North Korea national basketball team

North Korea
FIBA ranking	T-94 [1]
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Amateur Basketball Association of DPR Korea
Coach	Un Sik-ji
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	2 (First in 1991)
Medals	Silver: 1993
Asian Games
Appearances	6 (First in 1974)
Medals	Bronze: 1978
Uniforms
Light Dark

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national basketball team (recognized as DPR Korea by FIBA and known colloquially and in the media as North Korea) represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international basketball and is controlled by the Amateur Basketball Association of DPR of Korea, the governing body for basketball in North Korea.

In December 2013, former American basketball professional Dennis Rodman visited North Korea to help train the national team after he developed a friendship with President Kim Jong-un during his first visit to the country in February 2013.^[2] Rodman's visit and a match between the North Korean team and former NBA stars was depicted in the 2015 documentary film Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang.

Roster

The following is the North Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2010 Asian Games.^[3]

North Korea roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 4 Jin Choe-song 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 5 Jin Hyok-o 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) G 6 Il-ho 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 7 Bin An-yong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) F 8 Jin Pak-myong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G 9 Chol Pak-un 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) F 10 Byol Sin-kum 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 11 Kwang-kye 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F/C 12 Chol Kim-un 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) G 13 Jin Hyok-o 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F 14 Song Ri-kum 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) F 15 Myong Kim-chang 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)	Head coach Un Sik-ji Assistant coach(es) Won Gil So Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

Tournament records

Asian Championship Year Rank Pld W L 1960 Did not enter – – – 1963 – – – 1965 – – – 1967 – – – 1969 – – – 1971 – – – 1973 – – – 1975 – – – 1977 – – – 1979 – – – 1981 – – – 1983 – – – 1985 – – – 1987 – – – 1989 – – – 1991 5th place 8 5 3 1993 Runners-up 6 5 1 1995 Did not enter – – – 1997 – – – 1999 Withdrew – – – 2001 – – – 2003 Did not enter – – – 2005 – – – 2007 – – – 2009 – – – 2011 – – – 2013 – – – 2015 Did not qualify – – – Total 2/26 14 10 4

Asian Games Year Rank Pld W L 1951 Did not enter – – – 1954 – – – 1958 – – – 1962 – – – 1966 – – – 1970 – – – 1974 5th place 4 3 1 1978 3rd place 9 7 2 1982 5th place 7 3 4 1986 Did not enter – – – 1990 8th place 6 2 4 1994 Did not enter – – – 1998 – – – 2002 5th place 5 2 3 2006 Did not enter – – – 2010 8th place 8 3 5 2014 Did not enter – – – Total 6/16 39 20 19

See also

• Basketball in North Korea
• Ri Myung-Hun
• North Korea national under-19 basketball team
• North Korea national under-17 basketball team
• North Korea women's national basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. "Rodman returns to North Korea amid political unrest". Fox News. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
3. "DPR Korea - Roster". FIBA Asia. November 12, 2010.

External links

• North Korea at the FIBA website.
• North Korea at the FIBA Asia website.
• Archived records of North Korea team participations