Announcements & recaps.

Host city news, registration windows, championship recaps and features on the people behind Korean basketball in North America.

Poster for the 2026 Korean National Basketball Tournament in Toronto.
Champions June 2026

Toronto wins the Invitational Division at 2026 Nationals

Toronto hosted the Korean National Tournament June 6-7 and took the Invitational Division on home floor, with Arizona finishing second. It is the first host city to win since New York in 2023.

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Recap June 2025

NYC Spartans take Dallas, DC District runner-up

New York claimed its third national championship in Dallas, beating a Washington DC side that has now reached three consecutive finals.

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Collage of action shots from the 2024 Korean National Basketball Tournament in San Francisco.
Recap June 2024

Team OC wins in San Francisco

Orange County added a seventh national title in San Francisco, drawing level with Los Angeles at the top of the all-time list, with Washington DC again finishing runner-up.

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Festival 2023

New York hosts the 22nd Korean American National Sports Festival

The tournament joined the wider Korean American National Sports Festival in New York, with basketball running alongside the other festival sports.

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Feature graphic titled Playing With Some Korean Pros, showing three athletes in Korean national team kit.
Feature Archive

Korean stars: the players who made the league

A look back at the standout players from member cities across the association’s history, carried over from the previous site.

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Brendon Yi in a number 24 jersey holding a basketball, from an interview feature.
Interview Archive

Interview series

Conversations with coaches, organizers and long-time players about how the association came together and where it’s going.

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Black and white overhead shot of teams gathered on court, captioned 2018 Nationals Recap.
Recap 2018

2018 Atlanta recap

Washington DC went back-to-back in Atlanta, holding off New York in the final. The archived recap from the previous site.

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