Lee Jung-suk

Lee Jung-Suk

Personal information
Born	(1982-07-06) July 6, 1982 (age 42) South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school	Yongsan High School
College	Yonsei University
Playing career	2004–2018
Position	Guard
Career history
2004–2005	Anyang SBS Stars
2005–2015	Seoul Samsung Thunders
2015–2017	Seoul SK Knights
2017–2018	Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Career highlights and awards
KBL Championship (2006) 2x KBL Defensive Best 5 (2009, 2010)
Medals Representing  South Korea Men's Basketball Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team

Lee Jung-suk
Hangul	이정석
Hanja	李政錫
Revised Romanization	I Jeong-seok
McCune–Reischauer	I Chŏngsŏk

Lee Jung-Suk (born July 6, 1982 in South Korea) is a South Korean retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his playing career at the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League and also played for the South Korean national team at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2010 Asian Games.^[1]

Career

Early years

Lee attended Yongsan High School where he was a junior of Yang Dong-geun.^[2] He played college basketball for Yonsei University.

Professional

Lee was selected by Anyang SBS Stars in the 2004 KBL draft as the second overall pick. The team finished third in the regular season and advanced to the semi-finals of the play-offs. He was traded to Seoul Samsung Thunders for Joo Hee-jung at the end of the season.^[3]

Lee spent the next decade at Seoul Samsung Thunders. During the team's successful run to the 2005–06 championship, he was a core member of a formidable squad that included Kang Hyuk, Lee Kyu-sup and Seo Jang-hoon. Due to Lee Kyu-sup and Seo's height (both were over 6 feet and 6 inches tall), the team's quick and physical offensive style was nicknamed "high altitude basketball" by the press.^[4] That team was dubbed "Guard Kingdom" by fans because of their strong depth chart consisting of guards who possessed physicality, shooting prowess and defensive ability.^[5]

National team

At the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, Lee helped the Koreans to a seventh-place finish while averaging a team-leading three assists per game.^[6] Despite his efforts, Korea failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament for the first time in their 25 tournament appearances.

References

1. Player Profile at FIBA.com
2. "[프로농구] 고교때 '형-동생'이 챔프전 '창-방패'로". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 18 April 2006.
3. "[프로농구] 삼성-SBS, 주희정-이정석 맞트레이드". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 29 June 2005.
4. "서장훈 높이냐, 신기성 스피드냐". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 17 October 2006.
5. "가드왕국 삼성의 몰락, 속 썩는 '컴퓨터 가드'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 25 October 2014.
6. Profile at FIBA.com