Men's national basketball team representing South Korea
Korea Republic![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Korea_Basketball_Association.png/180px-Korea_Basketball_Association.png) |
FIBA ranking | 53 3 (15 August 2024)[1] |
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Joined FIBA | 1947 |
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FIBA zone | FIBA Asia |
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National federation | KBA |
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Coach | Choo Il-seung |
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Appearances | 6 |
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Medals | None |
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Appearances | 8 |
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Medals | None |
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Appearances | 29 |
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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, 2017) |
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Appearances | 18 |
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Medals | Gold: (1970, 1982, 2002, 2014)
Silver: (1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2010)
Bronze: (1962, 1966, 1990, 2018) |
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Belgium 27–29 South Korea ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281945%E2%80%931948%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281945%E2%80%931948%29.svg.png) (London, England; 30 July 1948) |
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Sri Lanka 36–163 South Korea ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg.png) (Bangkok, Thailand; 20 November 1975) |
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United States 146–67 South Korea ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png) (Villa Ballester, Argentina; 8 August 1990) |
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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.