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South Korea Korea
FIBA ranking30 Decrease 2[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKorea Basketball Association
CoachKim Dong-kwang
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (First in 1948)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1970)
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances28 (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
Appearances16 (First in 1954)
Medals Gold: 1970, 1982, 2002, 2014
Silver: 1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010
Bronze: 1962, 1966, 1990
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
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

William Jones Cup

William Jones Cup
Year Rank Pld W L
Taiwan 1977
Taiwan 1978 Runners-up
Taiwan 1979 Not held
Taiwan 1980
Taiwan 1981
Taiwan 1982
Taiwan 1983
Taiwan 1984
Taiwan 1985
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
Taiwan 2002
Taiwan 2003 Not held
Taiwan 2004
Taiwan 2005
Taiwan 2006
Taiwan 2007
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
Total ?/36 ? ? ?

Team

Current roster

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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 September 2015

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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

References

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