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South Korea men's national basketball team

Korea Republic
FIBA ranking54 Decrease 1 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
CoachChoo Il-seung
Olympic Games
Appearances6
FIBA World Cup
Appearances8
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances29
MedalsGold Gold: (1969, 1997)
Silver Silver: (1967, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003)
Bronze Bronze: (1963, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Asian Games
Appearances18
MedalsGold Gold: (1970, 1982, 2002, 2014)
Silver Silver: (1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010)
Bronze Bronze: (1962, 1966, 1990, 2018)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Belgium 27–29 South Korea 
(London, England; 30 July 1948)
Biggest win
 Sri Lanka 36–163 South Korea 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 20 November 1975)
Biggest defeat
 United States 146–67 South Korea 
(Villa Ballester, Argentina; 8 August 1990)

The South Korea men's national basketball team (Korean: 대한민국 농구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association.

Based on the number of overall medals won, South Korea is a major force among the national teams of FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Cup, they have won a record 25 medals in the competition. Furthermore, South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for every edition of the event since it was first held in 1960.[2] While on the global level, South Korea has qualified for the FIBA World Cup eight times throughout their history.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ [1], fibaasia.net, accessed 16 December 2010.

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