Ha Seung-Jin
| Jeonju KCC Egis | |
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| Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 4, 1985 Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| High school | Samil Commercial |
| Listed height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Listed weight | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Yonsei (2002-2004) |
| NBA Draft | 2004 / 2nd round, 46th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
| League | KBL |
| Career history | |
| Portland Reign (ABA) (2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004~2006) Fort Worth Flyers (2006) Anaheim Arsenal (2006~2007) Jeonju KCC Egis (2009~) |
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| Ha Seung-Jin | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 하승진 |
| Hanja | 河昇鎮 |
| Revised Romanization | Ha Seung-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ha Sŭngjin |
Ha Seung-Jin (born August 4, 1985) is a South Korean professional basketball player who has played in the NBA and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick (46th overall) of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA Draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the largest players in the NBA. He is also the first Korean to be in the NBA.
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[edit] Career
Before playing in the NBA, Ha played for Yonsei University and Samil Commercial School in South Korea. Ha arrived in Los Angeles, California in 2004 to prepare himself for the 2004 NBA Draft. Ha played seven tournament games with the Yonsei basketball team in his high school senior year and averaged 12.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks; Yonsei won the national title.[1] He played briefly with the Portland Reign of the ABA.[2] Ha joined the Blazers in the middle of the 2004-05 season. Ha rarely played in games; however, on April 20 against the Los Angeles Lakers, he scored a career high 13 points. During the 2005-06 season Ha was assigned to the NBA D-League's Fort Worth Flyers on March 28, 2006,[3] where he played for five games but did not make an impact. When fellow Blazer centers Theo Ratliff and Joel Przybilla were unable to play due to injury, Ha started four games, averaging 11 minutes playing time.
On July 31, 2006, Ha was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a four-player deal.[4] On October 28, 2006 (prior to the start of the 2006-07 season[5]), he was waived by the Bucks.[6] He was acquired by the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA Development League on December 31, 2006,[7] whom he spent time with.[5]
Ha is currently playing professional basketball in South Korea and is a member of the team KCC Jeonju which won the 2009 and 2011 Korean Basketball League (KBL) championships.
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Portland | 19 | 0 | 5.5 | .435 | .0 | .545 | 0.45 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2005–06 | Portland | 27 | 4 | 7.9 | .581 | .0 | .471 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
[edit] Family
- Ha's older sister, Ha Eun-Joo, is also a professional basketball player. A 6'8" center, she signed with Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA on February 6, 2006,[8] and was later waived on May 19, for failing to arrive in Los Angeles due to a conflicting contract with Chanson Cosmetics of the Japanese league.[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Centers". USA Today. 2004. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/draft/2004-centers.htm. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ NBA.com : Ha Seung-Jin info page
- ^ 2005-06 Transactions
- ^ BLAZERS: Trail Blazers Acquire All-Star Center Jamaal Magloire
- ^ a b Bucks, D-League Building Productive Pipeline
- ^ Bucks waive Korean Ha Seung-Jin
- ^ 2006-07 Transactions
- ^ Sparks Sign Korean Center Ha Eun-Joo
- ^ Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Milwaukee Bucks
[edit] External links
- 1985 births
- Expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- South Korean basketball players
- South Korean expatriates in the United States
- People from Seoul
- Centers (basketball)
- Living people
- Anaheim Arsenal players
- Fort Worth Flyers players
- Yonsei University alumni
- Korean Basketball League players
