Lee Jong-hyun

Lee Jong-hyun (born February 5, 1994) is a South Korean professional basketball player for the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Early years Lee started playing basketball in elementary school under the influence of his father, a former basketball player with Busan Kia Enterprise (which is now Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus). He was schoolmates with Moon Seong-gon and Choi Jun-yong at Kyungbock High School and they were dubbed the "Kyungbock Trio" by rival high school teams for their well-rounded offensive capabilities. College career Lee would join Moon, a year his senior, at Korea University while Choi went to rivals Yonsei University. At that time, his teammates also included Kang Sang-jae and Lee Seoung-hyun and they were mostly competing against a Kim Jong-kyu and Kim Min-goo-inspired Kyung Hee University in the U-League. During his freshman year, he played a pivotal role in Korea University winning the MBC Cup for the first time in seventeen years and was named MVP of the tournament. He declared as a prospect in the 2015 NBA draft on April 22, 2015. As an early entrant in the 2015 NBA draft, he went undrafted. He returned to Korea University to continue his college career. During his junior year, he and Kang Sang-jae, dubbed "Twin Towers" because of their height, led Korea University to a surprise win over a Sangmu team composed of experienced KBL players fulfilling their mandatory military service.