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43-424: Anyang KGC traces its lineage to the amateur basketball team started by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in 1992. It was one of several basketball teams started by corporate companies hoping to take advantage of the "basketball craze" taking place during the early to mid-1990s. Prior to 1997, domestic basketball was an amateur sport and all teams, whether sponsored by a corporate company or a university, participated in

86-665: A day. However, this was discontinued in 2017, and the channel has reverted to daily sign-off routines overnight. SBS dramas have been part of the " Korean wave ", exported to many countries across the world. Sandglass has one of the highest viewership ratings in South Korea, and is considered the breakout drama for the network. Other dramas that have enjoyed high viewership include Lovers in Paris , Trap of Youth  [ ko ] , Brilliant Legacy , Rustic Period , Temptation of Wife , The Heirs , and My Love from

129-407: A journalistic standpoint. SBS also broke tradition by creating its flagship newscast SBS Eight O'Clock News , airing at 20:00 instead of 21:00, giving itself the slogan "News an hour earlier". It also produces news-analysis programs such as Morning Wide , Nightline , SBS Current Affairs Debate , Curious Stories Y , and In Depth 21 covering the political, economic, social and cultural issues of

172-621: A new commercial broadcaster in South Korea, the second after the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). Unlike MBC, previously a part of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) broadcasting sporting events like the 1986 FIFA World Cup , the new commercial broadcaster was to become a broad alternative channel for the public. The Korean government announced in June 1990 that it would allow licenses to

215-606: A resolution. Cho Sang-hyun took over in September 2021 and is expected to remain in charge until the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup . In preparation of South Korea's participation in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers , a two-week break from the regular season was scheduled in February 2022 for the national team call-ups. The Korean Basketball League was hit by the coronavirus as early as December 2021, with Changwon LG Sakers reporting their first case within

258-421: A span of two weeks. Some teams could not field their main players as they were infected. Even so, KBL carried on with the scheduled matches as long as the participating teams could fill up the roster. Some players eventually took to social media to express their frustration publicly over the forced commencement of the league and lack of concern towards the wellbeing of the players. On the next day, KBL announced

301-421: A suspension of the season for two weeks by postponing all remaining matches scheduled in February to a later date. The national basketball team took a major hit as most of the players on the preliminary roster submitted to FIBA at an earlier date, were infected by the coronavirus. Despite Cho's efforts of putting together a new roster, a player from the renewed roster was tested positive right before they depart to

344-479: Is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System ( 서울방송 ; Seoul Bangsong ). Its flagship terrestrial television station SBS TV broadcasts as channel 6 for digital and cable. Established on 14 November 1990, SBS is the largest private broadcaster in South Korea, and

387-524: Is owned by the Taeyoung Construction. It operates its flagship television channel which has a nationwide network of 10 regional stations, and three radio networks. SBS has provided digital terrestrial television service in the ATSC format since 2001, and T-DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service since 2005. After South Korea's democratic reform in 1987, the government moved to create

430-614: The 1954 Asian Games , for the first time ever, South Korea finished in the Final Four of a major international basketball tournament in Asia. The team slowly improved its position within Asia almost every year and qualified for the Basketball World Cup several times. In 1969 and 1970, the team enjoyed a brief period to shine, when it won the 1969 Asian Championship and the 1970 Asian Games and ultimately qualified for

473-505: The 1970 FIBA World Championship . As the only Asian team that had remained in the championship, South Korea finished ahead of Australia (champion of FIBA Oceania ) and Egypt (champion of FIBA Africa ) and showed its best performance ever at this event. Korea's Shin Dong-Pa dominated all scorers at the 1970 FIBA World Cup as he averaged 32.6 points per game, almost 13 points more than the runner up, Davis Peralta , from Panama . At

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516-477: The Asian Championship , South Korea stayed among the top three teams at 21 straight events, a record that is still unmatched until today. At the 1996 Olympics , Hyun Joo-Yup averaged 16.6 points through the entire tournament. At the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship , South Korea's medal-winning streak finally ended when they lost to Qatar at the 3rd place game . Between 1975 and 2005, South Korea

