Korea Blows Out Jordan to Reach Men's Basketball Semifinals
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The South Korean men's national basketball team, aiming for its first Asian Games gold medal in 12 years, has advanced to the semifinals. On the 16th, Korea defeated Jordan 114-80 by a margin of 34 points in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan. This marks the eighth time Korea has reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Korea blows out Jordan to reach men's basketball semifinals
NAGOYA, Japan — Korea breezed past Jordan 114-80 to reach the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday, moving within two wins of claiming its first gold medal in a dozen years. Korea dominated Jordan in all aspects in the blowout quarterfinal victory at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, where forward Lee Hyun-jung led the way with 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting in just under 21 min…
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = The South Korean men's basketball team has advanced to the Asian Games semifinals for the first time in eight years.
[OSEN=Reporter Seo Jeong-hwan] Could Choi Jun-yong (32), who is challenging the NBA, become a legitimate "military service broker" for the Asian Games? The men's national basketball team, led by head coach Nikolais Marzouls, will face Jordan in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's basketball tournament, held at the Aichi International Stadium in Nagoya, Japan, at 10:00 AM (KST) on the 16th. Korea advanced through the grou…
The South Korean men's basketball team competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has taken another step closer to a gold medal for the first time in 12 years since the 2014 Incheon Games. The men's national team, led by head coach Nicolais Marzouls, advanced to the semifinals after defeating Jordan by a large margin of 114-80 in the quarterfinals held at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya on the 16th. Jordan was a formidable opponent…
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