North Korea national basketball team

North Korea

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FIBA ranking	T-92 [1]
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Amateur Basketball Association of DPR Korea
Coach	Un Sik-ji
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Medals	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	2 (First in 1991)
Medals	Silver: 1993
Asian Games
Appearances	6 (First in 1974)
Medals	Bronze: 1978

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national basketball team (recognized as DPR Korea by FIBA and known colloquially and in the media as North Korea) represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international basketball and is controlled by the Amateur Basketball Association of DPR of Korea, the governing body for basketball in North Korea.

The current and previous leaders of DPR Korea were known for their fondness of basketball. Kim Jong-Il was said to have a video library of every game Michael Jordan played, and was presented with a ball signed by Jordan by Madeleine Albright in 1998.^[2] Current North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is said to be friends with five-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman.^[3]

Roster

The following is the North Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2010 Asian Games.^[4]

North Korea roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 4 Jin Choe-song 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 5 Jin Hyok-o 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) G 6 Il-ho 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 7 Bin An-yong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) F 8 Jin Pak-myong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G 9 Chol Pak-un 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) F 10 Byol Sin-kum 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 11 Kwang-kye 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F/C 12 Chol Kim-un 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) G 13 Jin Hyok-o 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F 14 Song Ri-kum 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) F 15 Myong Kim-chang 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)	Head coach Un Sik-ji Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

Tournament records

Asian Championship Year Rank Pld W L 1960 Did not enter – – – 1963 – – – 1965 – – – 1967 – – – 1969 – – – 1971 – – – 1973 – – – 1975 – – – 1977 – – – 1979 – – – 1981 – – – 1983 – – – 1985 – – – 1987 – – – 1989 – – – 1991 5th place 8 5 3 1993 Runners-up 6 5 1 1995 Did not enter – – – 1997 – – – 1999 Withdrew – – – 2001 – – – 2003 Did not enter – – – 2005 – – – 2007 – – – 2009 – – – 2011 – – – 2013 – – – 2015 Did not qualify – – – Total 2/26 14 10 4

Asian Games Year Rank Pld W L 1951 Did not enter – – – 1954 – – – 1958 – – – 1962 – – – 1966 – – – 1970 – – – 1974 5th place 4 3 1 1978 3rd place 9 7 2 1982 5th place 7 3 4 1986 Did not enter – – – 1990 8th place 6 2 4 1994 Did not enter – – – 1998 – – – 2002 5th place 5 2 3 2006 Did not enter – – – 2010 8th place 8 3 5 2014 Did not enter – – – Total 6/16 39 20 19

See also

• Ri Myung-Hun

References

1. "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. Zeigler, M. (2006-10-29). "The Oddest Fan". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
3. "Dennis Rodman with Kim Jong-un in North Korea". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
4. "DPR Korea - Roster". FIBA Asia. November 12, 2010.

External links

• North Korea at the FIBA website.
• North Korea at the FIBA Asia website.