Hur Jae

In this Korean name, the family name is Hur.
Heo Jae
Born (1965-09-28) September 28, 1965 (age 59)
Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Occupations
  • Retired basketball player and coach
  • television personality
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Lee Mi-soo
​
(m. 1992)​
Children
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolYongsan High School
(Seoul, South Korea)
CollegeChung-Ang University
Playing career1987–2004
PositionShooting guard
Number9
Coaching career2005–2018
Career history
As player:
1987–1998Busan Kia Enterprise
1998–2004Wonju Naray Blue Bird /
Wonju Sambo Xers /
Wonju TG Xers /
Wonju TG Sambo Xers
As coach:
2005–2015Jeonju KCC Egis (head coach)
2016–2018South Korea national team (head coach)
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
  • 2× KBL Championship (2009, 2011)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
FIBA Asia Cup (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Championship)
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kobe Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Fukuoka Team
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1993 Shanghai Team
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Under-18 Championship)
Gold medal – first place 1984 Seoul U-19
Team
Korean name
Hangul
허재
Hanja
許載
Revised RomanizationHeo Jae
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Chae

Hur Jae (Korean: 허재; born September 28, 1965) is a South Korean retired basketball coach and former player. His playing and coaching career combined spanned over three decades, beginning during the semi-professional era and coinciding with the establishment of the professional Korean Basketball League (KBL).[1] As one of the most recognizable domestic sports stars of the late 1980s to early 2000s, Hur was nicknamed "The President of Korean Basketball" (농구대통령) by Korean fans and the media.[2][3] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he took the Athlete's Oath with handball player Son Mi-na.

Hur is widely regarded as the greatest South Korean basketball player of all time, with his prime in the early to mid 1990s. Although his predominant position was at shooting guard, due to his ability to shoot from both inside and outside the paint, he possessed the aggressiveness and physicality to play under the post and the ball handling and passing skills typical of point guards, leading to him being described as the most all-rounded and versatile players in the history of domestic basketball.[3][4] He is the father of basketball players Heo Ung and Heo Hoon.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "Son of legend wins 1st MVP award in men's basketball". Yonhap (The Korea Herald). 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ChosunIlbo.June2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BasketKorea.March2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "허웅‧허훈 빛날수록 높아지는 허재의 위엄". Jumpball (in Korean). 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "피는 물보다 진하다, 운동선수 가족들의 속 깊은 이야기" (in Korean). SISBOOMBAH (Yonsei University Official Naver sports blog). 28 October 2021.