Lee Seung-jun (basketball) explained

Position:Power forward
Lee Seung-jun
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:225
Nationality:South Korean
Birth Date:1978 3, df=yes
Highschool:Shorecrest (Shoreline, Washington)
College:
Draft Year:2002
Years1:2005–2006
Team1:Bellingham Slam
Years2:2006–2007
Team2:CAB Madeira
Years3:2007–2008
Team3:Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
Years4:2008–2009
Team4:Singapore Slingers
Years5:2009
Team5:Élan Chalon
Years6:2009–2012
Team6:Seoul Samsung Thunders
Years7:2012–2014
Team7:Wonju Dongbu Promy
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:Seoul SK Knights
Years9:2016
Team9:Alab Pilipinas
Hangul:이승준
Hanja:李勝俊[1]
Mr:I Sŭngjun
Rr:I Seungjun

Lee Seung-Jun (born Eric Lee Sandrin; 18 May 1978) is an American-born South Korean professional basketball player. He last played for Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League.

Career

Lee's basketball career took him around the world, including two years in Luxembourg and one in Brazil. He later returned to the United States, and was playing for the Bellingham Slam in 2005 when he caught the attention of scouts for the Harlem Globetrotters, and signed for a season with them. On the team, he acquired the nickname "Shanghai".[2] That year, he also played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Summer League and the Sacramento Kings in the NBA preseason. He went on to play for the Singapore Slingers, where he was noted for a September 2008 incident in which his trash-talking provoked members of the opposing Air21 Express team to violence; Ranidel de Ocampo deliberately walked under him during a dunk to cause him to lose his balance and fall over, while Homer Se later kicked him in the head and was ejected from the game.[3] He played for South Korea at the 2010 Asian Games[4] and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.[5]

In mid-November 2016, Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League announced that they have signed Lee.[5]

Personal life

Lee grew up in the Pacific Northwest.[2] His mother is Korean.[2] His younger brother Daniel Sandrin also plays in the Korean Basketball League, for the Seoul Samsung Thunders under the name Lee Dong-Jun.[4] He became a South Korean citizen in 2009, relinquishing his United States citizenship in the process.[4] [6] Lee is fluent in both Korean and English.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 韓混血「美」男成萬人迷. Ming Pao. 26 November 2010. 24 December 2012. https://archive.today/20130217173324/http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20101126/-22-1930967/1.html. 17 February 2013. dead.
  2. News: Shanghaied by Globetrotters. Steve. Kelley. The Seattle Times. 2 March 2005. 21 December 2012.
  3. News: Slinger Eric Sandrin survives dangerous play by de Ocampo of Air21. Les. Tan. Red Sports. 23 September 2008. 24 December 2012.
  4. News: Half-Korean player on S. Korean basketball team realizing dream at Asiad. Yoo. Jee-ho. . 12 November 2010. 24 December 2012.
  5. News: Terrado. Reuben. Remember Lee Seung Jun? Korean center in 2013 Fiba Asia to suit up for Alab as import. 22 November 2016. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 22 November 2016.
  6. News: Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen to Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G. Internal Revenue Service. Federal Register. 19 November 2009.