustration publicly over the forced commencement of the league and lack of concern towards the wellbeing of the players.[25] On the next day, KBL announced a suspension of the season for two weeks by postponing all remaining matches scheduled in February to a later date.[26] The national basketball team took a major hit as most of the players on the preliminary roster submitted to FIBA at an earlier date, were infected by the coronavirus.[27] Despite Cho's efforts of putting together a new roster, a player from the renewed roster was tested positive right before they depart to the Philippines on February 22. As a result, South Korea pulled out of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers and was eventually disqualified.[28][29] South Korea did try to appeal that decision, but it was rejected by FIBA.[30] Hence, South Korea's appearance in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Summer Olympics is unclear as of now.

On April 29, 2022, Cho was announced as the new head coach of Changwon LG Sakers, and terminated his contract as the national team's head coach.[31] After an open recruitment of a new head coach by the Korean Basketball Association, Choo Il-seung, previously a head coach for Goyang Orion Orions was chosen to lead the men's national basketball team effective May 19, 2022.[32]

Competitions

William Jones Cup

William Jones Cup
Year Rank Pld W L
  1977
  1978 Runners-up
  1979 Not held
  1980
  1981
  1982
  1983
  1984
  1985
  1986 Runners-up
  1987
  1988 Third place
  1989 Not held
  1990
  1991 Third place
  1992
  1993
  1994
  1995
  1996
  1997
  1998 Third place
  1999 Champions
  2000 Runners-up 6 5 1
  2001 Runners-up 7 6 1
  2002
  2003 Not held
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
  2008 7th place 9 2 7
  2009 5th place 8 5 3
  2010 did not enter
  2011 Runners-up 9 7 2
  2012 5th place 8 5 3
  2013 Third place 7 5 2
  2014 did not enter
  2015 5th place 8 4 4
  2016 Runners-up 8 6 2
  2017 Third place 9 6 3
  2018 Third place 8 6 2
  2019 Runners-up 8 7 1
  2020 Not held
  2021 Not held
Total ?/37 ? ? ?

Team

Current roster

Tournament: 2022 FIBA Asia Cup (July 12, 2022 – July 24, 2022)[33]

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 1 Choi Jun-yong 28 – (1994-04-04)April 4, 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Seoul SK Knights  
G 2 Heo Hoon 26 – (1995-08-16)August 16, 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps  
G 3 Heo Ung 28 – (1993-08-05)August 5, 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Jeonju KCC Egis  
F 7 Lee Woo-seok 23 – (1999-07-10)July 10, 1999 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus  
F 11 Yang Hong-seok 25 – (1997-07-02)July 2, 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Suwon KT Sonicboom  
C 15 Kim Jong-kyu 31 – (1991-07-03)July 3, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Wonju DB Promy  
C 20 Ra Gun-ah 33 – (1989-02-20)February 20, 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Jeonju KCC Egis  
C 21 Lee Dae-heon 30 – (1992-04-29)April 29, 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Daegu KOGAS Pegasus  
F 26 Kang Sang-jae 27 – (1994-12-31)December 31, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Wonju DB Promy  
C 31 Jang Jae-seok 31 – (1991-02-03)February 3, 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus  
G 43 Lee Dae-sung (C) 32 – (1990-05-30)May 30, 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Daegu KOGAS Pegasus  
F 55 Song Kyo-chang 26 – (1996-07-03)July 3, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps  
Head coach
  •   Choo Il-seung
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Lee Hun-jae
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age on July 12, 2022

Past rosters

1970 World Championship: finished 11th among 13 teams

Shin Dong-pa, Lee In-pyo, Kim In-kun, Kim Young-il, Park Han, Choi Jong-kyu, Yoo Hee-hyung, Lee Byung-koo, Yoo Jung-kun, Lee Ja-young, Shin Hyun-soo, Kwak Hyun-chae (Coach: Kim Young-ki)

1978 World Championship: finished 13th among 14 teams

Kim In-Jin, Kim Pyung-Man, Jung Young-Soo, Jang Bong-Hak, Park Sang-Ung, Park Soo-Kyo, Kim Sang-Chun, Kim Hyung-Nyun, Kim Dong-Kwang, Koo Jong-Hoo, Lee Mun-Kyu, Choi Bu-Young (Coach: Kim Moo-Hyung)

