Here are the players of the South Korean team that our Gilas Pilipinas will be facing this coming August 27 in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia Basketball Tournament.

LIST: Korea's Lineup vs Gilas Pilipinas 2018 ASIAD Basketball Tournament

Unlike the Chinese team, this Korean team is not that tall but formidable when it comes to shooting beyond the arc.

Against Mongolia, they converted 15 triples out of 34 attempts, 15 out 32 vs Thailand, and 12 out 30 vs Indonesia. That's a total of 42 out of 96 or 44% shooting beyond the arc.




LIST: Korea's Lineup vs Gilas Pilipinas 2018 ASIAD Basketball Tournament

Kim Jun-yl - 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Park Chan-hee - 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Choi Jun-yong - 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Lee Jung-hyun - 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Kim Sun-hyung - 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Hur Hun - 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Heo Ung - 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Heo Il-young - 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Kang Sang-jae - 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Jeon Jun-beom - 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Ricardo Ratliffe - 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Lee Seung-hyun - 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
See the converted 3-point shots by the Koreans below during the elimination round:
Player vs Indonesia vs Mongolia vs Thailand TOTAL
Kim Jun-yl 0 0 0 0
Park Chan-hee 0 0 0 0
Choi Jun-yong 0 0 0 0
Lee Jung-hyun 2 3 2 7
Kim Sun-hyung 2 0 1 3
Hue Hun 0 0 2 2
Heo Ung 1 2 3 6
Heo Il-young 3 6 2 11
Kang Sang-jae 0 0 0 0
Jeon Jun-beom 4 4 5 13
Ricardo Ratliffe 0 0 0 0
Lee Seung-hyun 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 15 15
Therefore the 4 players to watch when it comes to shooting are Jeon Jun-beom, Heo Il-young, Lee Jung-hyun, and Heo Ung. And there is no doubt that Ricardo Ratliffe will do his damages inside the paint.

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