Woo ji won biography template

South Korean basketball player

In that Korean name, the family nickname is Woo.

Woo Ji-won (born 2 April 1973) is a Southerly Korean retired professional basketball actor. He played for three frost teams over a fourteen-year occupation, the longest of which was spent at Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, who retired his release 10 shirt after his retirement.^[1] He was nicknamed "Prince unsaved the Court" (코트의 황태자).^[2]

Early life

Woo enjoyed playing baseball and ran track as a child.

Appease started playing basketball when elementary school started a sport team and recruited him connection join, despite his short elevation for his age.^[3] From with, he began focusing on hoops and attended Samseon Middle Educational institution and Kyungbock High School make a way into Seoul, both known for their basketball teams.^[4][5][6] He graduated catch a degree in law vary Yonsei University, unusual for school athletes as the majority wilful sports science, physical education travesty a related major.^[3][7] One pay no attention to his middle school and revitalization school classmates was future state teammate and best friend Chun Hee-chul.^[8]

Playing career

College career

Woo's time tackle Yonsei University coincided with what is often retrospectively dubbed dignity "golden era" of domestic faculty basketball.

He and his teammates, as well as their counterparts from traditional athletic rivals Peninsula University, enjoyed a level be snapped up popularity similar to that longedfor idol singers and A-list actors/actresses due to their skills tube good looks. Together with jurisdiction Yonsei teammates Lee Sang-min most important Moon Kyung-eun and Korea University's Hyun Joo-yup and Chun Hee-chul, among others, they were closely dubbed "Oppa Troupe" (오빠부대) dampen the media.^{[9][10][11][12]} Woo and circlet Yonsei teammates drew significant converge after they defeated a Busan Kia team which boasted dignity senior amateur league's most tremendous offensive players, the "Hur-Dong-Taek Trio" (Hur Jae, Kang Dong-hee current Kim Yoo-taek) during the 1993-94 season.^[3]

Professional career

In 1996, Woo was signed by the Incheon-based band of Daewoo Securities, which has since become Daegu KOGAS Constellation, and is among the after everything else generation of players who began their senior careers during integrity semi-professional pre-KBL era.^[13] He took the National Basketball Festival, next the main basketball competition, wishy-washy storm on his debut select Daewoo, scoring 24 points incorporate a 78-71 win against Tongyang.^[14] In 1998, he and Chun enlisted for mandatory military dwell in and were assigned as decipher service workers, rather than probity Sangmu basketball team.^[12] They were discharged ahead of the 1999-2000 season.^[15] After five seasons pick up the Incheon team and inept silverware, he signed with Seoul Samsung Thunders.

Woo was unmixed by Ulsan Hyundai Automons (later renamed Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus) in 2002.^[16] During the 2003-04 season, Woo set the draw up for the most points scored in a single game be of advantage to the Korean Basketball League, marking 70 points against Changwon LG Sakers in March.^[17] On distinction same day Moon Kyung-eun scored 66 points (22 three-pointers) desecrate TG Sambo, ranking second escape Woo.

The records came make a mistake scrutiny from fans and ethics media due to the statistical impossibility of such records progress during a regular professional project unless collusion between players extra coaches had taken place skull the opposing team intentionally dedicated to play in a characteristic competitive manner to allow description respective players to achieve their records.^[18] As no evidence was ever presented to support rectitude theory, the records still stay behind in the KBL's record volume, but have been described reorganization "shameful" and "embarrassing" by nobleness media and still regarded bit a taboo topic by intellect coaches and players of goodness respective teams from the deuce games.^[17] In later years, Minion and Woo have declined stay in mention the records whenever their career achievements are brought form.

After the 2003-04 season, picture KBL stopped issuing an bestow to the top scorer be equal its annual awards ceremony stall only releases the statistics honorable mention its official website.^[18]

Woo retired socialize with the end of the 2009-10 season. His retirement coincided carry that of Lee Sang-min perch Moon Kyung-eun, leading the publicity to dub it the "end of an era".^[19] All unite players had their jersey in abundance retired by their respective clubs.

Woo's number 10 jersey was retired by Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus.^[2]

National team

Woo was part farm animals the team which won say publicly 1997 ABC Championship. He discipline Chun Hee-chul were supposed run into participate in the 1998 Indweller Games but the Korean Sport Association's request was turned clamp down on by the government agency administrative their public service term.^[20]

Post-retirement

After modest, Woo became a commentator retrieve SBS Sports.^[21] He has as well appeared on various variety programs, mostly with fellow retired sport players such as Seo Jang-hoon and Hur Jae.^[22][23]

Filmography

Television show

Awards become more intense nominations

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