559-800: The upcoming league . The Anyang SBS Stars would move to Anyang , where the team has been ever since. The Anyang municipal government agreed to invest in building a new sports complex to house the basketball team in addition to the football team ( Anyang LG Cheetahs ) and ice hockey team ( Anyang Halla ). However the project would take several years to complete so the Anyang SBS Stars had to play their "home" games elsewhere, even though it had "Anyang" in its name. The team spent its first several years playing at Jamsil Arena (now home to Seoul Samsung Thunders ), Uijeongbu Gymnasium (repurposed for volleyball and now home to Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars ) and Daelim University College's gymnasium. Anyang Gymnasium

602-595: The National Basketball Festival ( 농구대잔치 ) competition. The SBS team lacked the financial resources to attract the era's biggest stars and was mostly overshadowed by the dominance of the Kia , Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Electronics and the college teams from Yonsei University and Korea University . One of the better-known players from this era was Jung Jae-kun . When domestic basketball turned professional, SBS decided to register its team for

645-525: The Philippines on February 22. As a result, South Korea pulled out of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers and was eventually disqualified. South Korea did try to appeal that decision, but it was rejected by FIBA. Hence, South Korea's appearance in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Summer Olympics is unclear as of now. On April 29, 2022, Cho was announced as the new head coach of Changwon LG Sakers , and terminated his contract as

688-592: The Star . SBS airs a variety of entertainment programs ranging from informational, comedy, music, reality, talk shows, and auditions. Many programs are popular throughout Asia , including X-Man , Family Outing , Running Man , Inkigayo , and many more. SBS documentaries encompass a wide range of issues, from foreign affairs to the environment. Unanswered Questions  [ ko ] (Korean:그것이 알고싶다/literal translation: I Want to know) premiered in 1992, and has since earned notoriety for its investigations from

731-410: The bronze medal once again. In the modern era, South Korea's competition from West Asia intensified as countries such as Jordan , Qatar , Lebanon , and especially Iran improved their basketball programs. South Korea is still considered one of Asia's major teams but its position among the top three teams in Asia is not guaranteed anymore. In 2014, the team qualified for the Basketball World Cup for

774-627: The closing of international borders and government-mandated quarantine regulations discouraged KBL teams from releasing valuable players to the national team, prompting a conflict between the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and the Korean Basketball Association (KBA). Kim resigned in late January 2021, citing his frustration over being caught in between the KBL and KBA and the failure of all parties to come to

817-486: The days. 37°31′44″N 126°52′26″E  /  37.52884°N 126.873881°E  / 37.52884; 126.873881 South Korea men%27s national basketball team The South Korea men's national basketball team ( Korean : 대한민국 농구 국가대표팀 ) represents South Korea in international basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association . Based on

860-569: The establishment of the People's Republic of Korea , the Korea Basketball Association joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and sent its national teams to FIBA -sponsored events. Only one year later, the team already celebrated its first major accomplishment at the 1948 Summer Olympics , when it finished 8th, better than any other Asian nation, and ahead of teams such as Canada , Argentina , and Italy . At

903-420: The first time in almost 20 years. Even though the team was eliminated in the first round, the qualification itself was a success and provided much needed global exposure. Most of the players that played at the 2014 World Cup returned for the 2014 Asian Games where they helped secure the gold medal on home soil. Former Jeonju KCC Egis manager Hur Jae took over as the national team coach in 2016. They reached

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946-620: The introduction of SBS TV at 10:00am in Seoul , designated as "The Day of Birth of SBS", as broadcast by MBC on the program MBC Newsdesk . Initially, SBS was only broadcast terrestrially in Seoul and its surrounding areas. On 9 October 1992, the government began accepting applications for private broadcasting stations in other regions of the country. SBS planned for a television and radio broadcast affiliate network to air SBS programs on other new regional channels before its 5th anniversary. In 1994,

989-486: The league's top domestic players and establish themselves as the backbone of the national team . KGC spent the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons in the lower half of the league table, failing to qualify for the play-offs on both occasions. The 2011–12 team was soon broken up with the departure of Kim to Jeonju KCC Egis and Park, Lee and Oh each enlisting for mandatory military service one after another. They were dealt another blow when Lee Sang-beom's successor Jun Chang-jin

1032-460: The local residents needs. In 1996, an FM radio station was established to complement the existing AM station. On 14 November 1996, SBS Power FM began broadcasting on 107.7 MHz as a music-centric station. On 4 January 1999, the original SBS Radio on AM 792 kHz began broadcasting on FM as well. The station rebranded as SBS Love FM on 103.5 MHz, broadcasting simultaneously on AM and FM frequencies. High-definition digital television

