Men's National Basketball Team Finalizes Asian Games Roster, Including Choi Jun-yong

Ace players Lee Hyun-jung and Yeo Jun-seok (Seattle University), alongside Choi Jun-yong (KCC), have secured their spots on the final roster for the upcoming Asian Games.

The Korea Basketball Association announced today (the 2nd) that it has finalized the 12-member final roster for the senior men's national basketball team competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Key players, including core resource Lee Hyun-jung, Yeo Jun-seok, and Lee Jung-hyun (Sono), maintained their places on the team.

Choi Jun-yong, who missed the previous FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers Window 4 schedule due to his overseas challenges, has also joined the squad to add strength.

Major players such as Lee Woo-suk (Armed Forces Athletic Corps), Yu Gi-sang (LG), Lee Seung-hyun (Hyundai Mobis), Byun Jun-hyung (Jung Kwan Jang), Ahn Young-jun (SK), and Jang Jae-seok (KCC), along with young prospects like Moon Yu-hyun (Jung Kwan Jang) and Eddie Daniel (SK), were also included in the roster.

South Korea has been placed in Group A of the group stage for this Asian Games, facing Saudi Arabia on the 10th, followed by matches against Indonesia on the 11th and Japan on the 13th.

Prior to departing for the battleground, the national team will play two evaluation matches against the Philippines on the 4th and 6th over two days at the Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena.

Choi Jun-yong is scheduled to join the national team on the 15th, meaning he will not participate in the evaluation matches against the Philippines.

After completing all evaluation matches, the national team will depart for Japan on the 7th to begin local acclimatization.

The South Korean men's basketball team aims to reclaim the Asian Games gold medal for the first time in 12 years since the 2014 Incheon Games.

(Photo courtesy of Korea Basketball Association, Yonhap News)
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