About Ha Seung-jin
Ha Seung-jin (Korean: 하승진; born August 4, 1985) is a South Korean former professional basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick (46th overall) of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the tallest players in the NBA. He is also the first and only South Korean to have played in the NBA. == Early life and college career == Ha Seung-jin attended his father's alma mater Samil Commercial High School in Suwon with his childhood friend Yang Hee-jong, who was a year older. The duo led Samil's basketball team to its first ever national championship title. He initially planned on entering the 2003 NBA draft held in June but decided on playing college basketball first and accepted an early offer from Yonsei University. It meant that he would be allowed to join the Yonsei team for the 2003 fall semester despite still being a high school senior. His contemporaries at Yonsei included Yang and future Jeonju KCC Egis teammate Kim Tae-sul. After playing only seven games for Yonsei, he left for the United States to make himself eligible for the 2004 NBA draft. == Professional career == === NBA career (2004–2007) === Ha arrived in Los Angeles, California in 2004 to prepare himself for the 2004 NBA draft. Ha was drafted with the 46th overall selection by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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