1986 World Championship: finished 22nd among 24 teams

Hur Jae, Park In-kyu, Lee Min-hyun, Cho Yoon-ho, Han Ki-bum, Lee Mun-kyu, Kim Hyun-jun, Kim You-taek, Kim Sung-wook, Lee Won-woo, Lee Chung-hee, Goh Myong-hwa (Coach: Kim In-kun)

2021 Squad at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas[34]

South Korea FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G/F 1 Lee Hyun-jung 20 – (2000-10-23)October 23, 2000 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Davidson Wildcats  
G 2 Byeon Jun-hyeong 25 – (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Anyang KGC  
G 4 Kim Nak-hyeon 26 – (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Incheon Electroland Elephants  
C 8 Ha Yun-gi 22 – (1999-03-12)March 12, 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Korea University  
F 10 Moon Seong-gon 28 – (1993-05-09)May 9, 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Anyang KGC  
F 11 Yang Hong-seok 24 – (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Busan KT Sonicboom  
F 13 Kang Sang-jae 26 – (1994-12-31)December 31, 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Incheon Electroland Elephants  
F 20 Ra Gun-ah 32 – (1989-02-20)February 20, 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Jeonju KCC Egis  
F/C 22 Yeo Jun-seok 19 – (2002-03-20)March 20, 2002 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Yongsan High School  
G 23 Jeon Seong-hyun 29 – (1991-11-05)November 5, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Anyang KGC  
C 33 Lee Seoung-hyun 29 – (1992-04-16)April 16, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Goyang Orion Orions  
SG 43 Lee Dae-sung 31 – (1990-05-30)May 30, 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Goyang Orion Orions  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Kim Dong-woo
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on June 30, 2021


Head coaches

Kit

 
South Korea at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Manufacturer

2002-present: Nike[36]

See also

References

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External links

  • Official website
  • FIBA profile
  • (in English) Asia-Basket.com
  • South Korea Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Videos

  • Korea v Iraq - Semi-Final Highlights - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 YouTube.com video

