Eight Asian Games gold medalists, plus Heo Hoon and An Young-jun, join the squad! Coach Majul's team announces final 12-man roster for World Cup qualifiers... Set to face Qatar in two away games

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The key players behind the Asian Games gold medal are coming together again. With Heo Hoon (KCC) and An Young-jun (SK) also joining, the South Korean men's basketball national team embarks on a challenge to qualify for the World Cup finals.

The Korea Basketball Association announced on the 6th that it has finalized the 12th-man roster for the men's national team competing in Window 5 of the 2027 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

The association stated, "We held the 11th Adult Men's Performance Enhancement Committee meeting on the morning of the 5th," and added, "National team head coach Nicolas Majul and assistant coach Kim Seong-cheol attended the meeting."

It further explained, "As this is a crucial gateway to advancing to the World Cup finals, we selected the final 12 players after extensive deliberation."

The final roster includes Lee Jung-hyun (Sonu), Lee Seung-hyun, and Lee Woo-seok (all Hyundai Mobis), Jang Jae-seok (KCC), Byun Jun-hyung, and Moon Yu-hyun (all Jeonggwanjang), Moon Jung-hyun (KT), and Yoo Gi-sang (LG), who were key contributors to the gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

In addition, An Young-jun (SK), Heo Hoon (KCC), Yang Hong-seok (LG), and Ha Yun-gi (KT) have joined, expected to bolster the national team's strength.

Meanwhile, the two away games originally scheduled to be held in Qatar and Saudi Arabia will both take place in Qatar.

The national team will assemble on the 20th to check their cohesion over a short period before departing at 0:15 a.m. on the 23rd to officially begin the World Cup Asian Qualifiers schedule.

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