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The Korean national basketball team (alternate names include Republic of Korea and South Korea) is the team representing South Korea in international men's basketball competitions. It is administered by the Korea Basketball Association (Korean: 대한농구협회). Based on the number of overall medals won, South Korea is a major force among basketball teams of FIBA Asia. The team has won a record number of 24 medals at the FIBA Asia Championship. Furthermore, South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for this event every year since it was first held in 1960.〔(), fibaasia.net, accessed 16 December 2010.〕 ==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 brief period to shine, when it won the 1969 Asian Championship, and ultimately qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship. There, as the only Asian team, South Korea finished ahead of Australia (champion of FIBA Oceania) and Egypt (champion of FIBA 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 (221 cm), Kim Joo-sung (205 cm), Lee Dong-jun (202 cm), and Kim Min-soo (200 cm), South Korea had the tournament's 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 Choi 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).〔(2007 FIBA Asia Championship, Tokushima, Japan ), fiba.com, accessed 18 December 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Korea national basketball team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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