What is Ha Seung-jin?
{{Orphan|date=May 2012}} {{Korean name|Ha}} '''Ha Seung-Jin''' ({{lang-ko|하승진}}; [[Hanja]] 河昇鎮, born 4 August 1985) is a [[South Korea]]n professional [[Sportsperson|athlete]]. He is best known as a [[basketball]] player. He has played in the [[NBA]] for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>NBA.com, [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=ha_seung-jin Ha Seung-Jin]; retrieved 2012-9-9.</ref> He was the first Korean to play [[basketball]] in the NBA. Ha was born in [[Seoul]]. His father was a member of the national basketball team and his older sister is a member of the national basketball team. His height was 2.18&nbsp;m in middle school when he won the championship. Lots of universities wanted Seung-Jin to sign with their school. He decided to play for [[Yonsei University]] and won the university championship with them. He decided to go pro and signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2004. His NBA career was short due to his low basic skills. So he decided to go back to Korea and enter the [[Korean Basketball League]] in 2008. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ha, Seung Jin}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Basketball players]] [[Category:Portland Trail Blazers players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Seoul]]