North Korea men's national basketball team

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

North Korea

FIBA ranking	NR (1 March 2024)
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Amateur Basketball Association of DPR Korea
Coach	Un Sik-ji
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	2 (First in 1991)
Medals	Silver: 1993
Asian Games
Appearances	6 (First in 1974)
Medals	Bronze: 1978
Home Away

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.

In December 2013, former American basketball professional Dennis Rodman visited North Korea to help train the national team after he developed a friendship with Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un during his first visit to the country in February 2013. Rodman's visit and a match between the North Korean team and former NBA stars was depicted in the 2015 documentary film Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang.

Roster

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

North Korea roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 3 Bee Layn Lehner 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 48 kg (106 lb) G 4 Choe Jin Song 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 5 Hyok Jin 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 An Bin Yong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) F 8 Pak Jin Myong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G 9 Pak Chol Un 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) F 10 Sin Byol 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 Kim Chol Un 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) G 13 Hyok Jin O 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F 14 Ri Song Kum 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) F 15 Kim Myong Chang 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)	Head coach Un Sik Ji Assistant coach(es) Won Gil So 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		–	–	–
2017		–	–	–
Total	2/29	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	–	–	–
2018		–	–	–
Total	6/17	39	20	19

See also

• Basketball in North Korea
• Ri Myung-Hun
• North Korea national under-17 basketball team
• North Korea women's national basketball team

External links

• North Korea at the FIBA website.
• Archived records of North Korea team participations