South Korea national basketball team

Korea

FIBA ranking	30 2[1]
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Korea Basketball Association
Coach	Kim Dong-kwang
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (First in 1948)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1970)
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1960)
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
Asian Games
Appearances	16 (First in 1954)
Medals	Gold: 1970, 1982, 2002, 2014 Silver: 1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010 Bronze: 1962, 1966, 1990
Uniforms
Home Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA Asia Championship 2 11 11 FIBA Asia Cup 0 1 0 Asian Games 4 6 3 East Asia Basketball Championship 3 0 0 East Asian Games 1 4 1 Total 10 22 15

The Korean national basketball team (alternate names include Republic of Korea and South Korea) is the team representing South Korea in international men's basketball competitions. It is administered by the Korea Basketball Association (Korean: 대한농구협회).

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.

Throughout its basketball history, South Korea has always been among the top teams in Asia. Despite often considered as standing in the shadow of China, the team had its moments of glory. The first major accomplishment was 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.

Later, in 1969 and 1970, the team enjoyed a brief period to shine, when it won the 1969 Asian Championship, and ultimately qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship. There, as the only Asian team, South Korea finished ahead of Australia (champion of FIBA Oceania) and Egypt (champion of FIBA Africa).

The most recent major accomplishment was the gold medal at the 1997 Asian Championship. At the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, 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%). 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).^[3]

Competitions

Olympic Games Summer Olympics Year 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 2020 To be determined Total 6/18 47 8 39 FIBA World Cup FIBA Basketball World Cup Year Position Pld W L 1950 Did not enter 1954 Did not qualify 1959 1963 1967 1970 11th Place 7 3 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 4 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 To be determined Total 7/16 42 8 34

Asian Games Asian Games Year 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 To be determined Total 15/16 119 93 26 FIBA Asia Championship FIBA Asia Championship Year Rank Pld W L 1960 Fourth place 9 3 6 1963 Third place 10 7 3 1965 Third place 9 6 3 1967 Runners-up 9 8 1 1969 Champions 8 8 0 1971 Third place 8 6 2 1973 Runners-up 10 9 1 1975 Third place 8 6 2 1977 Runners-up 8 7 1 1979 Third place 7 5 2 1981 Runners-up 7 6 1 1983 Third 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 Third place 6 5 1 1995 Runners-up 8 6 2 1997 Champions 8 7 1 1999 Runners-up 8 6 2 2001 Third place 8 7 1 2003 Runners-up 8 7 1 2005 Fourth place 8 5 3 2007 Third place 8 6 2 2009 7th Place 9 6 3 2011 Third place 9 7 2 2013 Third place 9 7 2 2015 6th Place 9 5 4 2017 Total 27/27 229 177 52

East Asian Games East Asian Games Year Position Pld W L 1993 Runners-up - - - 1997 Runners-up - - - 2001 Runners-up - - - 2005 Runners-up - - - 2009 Champions - - - 2013 Third place - - - Total 6/6 - - -

East Asia Basketball Championship East Asia Basketball Championship Year Position Pld W L 2009 Champions 4 4 0 2011 Champions 4 3 1 2013 Champions 5 5 0 Total 3/3 13 12 1

FIBA Asia Cup FIBA Asia Cup Year Position Pld W L 2004 Runners-up 5 3 2 2008 Did not enter 2010 2012 2014 Total 1/5 5 3 2

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
2002
2003	Not held
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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
Total	?/36	?	?	?

Team

Current roster

Korea men's national basketball team - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 1 Kim Tae-sul 31 - August 13, 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Jeonju KCC Egis F 3 Lee Jung-hyun 28 - March 3, 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Anyang KGC F 4 Moon Seong-gon 22 - May 9, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Korea University F 5 Choi Jun-yong 21 - April 4, 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Yonsei University G 6 Yang Dong-geun (C) 34 - September 14, 1981 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus G 7 Park Chan-hee 28 - April 17, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Anyang KGC F 10 Cho Sung-min 31 - December 23, 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Busan KT Sonicboom C 11 Kang Sang-jae 20 - December 31, 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Korea University C 15 Kim Jong-kyu 24 - July 3, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Changwon LG Sakers F 22 Moon Tae-young 36 - October 2, 1978 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Seoul Samsung Thunders C 32 Lee Jong-hyun 21 - February 5, 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Korea University C 33 Lee Seoung-hyun 23 - April 16, 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Goyang Orion Orions	Head coach Kim Dong-kwang Assistant coach(es) Kim Sang-shik Cho Sang-hyun Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 23 September 2015

