With days away from the 2015 FIBA Asia U16 tournament that will be held in Semarang, Indonesia from October 29, 2015 to November 7, 2015, the Korean Basketball Association has named the U16 national team that will compete.
The names of the players and their position, height and schools are listed below:
G Kim Dongjun – 178cm – Anyanggo
F Seom Myeongjin – 190cm – Busan Jungango
G Lee Jeong-Hyeon – 185cm – Gunsango
G Park Min-Chae – 184cm – Hogyeojung
F Kim Hanyeong – 195cm – Myeongjigo
G Kim Hyeongjoon – 188cm – Jeonjunamjung
G Seo Moon-Sejan – 185cm – Gunsanjung
F Lee Heyong-Jung – 194cm – SamIljung
C Park Min-Yu – 199cm – Hwee Mungo
F Shin Min-Seok – 198cm – Gunsango
F Yang Jae-Min – 200cm – Kyongbokgo
C Cho Hwee-Ung – 200cm – Samseonjung
This is the tallest U16 Korean team to date with a height average of 191 cm lead by Kyongbokgo’s prolific winger Yang Jae-Min. The team will be without Samil Sanggo’s star center Ha Yeonggi who stands at 202cm. Expected to hold the post will be Samseongjung’s Cho Hwee-Ung and Hwee Mungo’s Park Min-Yu.
Gunsan’s Oh Se-iL will coach the team and will count on Anyanggo’s Kim Dongjun and Gunsanjung’s Seo Moon-Sejan to provide court leadership.
South Korea was drawn in Group D for the 2015 edition of the FIBA Asia U16 Championship for Men. Korea is grouped with China, Iraq and India.
China will be the first acid test for this team that started training early this October. The 2013 U16 Korean team finished fifth in the tournament and missed the chance to play in the U17 world championship.
This year, Korea is looking to qualify to the 2017 world championships through height, talent and the emerging chemistry of the team.
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