Korea, led by coach Chu Il-seung, lost 82-89 to Iran in the 5th to 8th place ranking match held at the Zijin River Gymnasium of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China on the 4th.
In the Asian Games men's basketball, the four teams that won the quarterfinals compete for medals through the semifinals, finals, and bronze medal match, while the four teams that lost in the quarterfinals compete in the ranking match.
The losers of the quarterfinals will be divided into two teams and then the winners will play a match for 5th and 6th place, and the losers will play a match for 7th and 8th place.
The Korean men's basketball team failed to challenge for a medal by losing 70-84 to the host country, China, in the quarterfinals the previous day, and on the same day, they were caught by Iran and finished the tournament in 7th or 8th place.
The only time Korea failed to advance to the men's basketball semifinals at the Asian Games was in the 2006 Doha Games, where it finished in 5th place. In this competition, they even missed 5th place and recorded their worst performance ever.
On this day, Korea took a 48-40 lead thanks to Laguna (KCC) scoring 18 points in the first half, but struggled with Iran's height in the third quarter and was overtaken, and was unable to overturn the 10-point disadvantage that continued in the fourth quarter.
Laguna struggled with 23 points and 7 rebounds, and Heo Hoon (Sangmu) recorded 18 points and 8 assists. Byun Jun-hyung (Sangmu) added 11 points and 5 assists, and Jeon Seong-hyeon (Sono) added 11 points.
The 7th and 8th place match will be held at Zhejiang University Zijin River Gymnasium at 1 PM (Korean time) on the 6th, and the opponent will be the loser of the Saudi Arabia-Japan ranking match that will be held on the following day.