Moon Tae-jong explained

Moon Tae-jong
Jarod Stevenson
Nationality:American / South Korean
Height Cm:199
Weight Kg:96
Birth Date:1 December 1975
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
High School:Seventy-First
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)
College:Richmond (1994–1998)
Draft Year:1998
Career Start:1998
Career End:2018
Career Position:Small forward
Career Number:4
Years1:1998–1999
Team1:SIG Strasbourg
Years2:1999–2000
Team2:Cholet
Years3:2000–2001
Team3:Connecticut Pride
Years4:2001
Team4:Bnei Hertzliya
Years5:2001–2002
Team5:De Vizia Avellino
Years6:2002–2004
Team6:Bnei HaSharon
Years7:2004–2005
Team7:Lokomotiv Rostov
Years8:2005–2006
Team8:Fenerbahçe
Years9:2006–2007
Team9:UNICS
Years10:2007–2008
Team10:Akasvayu Girona
Years11:2008–2009
Team11:Maroussi Athens
Years12:2009–2010
Team12:Hemofarm Vršac
Years13:2010–2013
Team13:Incheon ET Land Elephants
Years14:2013–2015
Team14:Changwon LG Sakers
Years15:2015–2018
Team15:Goyang Orion Orions
Years16:2018
Team16:Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Highlights:
Hangul:문태종
Hanja:文泰鐘
Rr:Mun Taejong
Mr:Mun T'aejong

Moon Tae-jong (; or Cameron Jarod Stevenson; born December 1, 1975) is a South Korean former professional basketball player at the small forward position. He is 1.99 m in height. Moon played at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship games, representing South Korea. He was head basketball coach at Seaforth High School in Pittsboro, North Carolina until 2024.

College career

Moon played college basketball at the University of Richmond with the Richmond Spiders from 1994 to 1998 and was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year in 1998. He led the Richmond Spiders to an upset of the #3 seeded South Carolina Gamecocks in the NCAA tournament the same year.

Professional career

Moon was named the 1999 French Cup Finals MVP and also played in the 2006 FIBA EuroChallenge All-Star Game.

National team career

Moon was a member of the senior South Korean national team. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. He also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Awards and honors

CAAC Player of the Year -98
French Cup Finalist -99
French Cup Finals MVP -99
French Pro B MVP -99
French ProA All-Import Players 2nd Team -00
Israeli Cup Final Four -03
All-Israeli League 2nd Team -03, 04
Israeli Premier League Semifinals -04
Israeli League All-Imports 1st Team -04
FIBA Europe Cup North Conference Finalist -05
FIBA Europe Cup Finalist -05
FIBA Europe Cup Final Four All-Star Team -05
FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game -06 (3-Points Contest Winner)
Turkish Cup Semifinals -06
ULEB Cup Semifinals -07
Russian Cup Finalist -07
Russian A Superleague Regular Season Runner-Up -07
Russian A Superleague Finalist -07
Russian A Superleague All-Newcomers Team -07
Greek League Semifinals -08, 09
All-Greek League Forward of the Year -08
All-Greek League 1st Team -08
Greek A1 League All-Imports Team -08
Greek Cup Semifinals -09
All-Greek A1 League Forward of the Year -09
All-Greek A1 League 1st Team -09
Greek A1 League All-Imports Team -09
Adriatic League Semifinals -10
Korean KBL Regular Season Runner-Up -11
Korean KBL Semifinals -11
All-Korean KBL Forward of the Year -11
All-Korean KBL 1st Team -11
Korean KBL All-Domestic Players Team -11

Personal life

Moon earned his South Korean citizenship in 2011 alongside his brother, Moon Tae-young (born Greg Stevenson), who was also a professional basketball player.[1] The Moon brothers were born to their Korean mother and African American father.[2] His son, Jarin Stevenson, played for him at Seaforth High School before earning a basketball scholarship to the University of Alabama. [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: July 22, 2011 . Half-Korean basketball players gain citizenship . 주민등록증 받는 문태종·태영 … 허재가 더 좋아했다 . . September 12, 2014 .
  2. News: Jeff . Liebsch . December 5, 2011 . Moon Tae Young Finds His Way . Busan Haps Magazine . September 12, 2014 .
  3. News: Fowler. Chapel. UNC basketball, Hubert Davis make nearby recruit Jarin Stevenson a priority. Fayetteville Observer. October 15, 2021. February 1, 2022.