Depth chart

South Korea's starting lineup in 2014

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Kim Jong-kyu	Lee Jong-hyun	Oh Se-keun
PF	Kim Joo-sung	Heo Il-young
SF	Moon Tae-jong	Yang Hee-jong
SG	Cho Sung-min	Park Chan-hee
PG	Yang Dong-geun	Kim Sun-hyung	Kim Tae-sul

Past rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 23 teams Ahn Byung-Suk, Bang Won-Sun, Chang Chin-Ri, Chyo Joon-Deuk, Kang Hyun-Bong, Kim Shin-Chung, Lee Yung-Choon, Lee Hoon-Sang, Oh Chul-Soo

1956 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 15 teams Ahn Byung-Suk, Kim Young-Su, Cho Byung-Hyun, Kim Choon-Pae, Kim Young-Ki, Ko Se-Te, Paik Nan-Chung, Choi Tae-Kon, Ahn Young-Sik, Kim Hyung-I

1964 Olympic Games: finished 16th among 16 teams Shin Dong-pa, Moon Hyun-chang, Kim Young-il, Kim Seung-kyu, Chung Jin-bong, Lee Byung-koo, Kim Young-ki, Kim Chung-sun, Ha Ui-kun, Kim Moo-hyun, Bang Yeul, Kim In-kun (Coach: Kim Hee)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 16 teams Shin Dong-pa, Lee In-pyo, Kim Young-il, Kim Moo-hyun, Kim In-kun, Choi Jong-kyu, Lee Kyung-jae, Ha Ui-kun, Yoo Hee-hyung, Park Han, Lee Byung-koo, Kwak Hyun-chae (Coach: Lee Kyung-jae, J. Jeff Gausepohl)

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)

1988 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams Hur Jae, Lee Mun-Kyu, Han Ki-Bum, Kim Hyun-jun, Kim Yoo-taek, Lee Won-woo, Lee Chung-hee, Park Jong-chun, Kim Yoon-hoo, Oh Seh-woong, Yoo Jae-hak, Choi Chul-kwon (Coach: Pang Yul)

1990 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams Hur Jae, Kim Hyun-jun, Kang Dong-hee, Kim Yoo-taek, Lee Chung-hee, Lee Won-woo, Lee Min-hyun, Seo Dae-seong, Choi Byung-shik, Kim Jin, Jung Jae-kun, Pyo Pil-sang (Coach: Kim In-kun)

1994 World Championship: finished 13th among 16 teams Hur Jae, Kang Dong-hee, Hyun Joo-yup, Mun Kyung-eun, Kim Yoo-taek, Jung Jae-kun, Lee Sang-min, Kim Young-man, Seo Jang-hun, Kim Seung-ki, Oh Sung-sik, Chun Hee-chul (Coach: Lee In-pyo)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 12 teams Hur Jae, Kang Dong-hee, Hyun Joo-yup, Lee Sang-min, Mun Kyung-eun, Jung Jae-kun, Oh Sung-sik, Woo Ji-won, Chung Kyung-ho, Yang Hee-seung, Cho Dong-gi, Chun Hee-chul (Coach: Choi In-sun)

1998 World Championship: finished 16th among 16 teams Kang Dong-hee, Lee Sang-min, Hyun Joo-yup, Mun Kyung-eun, Seo Jang-hun, Kim Sung-chul, Kim Joo-Sung, Choo Seung-gyun, Kim Hee-sun, Kim Byong-chul, Yang Kyung-min, Cho Sang-hyun (Coach: Chung Kwang-suk)

2008 Roster Joo Hee-Jung, Jung Young-sam, Kang Byung-hyun, Kim Tae-sul, Chun Jung-kyu, Yoon Ho-young, Lee Kwang-jae, Yang Hee-Jong, Kim Min-soo, Oh Se-Keun, Kim Joo-Sung, Ha Seung-Jin (Coach: Kim Nam-gi)

2011 Roster Park Chan-Hee, Lee Jung-Suk, Yang Dong-Geun, Kang Byung-Hyun, Moon Tae-Jong, Kim Yong-Hwan, Cho Sung-Min, Yang Hee-Jong, Kim Joo-Sung, Ha Seung-Jin, Oh Se-Keun, Kim Jong-Kyu

2012 Roster Park Chan-Hee, Kim Sun-Hyung, Kim Tae-Sool, Choi Jin-Soo, Kim Dong-Uk, Oh Se-Keun, Yang Hee-Jong, Lee Jong-Hyun, Yoon Ho-Young, Lee Seung-Jun, Kim Jong-Kyu, Ho Tae-Wong

See also

• Korea women's national basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. , fibaasia.net, accessed 16 December 2010.
3. 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, Tokushima, Japan, fiba.com, accessed 18 December 2010.

External links

• (Korean)(English) Official website
• FIBA profile
• (English) Asia-Basket.com