Heo Hoon

Heo Hoon (born 16 August 1995) is a South Korean professional basketball player.[1][2] He plays for the South Korean side Busan KT Sonicboom.[3][4]

Heo Hoon
No. 2 – Busan KT Sonicboom
PositionPoint guard
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1995-08-16) August 16, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017-presentBusan KT Sonicboom

Club career

Hoon joined the Busan KT Sonicboom in 2017, he voted to be a Korean Basketball league All star in 2019.[5]

National team

Junior teams

Hoon represented Korea in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he averaged 17.7 points, 2 rebounds and 2.9 assists.[6] Hoon also participated in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he averaged 12.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists[7]

Senior team

Hoon participated in the qualifiers to the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, he averaged 6.7 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists[8] Hoon represents the South Korean national basketball team, He represented the team at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 4.2 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.8 assist at the tournament.[1][9]

Personal life

Hoon's older brother Heo Ung is a professional basketball player for the Wonju DB Promy. His father Hur Jae is a former head coach of the South Korean National Basketball team.[10]

References
  1. "Hoon HEO at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  2. "South Korea confirms final roster for FIBA Basketball World Cup". news.cgtn.com.
  3. "Hoon Heo Basketball Player Profile, KT Sonicboom, News, KBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
  4. "Hoon Heo Basketball Player Profile, KT Sonicboom, News, KBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  5. "Heo Hoon makes sibling history with All-Star fan vote win-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily".
  6. "U17 Korea Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  7. "U19 Korea Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  8. "Heo Hoon - Basketball player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  9. "Hoon Heo International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  10. "Heo bros hit the court for fraternal face-off-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily".
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