Lee Seung-Jun (born Eric Lee Sandrin; 18 May 1978) is an American-born South Korean professional

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player. He last played for

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of the

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Career

Lee's basketball career took him around the world, including two years in

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and one in

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. He later returned to the United States, and was playing for the

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in 2005 when he caught the attention of scouts for the

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, and signed for a season with them. On the team, he acquired the nickname "Shanghai". That year, he also played for the

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in the

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and the

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in the NBA preseason. He went on to play for the

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, where he was noted for a September 2008 incident in which his

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ing provoked members of the opposing

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team to violence;

Ranidel de Ocampo Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo where bo ...

deliberately walked under him during a dunk to cause him to lose his balance and fall over, while

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later kicked him in the head and was ejected from the game. He played for

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at the

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and the

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. In mid-November 2016,

of the

announced that they have signed Lee.

Personal life

Lee grew up in the

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. His mother is Korean. His younger brother Daniel Sandrin also plays in the

Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season. H ...

, for the

Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul Samsung Thunders ( ko, 서울 삼성 썬더스) is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Su ...

under the name Lee Dong-Jun. He became a

South Korean citizen South Korean nationality law details the conditions in which an individual is a national of the Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly known as South Korea. Foreign nationals may naturalize after living in the country for at least five years and s ...

in 2009, relinquishing his United States citizenship in the process. Lee is fluent in both Korean and English.

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at KBL.or.kr 1978 births Living people American emigrants to South Korea San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players Asian Games medalists in basketball Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea ABA All-Star Game players Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Basketball players from Washington (state) Korean Basketball League players Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games People with acquired South Korean citizenship People from Shoreline, Washington Former United States citizens Portland Pilots men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Seattle Pacific Falcons men's basketball players Seoul Samsung Thunders players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines South Korean men's basketball players South Korean people of American descent Wonju DB Promy players {{SouthKorea-basketball-bio-stub

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