Lee Seung-jun (basketball)

Lee Seung-Jun (born Eric Lee Sandrin; 18 May 1978) is an American-born South Korean professional basketball player. He last played for Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League.

Lee Seung-jun
Lee in 2021
Personal information
Born (1978-03-18) 18 March 1978
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolShorecrest (Shoreline, Washington)
College
NBA draft2002: undrafted
PositionPower forward
Career history
2005–2006Bellingham Slam
2006–2007CAB Madeira
2007–2008Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2008–2009Singapore Slingers
2009Élan Chalon
2009–2012Seoul Samsung Thunders
2012–2014Wonju Dongbu Promy
2015–2016Seoul SK Knights
2016Alab Pilipinas
Medals
Representing  South Korea
Men's basketball
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
FIBA Asia Championship
Bronze medal – third place2013 Manila Team
Lee Seung-jun
Hangul
이승준
Hanja
李勝俊[1]
Revised RomanizationI Seungjun
McCune–ReischauerI Sŭngjun

Career

Lee's basketball career took him around the world, including two years in Luxembourg and one in Brazil. He later returned to the United States, and was playing for the Bellingham Slam in 2005 when he caught the attention of scouts for the Harlem Globetrotters, and signed for a season with them. On the team, he acquired the nickname "Shanghai".[2] That year, he also played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Summer League and the Sacramento Kings in the NBA preseason. He went on to play for the Singapore Slingers, where he was noted for a September 2008 incident in which his trash-talking provoked members of the opposing Air21 Express team to violence; Ranidel de Ocampo deliberately walked under him during a dunk to cause him to lose his balance and fall over, while Homer Se later kicked him in the head and was ejected from the game.[3] He played for South Korea at the 2010 Asian Games[4] and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.[5]

In mid-November 2016, Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League announced that they have signed Lee.[5]

Personal life

Lee grew up in the Pacific Northwest.[2] His mother is Korean.[2] His younger brother Daniel Sandrin also plays in the Korean Basketball League, for the Seoul Samsung Thunders under the name Lee Dong-Jun.[4] He became a South Korean citizen in 2009, relinquishing his United States citizenship in the process.[4][6] Lee is fluent in both Korean and English.

See also

References
  1. "韓混血「美」男成萬人迷". Ming Pao. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. Kelley, Steve (2 March 2005). "Shanghaied by Globetrotters". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. Tan, Les (23 September 2008). "Slinger Eric Sandrin survives dangerous play by de Ocampo of Air21". Red Sports. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. Yoo, Jee-ho (12 November 2010). "Half-Korean player on S. Korean basketball team realizing dream at Asiad". Yonhap News. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  5. Terrado, Reuben (22 November 2016). "Remember Lee Seung Jun? Korean center in 2013 Fiba Asia to suit up for Alab as import". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. Internal Revenue Service (19 November 2009). "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen to Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register.
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