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  • Ha Seung-Jin
  • #13
  • Center

2006-07 Statistics

PPG
4.0
RPG
3.00
APG
2.0
EFF
+ 5.00
Born: Aug 4, 1985
Height: 7-3 /  2,21
Weight: 305  lbs. / 138,3  kg.
From : South Korea
Years Pro: 2

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Background

2005-06 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
In his second NBA season, posted 7.9 mpg, 1.6 ppg and 1.8 rpg … Played in 27 games, including four starts … Assigned to Fort Worth of the NBA Development League March 27, where he averaged 14.2 minutes, 2.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and shot 36 percent from the floor over five games ... Set a career high in minutes (25), rebounds (6) and tied a high for blocks (2) to go with eight points Dec. 2 vs. Indiana ... Went 3-for-3 for six points April 17 at Golden State ... Made first career start Feb. 13 at Charlotte, collecting four rebounds in 11 minutes ... Grabbed four rebounds Jan. 8 vs. Miami ... Had four points, three rebounds, a block and an assist in eight minutes Feb. 8 at Indiana.

PRO CAREER
2004-05: When he checked into the Jan. 7 game vs. Miami with 1:16 remaining, he became the first Korean ever to play in a National Basketball Association game ... Scored his first NBA points on a lay-up off from a Sebastian Telfair pass with 15.3 seconds remaining in the March 12 game vs. Memphis ... Grabbed his first two NBA rebounds four nights later at Houston ... After scoring just 13 points in his first 18 games, he put together a huge effort in the Blazers' season's finale at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, tallying 13 points on six of seven shooting from the floor and grabbing five rebounds in 24 minutes of action ... For the season, Ha averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds in 5.6 minutes in 19 games ... Before signing with the Trail Blazers, he played briefly with the Portland Reign of the American Basketball Association.

PLAYOFF HISTORY
No NBA playoff experience.

COLLEGE & HIGH SCHOOL
An early entry in the 2004 NBA Draft, Ha turned 19 on Aug. 4 ... He played competitively for Yonsei University and Samil Commercial School (high school) in South Korea in 2002-03 then spent the 2004-05 season working out in Los Angeles to get ready for the 2004 draft ... Ha was the driving force behind Samil Commercial School's 22-game winning streak in 2003, and its run of four basketball championships, including the high school tournament crown at the National Sports Festival in Cheju in November ... In the Junior World Championships, he averaged 11.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg., 1.9 bpg and 19.2 mpg ... Under South Korean rules, he was allowed to play for Yonsei University in a 2003 tournament as an incoming freshman even though he had not finished high school ... He averaged 12.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg and 1.6 bpg to help Yonsei win the national collegiate title.


Personal

Born in Seoul, Korea ... is the first Korean ever to play in a National Basketball Association game ... Ha Eun-joo, his older sister, plays basketball ... his favorite foods are ribs and sushi ... usually eats salad and fruits before a game ... enjoys reading and surfing the internet ... lists his father as the person that had the biggest influence on him ... besides basketball, he enjoys watching soccer ... says he likes to pray before each game ... thinks Major League Baseball’s Randy Johnson would make a good NBA player.