Woo Ji-won

Woo Ji-won
Personal information
Born (1973-04-02) April 2, 1973 (age 51)
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
CollegeYonsei University
Playing career1996–2010
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1996–2001Daewoo Securities / Incheon Daewoo Zeus / Incheon Shinsegi Bigs
2001–2002Seoul Samsung Thunders
2002–2010Ulsan Mobis Automons / Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
Career highlights and awards
  • KBL Championship (2007, 2010)
  • KBL regular season champion (2006, 2007, 2010)
  • KBL Sixth Man Award (2007)
  • Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus number 10 retired
Medals
Representing  South Korea
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Riyadh Team
Woo Ji-won
Hangul
우지원
Hanja
禹智元
Revised RomanizationU Ji-won
McCune–ReischauerU Chiwŏn

Woo Ji-won (born 2 April 1973) is a South Korean retired professional basketball player. He played for three different teams over a fourteen-year career, the longest of which was spent at Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, who retired his number 10 shirt after his retirement.[1] He was nicknamed "Prince of the Court" (코트의 황태자).[2]

  1. ^ "모비스 우지원, 영구결번식 개최" (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. October 15, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "'황태자' 우지원 "정든 코트여 안녕"". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 3, 2010.