South Korea Senior National Team (Men)
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Korea national basketball team (alternate names include Republic of Korea and South Korea) is the men's national basketball team representing South Korea. The team is one of major forces in Asian continent and has won two gold and ten silver medals in FIBA Asia Championship for Men.
In the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, Korea went on a four game win-streak. The "four" centers were Ha Seung-Jin (224cm), Kim Joo-Sung (205cm), Lee Dong-Jun (a.k.a. Daniel Robert Sandrin, 202cm) and Kim Min-Soo (200cm), who led the championship teams with a 44 rebounds per game average. Korea is also a team that has a number of strong three-point shooters: Kim Seung-Hyun (179cm), Yang Dong-Geun (182cm) ,Kim Dong-Woo (198cm) and Kim Jin-Soo (205cm).
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Rosters
2008 Roster
| Player | Position | Born | Height (m) | Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joo Hee-Jung | Guard | November 20 1976 | 1.80 | Template:Flagicon Anyang KT&G Kites |
| Jung Young-Sam | Guard | April 21 1984 | 1.87 | Template:Flagicon Incheon ET Land Black Slamer |
| Kang Byung-Hyun | Guard | March 3 1985 | 1.92 | Template:Flagicon Incheon ET Land Black Slamer |
| Kim Tae-Sul | Guard | August 13 1984 | 1.80 | Template:Flagicon Seoul SK Knights |
| Chun Jung-Kyu | Forward | October 14 1983 | 1.87 | Template:Flagicon Daegu Orions |
| Yoon Ho-Young | Forward | June 1 1984 | 1.95 | Template:Flagicon Wonju Dongbu Promy |
| Lee Kwang-Jae | Forward | April 21 1984 | 1.87 | Template:Flagicon Wonju Dongbu Promy |
| Yang Hee-Jong | Forward | May 11 1984 | 1.94 | Template:Flagicon Anyang KT&G Kites |
| Kim Min-Soo | Forward | January 16 1982 | 2.00 | Template:Flagicon Seoul SK Knights |
| Oh Se-Keun | Center | May 20 1987 | 2.00 | Template:Flagicon Chung-Ang University |
| Kim Joo-Sung | Center | November 9 1979 | 2.05 | Template:Flagicon Wonju Dongbu Promy |
| Ha Seung-Jin | Center | August 4 1985 | 2.23 | Template:Flagicon Jeonju KCC Egis |
Competitions
Olympic Performance
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | - | 1936 Olympics | Germany |
| 1948 | 8 | 1948 Olympics | Great Britain |
| 1952 | - | 1952 Olympics | Finland |
| 1956 | 14 | 1956 Olympics | Australia |
| 1960 | - | 1960 Olympics | Italy |
| 1964 | 16 | 1964 Olympics | Japan |
| 1968 | 14 | 1968 Olympics | Mexico |
| 1972 | - | 1972 Olympics | Germany |
| 1976 | - | 1976 Olympics | Canada |
| 1980 | - | 1980 Olympics | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | - | 1984 Olympics | USA |
| 1988 | 9 | 1988 Olympics | Korea |
| 1992 | - | 1992 Olympics | Spain |
| 1996 | 12 | 1996 Olympics | USA |
| 2000 | - | 2000 Olympics | Australia |
| 2004 | - | 2004 Olympics | Greece |
| 2008 | - | 2008 Olympics | China |
FIBA World Championship Performance
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | - | 1950 | Argentina |
| 1954 | - | 1954 | Brazil |
| 1959 | - | 1959 FIBA World Championship | Chile |
| 1963 | - | 1963 | Brazil |
| 1967 | - | 1967 | Uruguay |
| 1970 | 11 | 1970 | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | - | 1974 | Puerto Rico |
| 1878 | 13 | 1978 | Philippines |
| 1982 | - | 1982 | Colombia |
| 1986 | 13 | 1986 | Spain |
| 1990 | 15 | 1990 | Argentina |
| 1994 | 13 | 1994] | Canada |
| 1998 | 16 | 1998 | Greece |
| 2002 | - | 2002 | USA |
| 2006 | - | 2006 | Japan |
FIBA Asia Championship record
- 1960 : 4th place
- 1963 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1965 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1967 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1969 : Image:Med 1.png Winner
- 1971 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1973 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1975 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1977 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1979 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1981 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1983 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1986 : Image:Med 3.png Runner-up
- 1987 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1989 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1991 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1993 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1995 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 1997 : Image:Med 1.png Winner
- 1999 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 2001 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 2003 : Image:Med 2.png Runner-up
- 2005 : 4th place
- 2007 : Image:Med 3.png 3rd place
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)
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 22th 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)
