Lee Jung-suk

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]

Lee Jung-Suk
Personal information
Born (1982-07-06) July 6, 1982
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolYongsan High School
CollegeYonsei University
Playing career2004–2018
PositionGuard
Career history
2004–2005Anyang SBS Stars
2005–2015Seoul Samsung Thunders
2015–2017Seoul SK Knights
2017–2018Ulsan 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
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Lee Jung-suk
Hangul
이정석
Hanja
李政錫
Revised RomanizationI Jeong-seok
McCune–ReischauerI Chŏngsŏk

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
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