Lee Seung-jun (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1978 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shorecrest (Shoreline, Washington) |
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| NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Bellingham Slam |
| 2006–2007 | CAB Madeira |
| 2007–2008 | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus |
| 2008–2009 | Singapore Slingers |
| 2009 | Élan Chalon |
| 2009–2012 | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| 2012–2014 | Wonju Dongbu Promy |
| 2015–2016 | Seoul SK Knights |
| 2016 | Alab Pilipinas |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Lee Seung-jun | |
| Hangul | 이승준 |
|---|---|
| RR | I Seungjun |
| MR | I Sŭngjun |
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
[edit | edit source]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".[1] That year, he also played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Summer League and the Sacramento Kings in the NBA preseason.[citation needed] 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.[2] He played for South Korea at the 2010 Asian Games[3] and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.[4]
In mid-November 2016, Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League announced that they have signed Lee.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lee grew up in the Pacific Northwest.[1] His mother is Korean.[1] His younger brother Daniel Sandrin also plays in the Korean Basketball League, for the Seoul Samsung Thunders under the name Lee Dong-Jun.[3] He became a South Korean citizen in 2009, relinquishing his United States citizenship in the process.[3][5] Lee is fluent in both Korean and English[citation needed], and is a Chili's restaurant afficionadoLua error: not enough memory..
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at KBL.or.kr
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- American emigrants to South Korea
- San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- ABA All-Star Game players
- Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Korean Basketball League players
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Naturalized citizens of South Korea
- People from Shoreline, Washington
- Basketball players from King County, Washington
- Former United States citizens
- Portland Pilots men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Seattle Pacific Falcons men's basketball players
- Seoul Samsung Thunders players
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines
- South Korean men's basketball players
- South Korean people of American descent
- Wonju DB Promy players
- Naturalised basketball players
- Asian Games silver medalists in basketball