Woo Ji-won was born on 2 April 1973 and is a South Korean retired professional basketball player.
10 Facts About Woo Ji-won
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Woo Ji-won 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.
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Woo Ji-won started playing basketball when his elementary school started a basketball team and recruited him to join, despite his short stature for his age.
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Woo Ji-won graduated with a degree in law from Yonsei University, unusual for college athletes as the majority studied sports science, physical education or a related major.
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In 1996, Woo Ji-won was signed by the Incheon-based team of Daewoo Securities, which has since become Daegu KOGAS Pegasus, and is among the last generation of players who began their senior careers during the semi-professional pre-KBL era.
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Woo Ji-won was signed by Ulsan Hyundai Automons in 2002.
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In later years, Moon and Woo Ji-won have declined to mention the records whenever their career achievements are brought up.
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Woo Ji-won's retirement coincided with that of Lee Sang-min and Moon Kyung-eun, leading the media to dub it the "end of an era".
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Woo Ji-won was part of the team which won the 1997 ABC Championship.
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Woo Ji-won has appeared on various variety programs, mostly with fellow retired basketball players such as Seo Jang-hoon and Hur Jae.