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Korea national basketball team redirects here For the team of North Korea see North Korea national basketball team This article is about the men s team For the women s team see South Korea women s national basketball team The South Korea men s national basketball team represents South Korea in international men s basketball competitions It is administered by the Korea Basketball Association Korean 대한농구협회 Daehan Nonggu Hyeobhoe South KoreaFIBA ranking38 2 27 February 2023 1 Joined FIBA1947FIBA zoneFIBA AsiaNational federationKBACoachChoo Il seungOlympic GamesAppearances6MedalsNoneFIBA World CupAppearances8MedalsNoneFIBA Asia CupAppearances29MedalsGold 1969 1997 Silver 1967 1973 1977 1981 1985 1987 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 Bronze 1963 1965 1971 1975 1979 1983 1993 2001 2007 2011 2013 2017 Asian GamesAppearances17 First in 1954 MedalsGold 1970 1982 2002 2014 Silver 1974 1978 1986 1994 1998 2010 Bronze 1962 1966 1990 2018 HomeAwayFirst international Belgium 27 29 South Korea London United Kingdom 30 July 1948 Biggest win South Korea 134 47 Hong Kong Nanjing China June 10 2011 Biggest defeat United States 146 67 South Korea Villa Ballester Argentina 8 August 1990 Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rdFIBA Asia Cup 2 11 12FIBA Asia Challenge 0 2 0Asian Games 4 6 4East Asia Basketball Championship 3 0 0East Asian Games 1 4 1Total 10 22 16Based on the number of overall medals won South Korea is a major force among basketball teams of FIBA Asia The team has won a record number of 24 medals at the FIBA Asia Championship Furthermore South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for this event every year since it was first held in 1960 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Initiation 1947 1951 1 2 Steady improvements 1952 1968 1 3 Golden years 1969 1970 1 4 Asian elite position behind China 1971 2007 1 5 Emergence of West Asian competition 2008 2018 1 6 2019 FIBA World Cup and generational change 2019 present 2 Competitions 2 1 Olympic Games 2 2 FIBA World Cup 2 3 Asian Games 2 4 FIBA Asia Cup 2 5 East Asian Games 2 6 East Asia Basketball Championship 2 7 FIBA Asia Challenge 2 8 William Jones Cup 3 Team 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Past rosters 4 Head coaches 5 Kit 5 1 Manufacturer 5 2 Sponsor 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 8 1 VideosHistory Edit South Korea s starting lineup in 2014 Initiation 1947 1951 Edit In 1947 two years after the establishment of the People s Republic of Korea the Korea Basketball Association joined the International Federation of Basketball FIBA and sent its national teams to FIBA sponsored events Only one year later the team already celebrated its first major accomplishment at the 1948 Summer Olympics when it finished 8th better than any other Asian nation and ahead of teams such as Canada Argentina and Italy Steady improvements 1952 1968 Edit At the 1954 Asian Games for the first time ever South Korea finished in the Final Four of a major international basketball tournament in Asia The team slowly improved its position within Asia almost every year and qualified for the Basketball World Cup several times Golden years 1969 1970 Edit In 1969 and 1970 the team enjoyed a brief period to shine when it won the 1969 Asian Championship 3 and the 1970 Asian Games and ultimately qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship As the only Asian team that had remained in the championship South Korea finished ahead of Australia champion of FIBA Oceania and Egypt champion of FIBA Africa and showed its best performance ever at this event Korea s Shin Dong Pa dominated all scorers at the 1970 FIBA World Cup as he averaged 32 6 points per game almost 13 points more than the runner up Davis Peralta from Panama Asian elite position behind China 1971 2007 Edit At the Asian Championship South Korea stayed among the top three teams at 21 straight events a record that is still unmatched until today At the 1996 Olympics Hyun Joo Yup averaged 16 6 points through the entire tournament 4 At the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship South Korea s medal winning streak finally ended when they lost to Qatar at the 3rd place game Between 1975 and 2005 South Korea was the only nation besides the Philippines that was able to seriously challenge China s dominance It interrupted China s championship winning streak in 1997 when it defeated its dominant neighbor in the semifinals and ultimately won the crown as 1997 Champion of Asia At the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship South Korea was able to go on a streak and won the first 5 games Because of the four centers Ha Seung jin 221 cm Kim Joo sung 205 cm Lee Dong