What is the KBA?
The Korea Basketball Association (대한민국농구협회; KBA) is the national association for basketball in South Korea. FIBA’s directory lists it as the member for Korea (KOR), in the Asia region, with Hyukwoon Kwon as president and Jae Yong Chung as secretary general.[1] The association’s site covers its national teams, domestic and international competitions, 3x3 basketball, coaching and referee courses, and the registration of basketball personnel.[2]
What does the KBA govern or do?
The association’s site carries schedules, results and head-to-head records for the senior national team and player records for the youth national teams.[2] It publishes domestic and international competition calendars and a records room.[2] Its 3x3 section covers events, player registration, player rankings, videos and galleries.[2] It runs coaching and referee courses, including an online referee class, and issues registrations and certificates for basketball personnel through an external system.[2] It links to the Korea University Basketball Federation and the elementary school basketball federation.[2]
When was the KBA founded and where is it based?
The association’s history lists the founding of the 조선빠스켓볼협회 on 18 September 1925 and of the 조선농구협회 (Joseon Basketball Association) on 11 April 1931.[3] It records a resolution of 7 July 1938 to join the Joseon branch of the Japan Basketball Association, the re-establishment of the 조선농구협회 on 19 December 1945, and its renaming as 대한농구협회 on 3 September 1948, following the establishment of the government.[3] On 23 January 2016 the 대한농구협회 merged with the 국민생활체육농구연합회, the national sports-for-all basketball federation.[3] Its office is inside the Olympic Tennis venue, Olympic Park, 424 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul.[2][1]
How is the KBA recognised?
FIBA. FIBA’s list of national federations names the Korea Basketball Association as the member for Korea, with the country code KOR, and places it in the Asia region.[1] The association’s history records that it joined FIBA, then the international amateur basketball federation, on 20 June 1947.[3]
Domestic structure. Its site lists a branch association for each metropolitan city and province, with their contact details and addresses.[4]
What does the KBA organise?
The association’s history records the first national men’s and women’s championship (제1회 전국남녀종별선수권대회), held from 7 to 11 June 1946.[3] Its site publishes the calendars of the domestic and international competitions it lists, schedules and results for the national teams, and 3x3 events with player rankings.[2] It also organises coaching and referee courses.[2]
Who are its members?
The association’s branch page lists city and provincial basketball associations for Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Sejong, Ulsan, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam and Jeju, and invites visitors to check their contact details and addresses.[4] The merger of 23 January 2016 joined the association with the national sports-for-all basketball federation.[3]
References
- FIBA — List of National Federations: Korea (Korea Basketball Association). Accessed 2026-10-08.
- KBA — home page (national teams, competitions, 3x3, courses, address). Accessed 2026-10-08.
- KBA — 연혁 (history). Accessed 2026-10-08.
- KBA — 시도지부 (city and provincial associations). Accessed 2026-10-08.