3rd and 4th rounds of Asia Cup preliminaries at Goyang Sono Arena… Challenge to revenge in Australia on the 24th
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Davidson University forward Hyun-joong Lee, who is attempting to advance to the National Basketball Association (NBA), is undergoing rehabilitation training at the 3Ps Performance Lab in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. 2023.1.13 [email protected]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Ha-eun = The Korean men’s basketball team, led by coach Ahn Jun-ho, will challenge for consecutive wins in the Asia Cup qualifiers with Lee Hyun-jung (Illawarra) at the forefront.
The Korean men’s basketball team will invite Indonesia on the 21st and Australia on the 24th to the Goyang Sono Arena in Gyeonggi-do to play the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup qualifiers.
The 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers will be divided into six groups.
16 countries, including the first and second place in each group and the top four countries among the third place in each group, will participate in the FIBA Asia Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia in August next year.
Korea, ranked 53rd in the FIBA rankings, competes in Group A of the preliminary round along with Australia (7th), Indonesia (77th), and Thailand (88th).
Korea lost 71-85 in the first game away to Australia in February, and won by 34 points in the match against Thailand held at the Wonju Stadium in Gangwon-do.
Korea, with 1 win and 1 loss, is in second place in Group A after Australia (2 wins).
Since Australia has the highest world ranking among the participating countries in the Asia Cup, realistically, Korea must defeat Indonesia on the 21st to gain an advantage in the battle for second place.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Lee Hyun-joong, who is trying to advance to the National Basketball Association (NBA), is answering questions from reporters at a press conference held at Hotel Peyto Gangnam in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. 2023.1.13 [email protected]
Basketball fans’ attention is focused on forward Lee Hyeon-joong, who returned to the national team after three years.
Lee Hyun-joong, who has played in American college basketball, the National Basketball Association (NBA) lower G League, and the Australian stage, will wear the national team uniform again three years after 2021, when he participated in the 2022 Asia Cup qualifiers and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics final qualifiers.
If Lee Hyun-joong, who has been focused on competing on the overseas stage, participates in this two-game series, he will be on the court wearing the Taegeuk symbol in front of domestic fans for the first time.
The national team hopes that Lee Hyun-joong, who continues the lineage of Korea’s best shooters, will make cool outside shots in front of the home fans.
Lee Hyun-joong, who is in his second season on the Australian stage, is expected to lead the national team’s attack against Australia, which is objectively superior in terms of power.
Lee Hyun-joong, who plays as a guard on the Australian stage, scored 16 points, including 4 3-pointers, in the game against the Sydney Kings on the 16th.
(Goyang = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Byeong-sik = Sono Lee Jeong-hyun is breaking through in the 2024-2025 KCC professional basketball game between Goyang Sono and Suwon KT held at Goyang Sono Arena on the 31st. 2024.10.31 [email protected]
Since most of the elite members were missing from this national team, I am even more glad to see Lee Hyeon-joong rejoin.
Coach Ahn Jun-ho initially called Lee Jeong-hyeon (Sono), Ha Yoon-ki, Moon Jeong-hyeon (KT), and Kim Jong-gyu (DB) to the national team, but they were all missed due to injuries.
Instead, Lee Jong-hyun (Director), Yang Hong-seok (Managing Director), Shin Seung-min (Korea Gas Corporation), and ‘the only college student’ Moon Yu-hyeon (Korea University) were selected.
Ace Lee Jeong-hyun, who played well in an evaluation match against Japan last May, injured his knee and is expected to return to the court only in January next year.
Naturalized player La Geon-ah, who was a strong defender under the goal until last February, has ended her contract with the Korea Basketball Association in May, so the absence of native big man Ha Yoon-gi, who has knee pain, is more disappointing than ever.
The key question is what kind of game strategy coach Ahn Jun-ho, who failed to form the best team, will use to prepare Indonesia and exact revenge on Australia.
(Yeongjongdo = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-chan = Korean men’s national basketball team coach Ahn Jun-ho, who returned to Korea after playing two away games with the Japanese national team in Tokyo, Japan on the 5th and 7th, is being interviewed by reporters at Incheon International Airport on the 8th. 2024.7.8 [email protected]
Key players from Indonesia (2 losses), which is at the bottom of Group A, include forward Derek Michael Xaviero of Australia’s Long Beach State University and guard Abraham Damar Grajita, who experienced Japan’s B League last year.
Although there are no active NBA players in the Australian entry, Nick Kay and Dejan Vasilievich, who recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 14 points, and 8 assists, respectively, against Korea last February, are on a plane to Korea.
The ‘2006 born duo’, 220cm tall center Rocco Zikaski and Jacob Puffy, who is recording a 44% success rate on 3-point shots this year in NBL1, Australia’s second division, also joined the Australian national team.
In Australia, 6 of the 12 entries were filled with ‘young blood’ born in the 2000s.
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