jun 202 cm and Kim Min soo 200 cm South Korea had the tournament s highest 2 point field goal percentage 61 South Korea was also a team that had a strong back court with Kim Seung hyun 179 cm Yang Dong geun 182 cm Kim Dong woo 198 cm and Choi Jin soo 205 cm who guaranteed that the team was in the tournaments top 3 in free throw percentage 70 6 and assists per game 11 5 5 All these players helped their team to win the bronze medal once again Emergence of West Asian competition 2008 2018 Edit In the modern era South Korea s competition from West Asia intensified as countries such as Jordan Qatar Lebanon and especially Iran improved their basketball programs South Korea is still considered one of Asia s major teams but its position among the top three teams in Asia is not guaranteed anymore In 2014 the team qualified for the Basketball World Cup for the first time in almost 20 years Even though the team was eliminated in the first round the qualification itself has been a success and provided much needed global exposure Most of the players that played at the 2014 World Cup returned for the 2014 Asian Games where they helped secure the gold medal on home soil Former Jeonju KCC Egis manager Hur Jae took over as the national team coach in 2016 They reached the play offs of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and won the bronze medal At the 2018 Asian Games South Korea was unable to defend their tournament gold medal due to the loss of key players to injuries 6 The public outcry coupled by accusations that Hur had showed favoritism by selecting both his sons into the national team prompted Hur to resign in September 7 Hur s former assistant Kim Sang shik took over as the new coach 8 2019 FIBA World Cup and generational change 2019 present Edit Under Kim Sang shik the South Korean team secured their place at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Kim also began introducing younger players into the squad on a more regular basis 9 10 However Kim decided on a more experienced squad with half the players selected aged 30 and above and Heo Hoon being the youngest player at 24 South Korea struggled with injury problems to key players during the tournament but ended their losing streak at the World Cup They recorded their first win at the World Cup in 25 years by winning their last game of the tournament a 80 71 win over the Ivory Coast 11 12 More signs of a generational change were visible as Kim called up a squad composed only of players born in the 1990 s for a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against Indonesia 13 However the COVID 19 pandemic disrupted much of 2020 as the closing of international borders and government mandated quarantine regulations discouraged KBL teams from releasing valuable players to the national team prompting a conflict between the Korean Basketball League KBL and the Korean Basketball Association KBA 14 15 Kim resigned in late January 2021 citing his frustration over being caught in between the KBL and KBA and the failure of all parties to come to a resolution 16 17 Cho Sang hyun took over in September 2021 and is expected to remain in charge until the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 18 In preparation of South Korea s participation in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers a two week break from the regular season was scheduled in February 2022 for the national team call ups The Korean Basketball League was hit by the coronavirus as early as December 2021 with Changwon LG Sakers reporting their first case within the team 19 At the end of January 2022 KBL even made their first ever match postponement due to the coronavirus as multiple positive cases were reported in Seoul Samsung Thunders 20 Although stringent testing requirements and quarantine rules were implemented by KBL it failed to lower the number of infections in the league In February 2022 a massive outbreak occurred as many teams reported positive cases among their players and staff within a span of two weeks 21 22 23 24 Some teams could not field their main players as they were infected Even so KBL carried on with the scheduled matches as long as the participating teams could fill up the roster Some players eventually took to social media to express their frustration publicly over the forced commencement of the league and lack of concern towards the wellbeing of the players 25 On the next day KBL announced a suspension of the season for two weeks by postponing all remaining matches scheduled in February to a later date 26 The national basketball team took a major hit as most of the players on the preliminary roster submitted to FIBA at an earlier date were infected by the coronavirus 27 Despite Cho s efforts of putting together a new roster a player