North Korea men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see North Korea women's national basketball team.

North Korea

FIBA ranking	NR (25 February 2025) [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
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	Silver: 1993
Home Away

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 Supreme Leader 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 . ^[3]

Roster

The following is the North Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2010 Asian Games. ^[4]

North Korea roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 4 Choe Jin-song 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 6 Il Ho 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 7 An Bin-yong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) F 8 Pak Jin-myong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G 9 Pak Chol-un 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) F 10 Sin Byol-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 Kim Chol-un 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) G 13 Hyok Jin-o 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) F 14 Ri Song-kum 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) F 15 Kim Myong-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

FIBA Asia Cup Main article: FIBA Asia Cup Year Position 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 2017 2022 2025 Total 2/31 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 2018 2022 Total 6/17 39 20 19

See also

• North Korea portal
• Sports portal

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

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
2. "Rodman returns to North Korea amid political unrest". Fox News. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
3. Saraiya, Sonia (29 June 2015). "Dennis Rodman's North Korea diplomacy trainwreck: His "Big Bang in Pyongyang" goes out with a whimper". Salon.com. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
4. "DPR Korea - Roster". FIBA Asia . 12 November 2010.

External links

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