Basketball Player

Ha Seung-jin

1985 - today

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Ha Seung-jin is the 1,134th most popular basketball player, the 1,214th most popular biography from South Korea and the most popular South Korean Basketball Player.

Ha Seung-jin is most famous for being the first South Korean player drafted into the NBA, selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2003. Surprisingly, despite his towering height of 7 feet 3 inches, his professional career was hampered by injuries and lasted only two NBA seasons. His legacy lies in paving the way for Asian players in the league and inspiring future generations of South Korean basketball talent.

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, Ha Seung-jin ranks 1,134 out of 1,757Before him are Andrew Bynum, Isabelle Yacoubou, Jay Triano, Paolo Banchero, Zeke Nnaji, and Dimos Dikoudis. After him are Sonja Vasić, Lorenzen Wright, Nikita Kurbanov, Stacey Augmon, Luke Walton, and Demond Greene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Ha Seung-jin ranks 1,037Before him are Eamon Farren, Alison Cerutti, Qasem Burhan, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Luca Filippi, and Jeong Gyeong-mi. After him are Shubhanshu Shukla, Rahul Kohli, Rie fu, Nikša Dobud, Chen Qiushi, and Marija Jovanović.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ha Seung-jin ranks 1,214 out of NaNBefore him are Ryu Hyo-young (1993), Kim Moo-kyo (1975), Jo Kwon (1989), Han Kook-young (1990), Lee Jung-su (1989), and Jeong Gyeong-mi (1985). After him are Go Won-hee (1994), Choi Hyun-suk (1999), Jain Kim (1988), Kim Chanmi (1996), Jin Sun-yu (1988), and Young Kim (1962).

Among Basketball Players In South Korea

Among basketball players born in South Korea, Ha Seung-jin ranks 1

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