Ha Seung-jin

Who they were

Ha Seung-jin is a South Korean former professional basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the tallest players in the NBA. He is also the first and only South Korean to have played in the NBA.

Early life

Educated at: Yonsei University.

Early life and college career Ha Seung-jin attended his father's alma mater Samil Commercial High School in Suwon with his childhood friend Yang Hee-jong , who was a year older. The duo led Samil's basketball team to its first ever national championship title. He initially planned on entering the 2003 NBA draft held in June but decided on playing college basketball first and accepted an early offer from Yonsei University . [ 1 ]

Path and career

Professional career NBA career (2004–2007) Ha arrived in Los Angeles, California in 2004 to prepare himself for the 2004 NBA draft . Ha was drafted with the 46th overall selection by the Portland Trail Blazers . He played briefly with the Portland Reign of the ABA . [ 1 ] Ha joined the Portland Trail Blazers in the middle of the 2004-05 season . Ha played in only 19 games that season, averaging 5.5 minutes per game; however, on April 20 against the Los Angeles Lakers ,

Why this date

Ha Seung-jin appears on our August 4 calendar for 1985 as a birth entry.