The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national basketball team (recognized as Korea DPR by FIBA and known colloquially and in the media as North Korea) represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international basketball and is controlled by the Amateur Basketball Association of DPR of Korea, the governing body for basketball in North Korea.
In December 2013, former American basketball professional Dennis Rodman visited North Korea to help train the national team after he developed a friendship with Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un during his first visit to the country in February 2013. Rodman's visit and a match between the North Korean team and former NBA stars was depicted in the 2015 documentary film Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang.
North Korea regularly competed in international tournaments from the 1970's through the 2000's. However in 2012, FIBA announced a major overhaul of its international qualification process beginning in 2017. The new format replaced isolated summer tournaments with multiple qualification windows throughout the year featuring home-and-away matches between teams. This shift requires regular international travel for players, coaches, referees, and media personnel. North Korea has never fielded a men's national team for competition since this change was put into effect. Their last appearance was the 2010 Asian Games.
Roster The following is the North Korea roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2010 Asian Games.
Tournament records
FIBA Asia Cup
YearPosition 1960Did not enter 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 19915th place853 1993Runners-up651 1995Did not enter 1997 1999Withdrew 2001 2003Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2022 20252029Total2/3214104
Asian Games YearRankPldWL 1951Did not enter 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 19745th place431 19783rd place972 19825th place734 1986Did not enter 19908th place624 1994Did not enter 1998 20025th place523 2006Did not enter 20108th place835 2014Did not enter 2018 2022 2026Total6/17392019
See also
Basketball in North Korea North Korea national under-17 basketball team North Korea women's national basketball team
References
External links North Korea at the FIBA website. Archived records of North Korea team participations