Korea national basketball team

Korea 대한민국
FIBA Ranking 31st
Joined FIBA 1955
FIBA Zone FIBA Asia
National Federation Korea Basketball Association
Coach Hur Jae
Olympic Games
Appearances 6 (First in 1948)
Medals None
World Championships
Appearances 6 (First in 1970)
Medals None
Asia Championships
Appearances 25 (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
Asian Games
Appearances 16 (First in 1954)
Medals Gold: 1970, 1982, 2002
Silver: 1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010
Bronze: 1962, 1966, 1990
Uniforms
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Korea national basketball team (alternate names include Korea Republic and South Korea) is the team representing South Korea in international competitions. It is administered by the Korea Basketball Association (KBA) (Korean: 대한농구협회)
Based on the number of overall medals, South Korea is the major force among basketball teams in Asia. The team won a record number of 23 medals at the Asian Basketball Championship. Further, South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for this event every year since it was first held in 1960.[1]

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History

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 bief period to shine when it won the Asian Championship and ultimately qualified for the World Championship. There, as the only Asian team, South Korea finished ahead of Australia (Champion of Oceania) and Egypt (Champion of 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 (224 cm), Kim Joo-Sung (205 cm), Lee Dong-Jun (202 cm) and Kim Min-Soo (200 cm) South Korea had the tournaments 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 Kim 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).[2]










Roster

2010

2010 Guangzhou Asian Games squad list

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat.
G 4 Park Chan-Hee &1000000000000002300000023 - April 17, 1987(1987-04-17) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Anyang KGC
G 5 Lee Jung-Suk &1000000000000002800000028 - July 6, 1982(1982-07-06) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Seoul Samsung Thunders
G 6 Yang Dong-Geun &1000000000000002800000028 - September 14, 1981(1981-09-14) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
G 10 Cho Seong-Min &1000000000000002600000026 - December 23, 1983(1983-12-23) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Busan KT Sonicboom
F 9 Lee Kyu-Sup &1000000000000003200000032 - November 13, 1977(1977-11-13) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Seoul Samsung Thunders
F 11 Yang Hee-Jong &1000000000000002600000026 - May 11, 1984(1984-05-11) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sangmu (Korean Army)
F 13 Kim Seong-Chul &1000000000000003400000034 - May 14, 1976(1976-05-14) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Anyang KGC
F 14 Lee Seung-Jun &1000000000000003100000031 - March 18, 1978(1978-03-18) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Seoul Samsung Thunders
C 7 Kim Joo-Sung &1000000000000003100000031 - November 9, 1979(1979-11-09) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Wonju Dongbu Promy
C 8 Ha Seung-Jin &1000000000000002500000025 - August 4, 1985(1985-08-04) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Jeonju KCC Egis
C 12 Ham Ji-Hoon &1000000000000002500000025 - December 11, 1984(1984-12-11) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Sangmu (Korean Army)
C 15 Oh Se-Keun &1000000000000002300000023 - May 20, 1987(1987-05-20) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Chung-Ang University
Head coach
  • Yoo Jae Hak
Assistant coach
Technical adviser
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Inactive
C Kim Joo-Sung Ha Seung-Jin
PF Oh Se-Keun Kim Min-Soo
SF Yang Hee-Jong Lee Kyu-Sup Bang Sung-Yoon
SG Kang Byung-Hyun Lee Jung-Suk
PG Yang Dong-Geun Joo Hee-Jung

Competitions

Performance at Summer Olympics

Year Position Tournament Host
1936 – Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany
1948 8 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
1952 – Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland
1956 14 Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia
1960 – Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rome, Italy
1964 16 Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan
1968 14 Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
1972 – Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, Germany
1976 – Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada
1980 – Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Moscow, Soviet Union
1984 – Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States
1988 9 Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea
1992 – Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain
1996 12 Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States
2000 – Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia
2004 – Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece
2008 – Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
2012 TBD Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
2016 TBD Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Performance at FIBA World Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1950 – 1950 FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires, Argentina
1954 – 1954 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959 – 1959 FIBA World Championship Chile
1963 – 1963 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 – 1967 FIBA World Championship Uruguay
1970 11 1970 FIBA World Championship Yugoslavia
1974 – 1974 FIBA World Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978 13 1978 FIBA World Championship Manila, Philippines
1982 – 1982 FIBA World Championship Colombia
1986 13 1986 FIBA World Championship Spain
1990 15 1990 FIBA World Championship Argentina
1994 13 1994 FIBA World Championship Canada
1998 16 1998 FIBA World Championship Athens, Greece
2002 – 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis, United States
2006 – 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
2010 – 2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey
2014 TBD 2014 FIBA World Championship Spain

Performance at FIBA Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1960 4th 1960 ABC Championship Manila, Philippines
1963 1963 ABC Championship Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
1965 1965 ABC Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1967 1967 ABC Championship Seoul, South Korea
1969 1969 ABC Championship Bangkok, Thailand
1971 1971 ABC Championship Tokyo, Japan
1973 1973 ABC Championship Manila, Philippines
1975 1975 ABC Championship Bangkok, Thailand
1977 1977 ABC Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979 1979 ABC Championship Nagoya, Japan
1981 1981 ABC Championship Calcutta, India
1983 1983 ABC Championship Hong Kong
1985 1985 ABC Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987 1987 ABC Championship Bangkok, Thailand
1989 1989 ABC Championship Beijing, China
1991 1991 ABC Championship Kobe, Japan
1993 1993 ABC Championship Jakarta, Indonesia
1995 1995 ABC Championship Seoul, South Korea
1997 1997 ABC Championship Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1999 1999 ABC Championship Fukuoka, Japan
2001 2001 ABC Championship Shanghai, China
2003 2003 ABC Championship Harbin, China
2005 4th 2005 FIBA Asia Championship Doha, Qatar
2007 2007 FIBA Asia Championship Tokushima, Japan
2009 7th 2009 FIBA Asia Championship Tianjin, China
2011 2011 FIBA Asia Championship Wuhan, China

Past Rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 23 teams

Ahn Byung-suk, Chang Chin-ri, Chyo Joon-deuk, Kang Hyun-bong, Kim Shin-chung, Lee Yung-choon, Lee Hoon-sang, Oh Chul-soo, Bang W.

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 I. J., Kim P. M., Jung Y. S., Jang B. H., Park S. U., Park S. K., Kim S. C., Kim H. Y., Kim D. K., Koo J. H., Lee M. K., Choi B. Y. (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 Sekeun, Kim Joo-sung, Ha Seung-jin (Coach: Kim Nam-gi)

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ [1], fibaasia.net, accessed 16 December 2010.
  2. ^ 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, Tokushima, Japan, fiba.com, accessed 18 December 2010.
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