Moon Tae-jong

In this Korean name, the family name is Moon.
Moon Tae-jong
Jarod Stevenson
Moon playing with Korea at the 2014 World Cup
Personal information
Born (1975-12-01) December 1, 1975 (age 48)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityAmerican / South Korean
Listed height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
High schoolSeventy-First
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)
CollegeRichmond (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2018
PositionSmall forward
Number4
Career history
1998–1999SIG Strasbourg
1999–2000Cholet
2000–2001Connecticut Pride
2001Bnei Hertzliya
2001–2002De Vizia Avellino
2002–2004Bnei HaSharon
2004–2005Lokomotiv Rostov
2005–2006Fenerbahçe
2006–2007UNICS
2007–2008Akasvayu Girona
2008–2009Maroussi Athens
2009–2010Hemofarm Vršac
2010–2013Incheon ET Land Elephants
2013–2015Changwon LG Sakers
2015–2018Goyang Orion Orions
2018Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon
FIBA Asia Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Wuhan
Moon Tae-jong
Hangul
문태종
Hanja
文泰鐘
Revised RomanizationMun Taejong
McCune–ReischauerMun T'aejong

Moon Tae-jong (Korean: 문태종; Hanja: 文泰鐘; 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]

See also

References

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