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    Ratliffe, Lee Gwan Hee return to PH as Korea names 12-man roster

    Ratliffe, Lee Gwan Hee bound for PH return as Korea names 12-man roster
    Jan 23, 2021
    PHOTO: fiba.com

    RICARDO Ratliffe leads a lean and mean Korean team as the former Star import plays his first game in the third window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers in February.

    The naturalized player, who goes by the Korean name Ra Gun-A, banners the 12-man lineup submitted by the Korean Basketball Association as they brace for a killer four games-in-five games stretch in Clark.

    Ratliffe, who plays for Jeonju KCC Egis, will be joined by former Phoenix import Lee Gwan Hee of Seoul Samsung Thunders as they head back to the country for the Feb. 18 to 22 tilt.

    Korea is taking on the Philippines on Feb. 18, Indonesia on Feb. 19, Thailand on Feb. 20, and Gilas Pilipinas anew on Feb. 22.

    They hold a 2-0 record in Group A after beating Indonesia on the road, 109-76, and Thailand at home, 93-86, in the first window back in February 2020.

    Also part of the team are veterans Lee Seoung-hyun of Gorang Orions, Kim Jong-kyu of Wonju DB Promy, Kang Sang-jae of Incheon ET Land Elephants, and 2020 KBL MVP Heo Hoon of Busan KT Sonicboom.

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    Korea will also parade young center Yeo Jun-seok from Yongsan High School, marking his seniors debut after the 6-foot-8 upstart won the 2019 Basketball Without Borders MVP.

    Completing the team are Jeon Junbeom of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, Kim Nakhyeon of Incheon ET Land, Byeon Junhyeong of Anyang KGC, Ahn Young-jun of Seoul SK Knights, and Kim Si Rae of Changwon LG.

    Korea skipped the second window last November in Manama, Bahrain due to COVID-19 concerns, but was penalized by the Fiba Disciplinary Panel a fine of CHF 160,000 (P8.6 million or 199.8 million won) for its failure to participate.

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