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South Korea’s men’s basketball team will begin its Asian Games campaign on Thursday in Nagoya, targeting its first gold since 2014 and a return to the top of the continental standings.
A 95‑66 loss to Japan on August 16 broke a 64‑year record, leaving South Korea with a 1‑5 record under foreign coach Nikolajs Mazurs and sparking debate about head coach Ahn Jun‑ho’s contract.
South Korea's men's basketball squad fell 88‑68 to Japan in Tokyo, a 20‑point margin that eclipses a 1962 record and highlights the emergence of NBA‑trained talent on the Japanese side.
Nagasaki Velca clinched its maiden Japanese basketball title, defeating the Ryukyu Golden Kings 72‑64 in the B‑League finals. Lee Hyun Jung’s 23 points and 38‑minute effort anchored the triumph.