South Korea men's national basketball team

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South Korea South Korea
FIBA ranking30 Decrease 1 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
CoachCho Sang-hyun
Olympic Games
Appearances6
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances8
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances29
MedalsGold medal asia.svg Gold: (1969, 1997)
Silver medal asia.svg Silver: (1967, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003)
Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze: (1963, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (First in 1954)
MedalsGold medal asia.svg Gold: (1970, 1982, 2002, 2014)
Silver medal asia.svg Silver: (1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010)
Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze: (1962, 1966, 1990, 2018)
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
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

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).

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[]

Jamsil Students' Gymnasium, venue for games of the Korean Basketball League, has been the playground for several players of South Korea's national team.
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 (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), (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, 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 comprising 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.

Competitions[]

William Jones Cup[]

William Jones Cup
Year Rank Pld W L
Taiwan 1977
Taiwan Runners-up
Taiwan 1979 Not held
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan 1982
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan 1985
Taiwan Runners-up
Taiwan
Taiwan Third place
Taiwan 1989 Not held
Taiwan
Taiwan Third place
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan Third place
Taiwan Champions
Taiwan 2000 Runners-up 6 5 1
Taiwan 2001 Runners-up
Taiwan
Taiwan 2003 Not held
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan 2008
Taiwan 2009 5th Place 8 5 3
Taiwan 2010 Did not enter
Taiwan 2011 Runners-up 9 7 2
Taiwan 2012 5th Place 8 5 3
Taiwan 2013 Third place 7 5 2
Taiwan 2014 Did not enter
Taiwan 2015 5th Place 8 4 4
Taiwan 2016 Runners-up 8 6 2
Taiwan 2017 Third place 9 6 3
Taiwan 2018 Third place 8 6 2
Taiwan 2019 Runners-up 8 7 1
Taiwan 2020 Not held
Taiwan 2021 Not held
Total ?/37 ? ? ?

Team[]

Current roster[]

2021 Squad at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas[18]

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


Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ricardo Ratliffe Kim Jong-kyu
PF Lee Seung-hyun Kang Sang-jae
SF Choi Jun-yong Jeong Hyo-geun Yang Hee-jong
SG Lee Jung-hyun Lee Dae-sung
PG Kim Sun-hyung Park Chan-hee Heo Hoon

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)

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

South Korea national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 1 Park Chan-hee 32 – (1987-04-17)April 17, 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Incheon Electroland Elephants South Korea
SF 2 Choi Jun-yong 25 – (1994-04-04)April 4, 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Seoul SK Knights South Korea
SG 3 Lee Jung-hyun 32 – (1987-03-03)March 3, 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Jeonju KCC Egis South Korea
PG 5 Kim Sun-hyung 31 – (1988-07-01)July 1, 1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Seoul SK Knights South Korea
PG 6 Heo Hoon 24 – (1995-08-16)August 16, 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Busan KT Sonicboom South Korea
SF 11 Yang Hee-jong 35 – (1984-05-11)May 11, 1984 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Anyang KGC South Korea
PF 12 Jeong Hyo-geun 25 – (1993-12-14)December 14, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Incheon Electroland Elephants South Korea
PF 13 Kang Sang-jae 24 – (1994-12-31)December 31, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Incheon Electroland Elephants South Korea
C 15 Kim Jong-kyu 28 – (1991-07-03)July 3, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Changwon LG Sakers South Korea
C 20 Ricardo Ratliffe 30 – (1989-02-20)February 20, 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus South Korea
PF 33 Lee Seoung-hyun 27 – (1992-04-16)April 16, 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Goyang Orions South Korea
SG 43 Lee Dae-sung 29 – (1990-05-30)May 30, 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus South Korea
Head coach
  • South Korea Kim Sang-shik
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2019

Head coaches[]

  • South Korea - 1948
  • South Korea Kim Young-ki - 1970
  • South Korea Bang Yeol - 1982–1983
  • South Korea - 2006–2007
  • South Korea Hur Jae - 2008–2009
  • South Korea Yoo Jae-hak - 2010–2014
  • South Korea - 2015
  • South Korea Hur Jae - 2016–2018
  • South Korea - 2018–2021
  • South Korea Cho Sang-hyun - 2021–

Kit[]

South Korea at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Manufacturer[]

2016: Nike - present[19]

[]

2016: Hana Financial Group[19]

See also[]

References[]

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