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Seo Jang-hoon
Seo Jang-hoon (; born 3 June 1974) is a South Korean former professional basketball player, who is currently active as an entertainer and variety show star. Early life Seo attended Whimoon High School, known as one Seoul's high school basketball powerhouses, alongside close friend Hyun Joo-yup. Their team drew attention as they measured an average height of 1.97 meters, around the height of their adult counterparts, despite being only teenagers. Basketball career Seo played college basketball for Yonsei University. His time at Yonsei coincided with what is often retrospectively dubbed the "golden era" of domestic college basketball and was referenced in the television series ''Reply 1994''. He and his teammates, as well as their counterparts from traditional athletic rivals Korea University, enjoyed a level of popularity similar to that of idol singers and A-list actors/actresses due to their skills and good looks. Together with his future national teammates Yonsei counterparts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2002 Asian Games
Basketball was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea between 28 September and 14 October 2002. The competition took place at Geumjeong Gymnasium and Sajik Arena. Schedule Medalists Medal table Draw The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1998 Asian Games. Men ;Group A * (1) * (11) ** ;Group B * (2) * (10) ** * ;Group C * (3) * (8) ** ;Group D * (4) * (5) * * Lebanon and India withdrew, India was replaced by North Korea and Kuwait moved to Group A to balance the number of teams in each group. Women ;Group A * (1) * (4) ** ** ;Group B * (2) * (3) * * * Lebanon and India withdrew, The remaining teams played in a round-robin competition. Final standing Men Women ReferencesResults Men External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reply 1994
''Reply 1994'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Baro, Min Do-hee, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Il-hwa. It aired on tvN from October 18 to December 28, 2013 for 21 episodes. Written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho, ''1994'' is the second installment of the '' Reply'' series. Its final episode garnered an average viewership rating of 11.509%, making it one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history. Synopsis Set in 1994, six university students from various provincial areas of South Korea (Jeolla Province, Chungcheong Province and Gyeongsang Province) live together at a boarding house in Sinchon, Seoul, which is run by a couple with a daughter named Sung Na-jung. Like its predecessor,Reply 1997,the series follows a nonlinear story telling where it shifts between the past in 1994 and the present in 2013, making the viewers guess who will become Na-jung's husband among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JoongAng Ilbo
''The JoongAng'', formally known as ''JoongAng Ilbo'', is a South Korean daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the three biggest newspapers in South Korea, and a newspaper of record for South Korea. The paper also publishes an English edition, ''Korea JoongAng Daily'', in alliance with the ''International New York Times''. It is often regarded as the holding company of JoongAng Group chaebol as it is owner of various affiliates, such as the broadcast station and drama producing company JTBC, and movie theatres chain Megabox. History It was first published on September 22, 1965, by Lee Byung-chul, the founder of Samsung Group which once owned the Tongyang Broadcasting Company (TBC). In 1980, ''JoongAng Ilbo'' gave up TBC and TBC merged with KBS. ''JoongAng Ilbo'' is the pioneer in South Korea for the use of horizontal copy layout, topical sections, and specialist reporters with investigative reporting teams. Since April 15, 1995, ''JoongAng Ilbo'' has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyun Joo-yup
Hyun Joo-yup (alternate spellings: Hyeon, Joo-yeop, Joo-yeob, Ju-yeop, Ju-yeob; ; born 27 July 1975) is a South Korean former professional basketball player and head coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Hyun was given the moniker "Magic Hippo", "The Lord of the Military", "Point Forward" and "Korean Charles Barkley" for his size, versatility, and dominance. He is known for being the only player who broke the backboard in Korean basketball history. Hyun's career coincided with the founding of the professional league, having been drafted at the first ever KBL draft. The former number one draft pick battled an injury-ravaged career which led to his retirement in 2009. In 2012, Hyun earned the KBL Legend All-Star selection. He was named into the KBL All-Time Legend 12 in 2017. As a member of the senior national team for more than a decade, Hyun competed in two FIBA World Cups (1994, 1998), three Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 East Asian Games
The 2nd East Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from May 10 to May 19, 1997. Originally, the second edition of the East Asian Games was to be held in Pyongyang, North Korea, in September 1995. However, North Korea dropped the games due to the unstable policial situation in the Korean Peninsula. The 1997 edition featured nine nations competing in events in 13 sports. North Korea was the only East Asian member nation which did not field a team. The Busan Gudeok Stadium was the main venue for the Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics and football competitions. Rowing featured as a demonstration sport for the first time and it was later taken up at the 2005 and 2009. '' |
East Asian Games
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), as well as the Pacific island nation of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees. The East Asian Games was one of five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The others are the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games (or SEA Games), and the West Asian Games. of the website of the ; retrieved 2010-07-09. It ended after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 ABC Championship
The 1993 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D * The game between North Korea and Chinese Taipei was called with Chinese Taipei leading 14–7 after 11 minutes. Classification 17th–18th Classification 9th–16th Quarterfinals Semifinals 13th–16th Semifinals 9th–12th 15th place 13th place 11th place 9th place Final round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5th–8th Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards References Resultsarchive.fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Abc Championship 1993 Asia Championship, 1993 1993 B B Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 ABC Championship
The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Qualification According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Quarterfinal round Group I Group II Group III Group IV Classification 5th–14th 13th place 11th place 9th place 7th place 5th place Final round Semifinals 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player: Chun Hee-Chul *Best Scorer: Abdulmajeed Ali *Best Playmaker: Kang Dong-Hee *Best 3-Pointer: Alexey Yeropkin *Best Coach: Kim Dong-Kwang *Sportsmanship Award: Romel Adducul References External links Results {{International basketball ABC B 1997 ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Asia Cup
The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic basketball tournament. However, since 2017, the tournament was renamed the FIBA Asia Cup and now includes teams from FIBA Oceania. Also, it was the first to be played on a new four-year cycle, and is no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics. History Beginnings: Philippines/Japan dominance The Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship was inaugurated in Manila in 1960. The championship was held to find Asia's best team and for qualification to the World Championship and the Olympics. On the next four tournaments, the Philippines won 3 with the Japanese beating the Filipinos on 1965. Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1998 Asian Games
Basketball was one of the many sports which was held at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 8 December and 19 December 1998. China again swept all their assignments en route to their 5th title in the men's tournament, while Japan notched their 2nd title after thrashing China in the women's final. Medalists Medal table Final standing Men Women ReferencesMen's Results External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
