1. Heo Ung is a South Korean professional basketball player.
17 Facts About Heo Ung
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Heo Ung plays for Busan KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.
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Heo Ung spent a year and a half of his elementary school years in the United States when his father was sent for coaching training and worked as a coach at Pepperdine University.
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Heo Ung won the College Basketball Rookie of the Year award.
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Heo Ung dropped out during his junior year after deciding to turn professional.
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Heo Ung declared for the 2014 KBL rookie draft and it was widely predicted that he would be picked by Jeonju KCC Egis, which was then coached by his father Hur Jae.
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In May 2017, Heo Ung enlisted for mandatory military service and was assigned to the Sangmu team after completing basic training.
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Heo Ung underwent surgery on his ankle at the end of the season, which had been cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On May 5,2024, Heo Ung won the KBL championship with the Egis and was named the KBL Playoffs MVP after averaging 18.8 points over the five finals games.
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Heo Ung was selected for the youth national teams as a high school student and participated in the 2011 U-19 World Championship.
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Heo Ung participated in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and the 2018 Asian Games.
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Early on, during his father's tenure as the national team coach, Heo Ung's selection was constantly a source of criticism and accusations of favouritism, which came to a head after South Korea failed to defend their gold medal at the Asian Games.
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Heo Ung was recalled for the qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and named in the World Cup preliminary squad but did not make the final 12-man squad.
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In 2022, Heo Ung was recalled to the national team for the first time in three years.
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Heo Ung made the final 12-man squad for the Asia Cup together with his younger brother, marking the first time since the 2018 Asian Games the brothers had been in the same squad for a major international tournament.
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Heo Ung is the older son of retired South Korean basketball player and former national team coach Hur Jae.
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Since June 2022, Heo Ung has been represented by ESteem Entertainment.