1075-1233: The national team's head coach. After an open recruitment of a new head coach by the Korean Basketball Association , Choo Il-seung, previously a head coach for Goyang Orion Orions was chosen to lead the men's national basketball team effective May 19, 2022. Tournament : 2022 FIBA Asia Cup (July 12, 2022 – July 24, 2022) 1970 World Championship: finished 11th among 13 teams Shin Dong-pa, Lee In-pyo, Kim In-kun, Kim Young-il, Park Han, Choi Jong-kyu, Yoo Hee-hyung, Lee Byung-koo, Yoo Jung-kun, Lee Ja-young, Shin Hyun-soo, Kwak Hyun-chae (Coach: Kim Young-ki) 1978 World Championship: finished 13th among 14 teams Kim In-Jin, Kim Pyung-Man, Jung Young-Soo, Jang Bong-Hak, Park Sang-Ung, Park Soo-Kyo, Kim Sang-Chun, Kim Hyung-Nyun, Kim Dong-Kwang, Koo Jong-Hoo, Lee Mun-Kyu, Choi Bu-Young (Coach: Kim Moo-Hyung) 1986 World Championship: finished 22nd among 24 teams Hur Jae , Park In-kyu, Lee Min-hyun, Cho Yoon-ho, Han Ki-bum, Lee Mun-kyu, Kim Hyun-jun , Kim You-taek, Kim Sung-wook, Lee Won-woo , Lee Chung-hee , Goh Myong-hwa (Coach: Kim In-kun) 2021 Squad at

1118-479: The new coach. Under Kim Sang-shik, the South Korean team secured their place at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup . Kim also began introducing younger players into the squad on a more regular basis. However, Kim decided on a more experienced squad, with half the players selected aged 30 and above and Heo Hoon being the youngest player at 24. South Korea struggled with injury problems to key players during

1161-413: The next several seasons in the middle ranks of the league table and changed names several times. Red, the color of KGC's best-known product Cheong Kwan Jang, was adopted as the team color and has been associated with Anyang KGC ever since. In 2010, KT&G opted to transfer ownership and naming rights of its sponsored sports teams to subsidiary Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) as company directors felt that

1204-579: The number of overall medals won, South Korea is a major force among the national teams of FIBA Asia . At the FIBA Asia Cup , they have won a record 25 medals in the competition. Furthermore, South Korea is the only nation that has qualified for every edition of the event since it was first held in 1960 . While on the global level, South Korea has qualified for the FIBA World Cup eight times throughout their history. In 1947, two years after

1247-413: The play-offs of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and won the bronze medal. At the 2018 Asian Games , South Korea was unable to defend their tournament gold medal due to the loss of key players to injuries. The public outcry, coupled by accusations that Hur had showed favoritism by selecting both his sons into the national team, prompted Hur to resign in September. Hur's former assistant Kim Sang-shik took over as

1290-679: The private Korea New Network (KNN) in Busan , Taejon Broadcasting Corporation (TJB) in Daejeon , Daegu Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) in Daegu , and Kwangju Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) in Gwangju were created, after government approval. On 14 May 1995, SBS launched its national television network with new local affiliates, KNN, TJB, TBC, and KBC, airing SBS programming on the regional channels while local stations created local programming to suit

1333-584: The private sector again, after ten years of hiatus. This was also seen as a counterweight to the start of NHK BS1, which was received in Korea, and was seen as controversial by pundits over trauma from the Japanese occupation in the first half of the century. SBS was founded in Seoul on 14 November 1990, and marked its establishment with initial experimental demo broadcasts, with test transmissions for its TV and radio channels following on 1 December 1990. This move

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1376-543: The sports teams being associated with a tobacco company would be detrimental to marketing efforts. The team, although keeping the signature red color, went through a rebranding with a new team logo and mascot. The 2011–12 season was a major milestone for the team as they won their first ever Championship. At that time, Anyang had a relatively young and inexperienced squad, consisting of center Oh Se-keun , forward Yang Hee-jong and guards Kim Tae-sul , Park Chan-hee and Lee Jung-hyun , while their own head coach Lee Sang-beom

