The 2023 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup team, which includes high school students Seok Jun-hui (Anyang High School), Kang Tae-hyeon (Gyeongbok High School), Lee Yu-jin (Yongsan High School),메이저놀이터 and Ryu Jeong-yeol (Hongdaebu High School), has been decided. done.
The Korea Basketball Association confirmed and announced on the 17th the 12 national finalists who will participate in this year’s FIBA U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup.
The tournament will be held in Debrecen, Hungary, from the 24th of next month to the 2nd of July.
In this tournament, where 16 countries participated and were divided into 4 groups of 4 countries, Korea, ranked 29th in the FIBA Youth Ranking, was placed in Group D with Turkey (8th), Argentina (18th) and Hungary (62nd).
The Korean national team beat Japan in the final of the 26th FIBA U18 Asian Championships held in Iran in August last year, and lifted the championship cup in 22 years, earning the right to participate in the U19 World Cup.
At that time, head coach Lee Se-beom took over the baton again. The national team will face Hungary on the 25th of next month, followed by Turkey on the 26th and Argentina on the 28th.
The national team is scheduled to convene on the 24th.
◇ 2023 FIBA Under 19 (U19) Men’s Basketball World Cup National Team List
▲ Guard = Kang Seong-wook (Sungkyunkwan University), Moon Yoo-hyeon (Korea University), Seok Jun-hui (Anyang High School)
▲ Forward = Kang Tae-hyun (Kyungbok High School), Yoon Ki-chan (Korea University), Lee Yu-jin (Yongsan High School), Lee Hae-sol (Yonsei University)
▲ Center = Ku Min-gyo (Jemulpo High School), Kim Yun-seong (Sungkyunkwan University), Ryu Jeong-yeol (Hongdae-bu High School), Yu Min-soo (Korea University), Lee Do-yoon (Muryong High School)