from the renewed roster was tested positive right before they depart to the Philippines on February 22 As a result South Korea pulled out of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers and was eventually disqualified 28 29 South Korea did try to appeal that decision but it was rejected by FIBA 30 Hence South Korea s appearance in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Summer Olympics is unclear as of now On April 29 2022 Cho was announced as the new head coach of Changwon LG Sakers and terminated his contract as the national team s head coach 31 After an open recruitment of a new head coach by the Korean Basketball Association Choo Il seung previously a head coach for Goyang Orion Orions was chosen to lead the men s national basketball team effective May 19 2022 32 Competitions EditOlympic Games Edit Summer OlympicsYear Position Pld W L 1936 did not enter 1948 8th place 8 3 5 1952 did not qualify 1956 14th place 7 1 6 1960 did not qualify 1964 16th place 9 0 9 1968 14th place 9 2 7 1972 did not qualify 1976 1980 1984 1988 9th place 7 2 5 1992 did not qualify 1996 12th place 7 0 7 2000 did not qualify 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020Total 6 18 47 8 39FIBA World Cup Edit FIBA Basketball World CupYear Position Pld W L 1950 did not enter 1954 did not qualify 1959 1963 1967 1970 11th place 8 4 4 1974 did not qualify 1978 13th place 7 1 6 1982 did not qualify 1986 22nd place 5 0 5 1990 15th place 5 1 7 1994 13th place 8 3 5 1998 16th place 5 0 5 2002 did not qualify 2006 2010 2014 23rd place 5 0 5 2019 26th place 5 1 4 2023 did not qualifyTotal 8 16 48 10 41 Asian Games Edit Asian GamesYear Position Pld W L 1951 did not enter 1954 Fourth place 6 2 4 1958 Fourth place 8 4 4 1962 Third place 8 6 2 1966 Third place 7 6 1 1970 Champions 8 7 1 1974 Runners up 7 4 3 1978 Runners up 9 8 1 1982 Champions 9 9 0 1986 Runners up 7 6 1 1990 Third place 7 5 2 1994 Runners up 6 5 1 1998 Runners up 7 6 1 2002 Champions 7 7 0 2006 5th place 8 5 3 2010 Runners up 8 6 2 2014 Champions 7 7 0 2018 Third place 6 5 1Total 16 17 125 98 27FIBA Asia Cup Edit Main article FIBA Asia Cup Year Position Pld W L 1960 4th place 9 3 6 1963 3rd place 10 7 3 1965 3rd place 9 6 3 1967 Runners up 9 8 1 1969 Champions 8 8 0 1971 3rd place 8 6 2 1973 Runners up 10 9 1 1975 3rd place 8 6 2 1977 Runners up 8 7 1 1979 3rd place 7 5 2 1981 Runners up 7 6 1 1983 3rd place 7 5 2 1985 Runners up 6 5 1 1987 Runners up 8 7 1 1989 Runners up 8 7 1 1991 Runners up 9 8 1 1993 3rd place 6 5 1 1995 Runners up 8 6 2 1997 Champions 8 7 1 1999 Runners up 8 6 2 2001 3rd place 8 7 1 2003 Runners up 8 7 1 2005 4th place 8 5 3 2007 3rd place 8 6 2 2009 7th place 9 6 3 2011 3rd place 9 7 2 2013 3rd place 9 7 2 2015 6th place 9 5 4 2017 3rd place 7 5 2 2022 6th place 4 3 1Total 30 30 240 185 55 East Asian Games Edit East Asian GamesYear Position Pld W L 1993 Runners up 1997 Runners up 2001 Runners up 2005 Runners up 2009 Champions 2013 Third place 2017 Runners up Total 7 7 East Asia Basketball Championship Edit East Asia Basketball ChampionshipYear Position Pld W L 2009 Champions 4 4 0 2011 Champions 4 3 1 2013 Champions 5 5 0 2017 Runners up 4 2 2Total 4 4 17 14 3 FIBA Asia Challenge Edit FIBA Asia ChallengeYear Position Pld W L 2004 Runners up 5 3 2 2008 did not enter 2010 2012 2014 2016 Runners up 8 6 2Total 2 6 13 9 4 William Jones Cup Edit William Jones CupYear Rank Pld W L 1977 1978 Runners up 1979 Not held 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Runners up 1987 1988 Third place 1989 Not held 1990 1991 Third place 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Third place 1999 Champions 2000 Runners up 6 5 1 2001 Runners up 7 6 1 2002 2003 Not held 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 7th place 9 2 7 2009 5th place 8 5 3 2010 did not enter 2011 Runners up 9 7 2 2012 5th place 8 5 3 2013 Third place 7 5 2 2014 did not enter 2015 5th place 8 4 4 2016 Runners up 8 6 2 2017 Third place 9 6 3 2018 Third place 8 6 2 2019 Runners up 8 7 1 2020 Not held 2021 Not heldTotal 37 Team EditCurrent roster Edit Tournament 2022 FIBA Asia Cup July 12 2022 July 24 2022 33 South Korea men s national basketball team roster 2022 FIBA Asia Cup rostervtePlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr F 1 Choi Jun yong 28 1994 04 04 April 4 1994 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Seoul SK Knights G 2 Heo Hoon 26 1995 08 16 August 16 1995 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps G 3 Heo Ung 28 1993 08 05 August 5 1993 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Jeonju KCC Egis F 7 Lee Woo seok 23 1999 07 10 July 10 1999 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus F 11 Yang Hong seok 25 1997 07 02 July 2 1997 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in