1419-523: The team. At the end of January 2022, KBL even made their first-ever match postponement due to the coronavirus, as multiple positive cases were reported in Seoul Samsung Thunders . Although stringent testing requirements and quarantine rules were implemented by KBL, it failed to lower the number of infections in the league. In February 2022, a massive outbreak occurred as many teams reported positive cases among their players and staff within

1462-617: The tournament but ended their losing streak at the World Cup. They recorded their first win at the World Cup in 25 years by winning their last game of the tournament, an 80-71 win over the Ivory Coast . More signs of a "generational change" were visible as Kim called-up a squad composed only of players born in the 1990's for a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against Indonesia. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted much of 2020 as

1505-414: The tournament's highest 2-point field goal percentage (61%). South Korea was also a team that had a strong back court with Kim Seung-hyun (179 cm), Yang Dong-geun (182 cm), Kim Dong-woo (198 cm), and Choi Jin-soo (205 cm), who guaranteed that the team was in the tournaments top-3 in free throw percentage (70.6) and assists per game (11.5). All these players helped their team to win

1548-401: The void left by Oh, who was suspended for 20 games, and other key players who were absent due to injury or enlistment. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Seoul Broadcasting System Seoul Broadcasting System ( SBS ) ( Korean :  에스비에스 ; RR :  EseuBiEseu )

1591-664: The young squad was no match for a Dongbu team which earned the nickname "Dongbu Mountain Fortress" ( 동부산성 ) for recording the league's best defensive record. Anyang won four out of six games to lift the Championship trophy for the first time in its history. Oh, Yang, Kim, Park and Lee became collectively known as Insamshinki ( 인삼신기 ), a portmanteau of KGC's Korean name Insamgongsa ( 인삼공사 ) and Dong Bang Shin Ki ( 동방신기 ). The quintet went on to carve out their own decorated careers as

1634-438: Was completed on schedule ahead of the 2000–01 season. At the end of the 2004–05 season, SBS sold the team to Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation (KT&G). At that time, it was the only basketball team sponsored by a broadcasting company. Taeyoung Group, the parent company of SBS, decided to consolidate its financial resources in the broadcasting sector, hence the sale. Under their new sponsors, Anyang KT&G Kites spent

1677-461: Was introduced in 2001. Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) was introduced in 2005. SBS introduced its current logo on 14 November 2000, after its 10th anniversary celebration entitled "SBS 10th Anniversary Special: Thank You, Viewers". SBS also used the slogan "Humanism thru Digital" until January 2010, when a new slogan was introduced: "Together, we make delight". On 29 October 2012, SBS TV became South Korea's second channel to broadcast 24 hours

1720-503: Was investigated for allegations of match-fixing during his time at Busan KT Sonicboom . Jun never had the chance to coach the team in a league game as he resigned before the 2015–16 season began. To add to the turmoil, Oh was also investigated in connection with the match-fixing case after it was discovered that he and several college teammates had placed bets with the illegal sports betting site back when they were students. Jun's assistant Kim Seung-gi took over and found himself having to fill

1763-533: Was met with some criticism, due to its connections with the Taeyoung construction corporation, who owned 30% of the shares. The Hankook Ilbo even called the affair "the scandal of the Sixth Republic". On 20 March 1991, SBS started its regular broadcasts, launching SBS Radio's first regular broadcast on AM 792kHz . On 1 December 1991, the 30th anniversary of MBC, SBS commenced its official broadcasts with

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1806-474: Was only in his third season as a head coach of a KBL team. The team suffered the embarrassment of scoring only 41 points in the January game against eventual regular season champions Wonju Dongbu Promy and setting an all-time record for the lowest score in a league game. Despite the setbacks, Anyang managed to reach the final of the play-offs, where they were up against Dongbu. Pundits and observers had predicted

1849-612: Was the only nation besides the Philippines that was able to seriously challenge China 's dominance. It interrupted China's championship winning streak in 1997 , when it defeated its dominant neighbor in the semifinals and ultimately won the crown as 1997 Champion of Asia. At the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship , South Korea was able to go on a streak, and won the first 5 games. Because of the "four centers" Ha Seung-jin (221 cm), Kim Joo-sung (205 cm), Lee Dong-jun (202 cm), and Kim Min-soo (200 cm), South Korea had

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