South Korea men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see South Korea women's national basketball team.

Korea Republic
FIBA ranking53 Decrease 3 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
CoachChoo Il-seung
Olympic Games
Appearances6
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances8
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances29
MedalsGold Gold: (1969, 1997)
Silver Silver: (1967, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003)
Bronze Bronze: (1963, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Asian Games
Appearances18
MedalsGold Gold: (1970, 1982, 2002, 2014)
Silver Silver: (1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010)
Bronze Bronze: (1962, 1966, 1990, 2018)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Belgium 27–29 South Korea 
(London, England; 30 July 1948)
Biggest win
 Sri Lanka 36–163 South Korea 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 20 November 1975)
Biggest defeat
 United States 146–67 South Korea 
(Villa Ballester, Argentina; 8 August 1990)
Medal record
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1969 Thailand
Gold medal – first place 1997 Saudi Arabia
Silver medal – second place 1967 South Korea
Silver medal – second place 1973 Philippines
Silver medal – second place 1977 Malaysia
Silver medal – second place 1981 India
Silver medal – second place 1985 Malaysia
Silver medal – second place 1987 Thailand
Silver medal – second place 1989 China
Silver medal – second place 1991 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1995 South Korea
Silver medal – second place 1999 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2003 China
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Taiwan
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Malaysia
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Thailand
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Hong Kong
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Indonesia
Bronze medal – third place 2001 China
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2011 China
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Philippines
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lebanon
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team

The South Korea men's national basketball team (Korean: 대한민국 농구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association.

Based on the number of overall medals won, South Korea is a major force among the national teams of FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Cup, they have won a record 25 medals in the competition. Furthermore, South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for every edition of the event since it was first held in 1960.[2] While on the global level, South Korea has qualified for the FIBA World Cup eight times throughout their history.

History

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Initiation (1947–1951)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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South Korea at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

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 was a success and provided much needed global exposure.[6] 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.[7] At the 2018 Asian Games, South Korea was unable to defend their tournament gold medal due to the loss of key players to injuries.[8] 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.[9] Hur's former assistant Kim Sang-shik took over as the new coach.[10]

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

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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.[11][12] 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, an 80-71 win over the Ivory Coast.[13][14]

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.[15] 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).[16][17] 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.[18][19] Cho Sang-hyun took over in September 2021 and is expected to remain in charge until the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[20]

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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23][24][25][26] 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.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29] 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.[30][31] South Korea did try to appeal that decision, but it was rejected by FIBA.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34]

Competitive record

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William Jones Cup

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William Jones Cup
Year Rank Pld W L
Taiwan 1977
Taiwan 1978 Runners-up
Taiwan 1979 Not held
Taiwan 1980
Taiwan 1981
Taiwan 1982 5th place
Taiwan 1983
Taiwan 1984
Taiwan 1985 6th place
Taiwan 1986 Runners-up
Taiwan 1987
Taiwan 1988 Third place
Taiwan 1989 Not held
Taiwan 1990
Taiwan 1991 Third place
Taiwan 1992
Taiwan 1993
Taiwan 1994
Taiwan 1995
Taiwan 1996
Taiwan 1997
Taiwan 1998 Third place
Taiwan 1999 Champions
Taiwan 2000 Runners-up 6 5 1
Taiwan 2001 Runners-up 7 6 1
Taiwan 2002
Taiwan 2003 Not held
Taiwan 2004
Taiwan 2005
Taiwan 2006
Taiwan 2007
Taiwan 2008 7th place 9 2 7
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
Total ?/37 ? ? ?

Team

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Current roster

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Tournament: 2022 FIBA Asia Cup (July 12, 2022 – July 24, 2022)[35]

South Korea men's national basketball team roster – 2022 FIBA Asia Cup roster
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 South Korea
G 2 Heo Hoon 26 – (1995-08-16)August 16, 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps South Korea
G 3 Heo Ung 28 – (1993-08-05)August 5, 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Jeonju KCC Egis South Korea
F 7 Lee Woo-seok 23 – (1999-07-10)July 10, 1999 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus South Korea
F 11 Yang Hong-seok 25 – (1997-07-02)July 2, 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Suwon KT Sonicboom South Korea
C 15 Kim Jong-kyu 31 – (1991-07-03)July 3, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Wonju DB Promy South Korea
C 20 Ra Gun-ah 33 – (1989-02-20)February 20, 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Jeonju KCC Egis South Korea
C 21 Lee Dae-heon 30 – (1992-04-29)April 29, 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Daegu KOGAS Pegasus South Korea
F 26 Kang Sang-jae 27 – (1994-12-31)December 31, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Wonju DB Promy South Korea
C 31 Jang Jae-seok 31 – (1991-02-03)February 3, 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus South Korea
G 43 Lee Dae-sung (C) 32 – (1990-05-30)May 30, 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Daegu KOGAS Pegasus South Korea
F 55 Song Kyo-chang 26 – (1996-07-03)July 3, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps South Korea
Head coach
  • South Korea Choo Il-seung
Assistant coach(es)
  • South Korea Lee Hun-jae
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age on July 12, 2022

Past rosters

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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[36]

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 United States
G 2 Byeon Jun-hyeong 25 – (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Anyang KGC South Korea
G 4 Kim Nak-hyeon 26 – (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Incheon Electroland Elephants South Korea
C 8 Ha Yun-gi 22 – (1999-03-12)March 12, 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Korea University South Korea
F 10 Moon Seong-gon 28 – (1993-05-09)May 9, 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Anyang KGC South Korea
F 11 Yang Hong-seok 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 Yeo Jun-seok 19 – (2002-03-20)March 20, 2002 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Yongsan High School South Korea
G 23 Jeon Seong-hyun 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)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on June 30, 2021


Head coaches

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Kit

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Manufacturer

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See also

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