Suwon KT Sonicboom C 15 Kim Jong kyu 31 1991 07 03 July 3 1991 2 07 m 6 ft 9 in Wonju DB Promy C 20 Ra Gun ah 33 1989 02 20 February 20 1989 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Jeonju KCC Egis C 21 Lee Dae heon 30 1992 04 29 April 29 1992 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in Daegu KOGAS Pegasus F 26 Kang Sang jae 27 1994 12 31 December 31 1994 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in Wonju DB Promy C 31 Jang Jae seok 31 1991 02 03 February 3 1991 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus G 43 Lee Dae sung C 32 1990 05 30 May 30 1990 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Daegu KOGAS Pegasus F 55 Song Kyo chang 26 1996 07 03 July 3 1996 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Head coach Choo Il seungAssistant coach es Lee Hun jaeLegend C Team captain Club describes last club before the tournament Age describes age on July 12 2022Past rosters Edit 1970 World Championship finished 11th among 13 teamsShin Dong pa Lee In pyo Kim In kun Kim Young il Park Han Choi Jong kyu Yoo Hee hyung Lee Byung koo Yoo Jung kun Lee Ja young Shin Hyun soo Kwak Hyun chae Coach Kim Young ki 1978 World Championship finished 13th among 14 teamsKim In Jin Kim Pyung Man Jung Young Soo Jang Bong Hak Park Sang Ung Park Soo Kyo Kim Sang Chun Kim Hyung Nyun Kim Dong Kwang Koo Jong Hoo Lee Mun Kyu Choi Bu Young Coach Kim Moo Hyung 1986 World Championship finished 22nd among 24 teamsHur Jae Park In kyu Lee Min hyun Cho Yoon ho Han Ki bum Lee Mun kyu Kim Hyun jun Kim You taek Kim Sung wook Lee Won woo Lee Chung hee Goh Myong hwa Coach Kim In kun 2021 Squad at the 2020 FIBA Men s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Kaunas 34 South Korea FIBA Men s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr G F 1 Lee Hyun jung 20 2000 10 23 October 23 2000 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in Davidson Wildcats G 2 Byeon Jun hyeong 25 1996 03 11 March 11 1996 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Anyang KGC G 4 Kim Nak hyeon 26 1995 03 12 March 12 1995 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Incheon Electroland Elephants C 8 Ha Yun gi 22 1999 03 12 March 12 1999 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Korea University F 10 Moon Seong gon 28 1993 05 09 May 9 1993 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Anyang KGC F 11 Yang Hong seok 24 1997 02 07 February 7 1997 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in Busan KT Sonicboom F 13 Kang Sang jae 26 1994 12 31 December 31 1994 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Incheon Electroland Elephants F 20 Ra Gun ah 32 1989 02 20 February 20 1989 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Jeonju KCC Egis F C 22 Yeo Jun seok 19 2002 03 20 March 20 2002 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in Yongsan High School G 23 Jeon Seong hyun 29 1991 11 05 November 5 1991 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Anyang KGC C 33 Lee Seoung hyun 29 1992 04 16 April 16 1992 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Goyang Orion Orions SG 43 Lee Dae sung 31 1990 05 30 May 30 1990 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Goyang Orion Orions Head coach Cho Sang hyunAssistant coach es Kim Dong wooLegend C Team captain Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon June 30 2021Head coaches Edit Jung Sang yun 1948 Kim Young ki 1970 Bang Yeol 1982 1983 Choi Bu young 2006 2007 Hur Jae 2008 2009 Yoo Jae hak 2010 2014 Kim Dong gwang 2015 Hur Jae 2016 2018 Kim Sang sik 2018 2021 Cho Sang hyun 2021 2022 Choo Il seung 2022 present 35 Kit Edit South Korea at the 2014 FIBA World Cup Manufacturer Edit 2002 present Nike 36 Sponsor Edit 2016 2017 Hana Financial Group 36 2018 present KB Kookmin Bank 37 See also EditSouth Korea women s national basketball team South Korea national under 19 basketball team South Korea national under 17 basketball team South Korea national 3x3 teamReferences Edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 27 February 2023 Retrieved 27 February 2023 1 fibaasia net accessed 16 December 2010 대한뉴스 제 755호 국위를 세계에 떨치고 YouTube Yao Hamed and Patty shined as stars from Asia amp Oceania at the Olympics FIBA 21 July 2021 Retrieved 4 August 2021 2007 FIBA Asia Championship Tokushima Japan fiba com accessed 18 December 2010 김종규 부상 여파 농구 아시안게임 불발 김준일로 교체 The Chosun Ilbo in Korean 10 July 2018 아들 선발 논란 금메달 실패 허재 감독 사퇴 The Hankyoreh in Korean 5 September 2018 남자농구 대표팀 허재 감독 사퇴 김상식 코치가 대행 in Korean SBS 5 September 2018 남자농구대표팀 세대교체 송교창 양홍석 안영준 합류 JoongAng Ilbo in Korean 31 January 2019 국가대표 영 포워드 3인방 대표팀의 미래를 밝히다 The Dong a Ilbo in Korean 25 February 2019 남자농구 코트디부아르 80 71 격파 25년만의 월드컵 승리 The 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