Hyun Joo-yup

Hyun Joo-yup
현주엽
Hyun during his visit in Korea University in 2023
Personal information
Born (1975-07-27) 27 July 1975 (age 49)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High schoolWhimoon High School
(Seoul, South Korea)
CollegeKorea University (1994–1998)
KBL draft1998: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Cheongju SK Knights
Playing career1998–2009
PositionPower forward
Number32, 9
Coaching career2017–2020
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Cheongju SK Knights
1999–2005Gwangju Goldbank Clickers /
Yeosu Goldbank Clickers /
Busan KTF Magic Wings
2001–2003Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
2005–2009Changwon LG Sakers
As coach:
2017–2020Changwon LG Sakers
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • KBL 20th Anniversary All-Time Legend 12 (2017)
  • KBL 15th Anniversary Legend All-Star (2012)
  • 6× KBL All-Star (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)
  • KBL Fair Play Award (2006)
  • 2× KBL-CBA All-Star (2005, 2006)
  • KBL Best 5 (2005)
  • 2× KBL Player of the Month (January 2000, November 2004)
  • Basketball Festival Finals MVP (2002)
  • Basketball Festival Rebound Award (2002)
  • ABC Champions Cup Dunk Contest Winner (1997)
Career KBL statistics
Points5,389 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,674 (4.1 rpg)
Assists2,095 (5.1 apg)
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 1 2 0
FIBA Asia Cup 1 2 0
East Asian Games 0 1 0
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 0 1 0
Total 2 6 0
Men's basketball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
FIBA Asia Cup (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Championship)
Silver medal – second place 1995 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Riyadh Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Fukuoka Team
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan Team
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Under-18 Championship)
Silver medal – second place 1992 Beijing U-19
Team
Hyun Joo-yup
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2021 – present
GenreVariety
Subscribers705K[1]
(June 21, 2023)
Total views217,502,830[1]
(June 21, 2023)
100,000 subscribers2021

Last updated: June 21, 2023
Hyun Joo-yup
Hangul
현주엽
Hanja
玄周燁
Revised RomanizationHyeon Juyeop
McCune–ReischauerHyŏn Chuyŏp

Hyun Joo-yup[a] (Korean현주엽; Hanja玄周燁; 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 Games (1994, 1998, 2002), four FIBA Asia Cups (1995, 1997, 1999, 2005), one Summer Olympics Games (1996), and one East Asian Games (1997). Hyun is noted for leading the South Korean squad in winning its first Asian Games gold medal after 20 years during the 2002 Asian Games despite being injured.

After his retirement, Hyun had a broadcasting stint as a basketball commentator for MBC Sports Plus from 2014 until 2017 and was named 2017 Jumpball Commentator of the Year. He also served as the head coach of the Changwon LG Sakers for three seasons from 2017 before stepping down in 2020, leading them to a playoffs berth in 2019 after four years of being at the bottom.

Since 2015, Hyun has been appearing in Korean entertainment and variety shows.

  1. ^ a b "About mukboss Mr.JooYup". YouTube.


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