Lee Hyun-jung

李賢重　/　不明

American basketball player

October 23, 2000 (age 25)　・　Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Gyeonggi Province
basketball player

My Take

Honestly, Lee Hyun-jung's story is the kind of underdog arc that basketball fans should be paying way more attention to. A kid from Seongnam who packs up and crosses the Pacific to play college ball at Davidson — not exactly the flashiest recruiting destination, but that's part of what makes it interesting. Davidson has a tradition of developing smart, skilled players (hello, Steph Curry), and Hyun-jung choosing that program over a more high-profile name says something about his basketball IQ. Still only in his early twenties as of 2024, he's the type of player who's quietly building a résumé across multiple continents, and I have a feeling we haven't seen his ceiling yet.

Overview

Lee Hyun-jung (born October 23, 2000) is a South Korean professional basketball player for the Nagasaki Velca of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). He helped the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) win the NBL championship in 2025.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lee Hyun-jung
Name (Japanese): 李賢重
Reading: 不明
Born: October 23, 2000 (age 25)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Davidson College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hylee.1023/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E8%B3%A2%E9%87%8D