AG Gold Medalists Including Lee Jeong-hyeon to Compete in Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers... Huh Hoon Also Joins

The key players who won the gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will compete in the two-game away series for the second round of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

The Korea Basketball Association announced a 12-member men's national team roster today (November 6), featuring Asian Games gold medalists including Lee Jeong-hyeon (Sono), Lee Seung-hyun, Lee Woo-seok (both Hyundai Mobis), Jang Jae-seok (KCC), Byeon Jun-hyung, Moon Yu-hyeon (both Jung Kwan Jang), Moon Jung-hyun (kt), and Yu Ki-sang (LG).

Huh Hoon (KCC), An Young-jun (SK), Yang Hong-seok (LG), and Ha Yoon-ki (kt) have also joined this national team roster.

The national team will assemble on November 20 to check their teamwork before departing for Doha, Qatar. They will face Qatar on November 27 and Saudi Arabia on November 29.

Placed in Group F alongside Lebanon, Japan, Qatar, China, and Saudi Arabia, South Korea is currently in 4th place in the group with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses (including results from the first round).

In the second round of the qualifiers, which is conducted across two groups, a total of 7 teams will advance to the finals: the top 3 teams from each group and the team with the better record among the two 4th-place teams.

(Photo courtesy of Korea Basketball Association, Yonhap News)
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