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{{Short description|South Korean basketball player (born 1985)}}
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| name = Ha Seung-Jin

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| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 305
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| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|4}}
| birth_place = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| spouse = Kim hwa-yeong (m.2012)
| highschool = Samil Commercial<br />([[Suwon]], [[Gyeonggi Province]])
| college = [[Yonsei University|Yonsei]] (2003–2004)
| draft_year = 2004
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 46
| draft_team = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2019
| years1 = 2004 | team1 = [[Portland Reign]]
| years2 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}} | team2 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2005|end}} | team3 = →[[Fort Worth Flyers]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2006|full=yes}} | team4 = [[Anaheim Arsenal]]
| years5 = 2008–2012,<br />2014–2019 | team5 = [[Jeonju KCC Egis]]
| highlights =
* [[Korean Basketball League|KBL]] Championship (2009, 2011)
* KBL Rookie of the Year (2009)
* 3× [[KBL Best 5]] (2010, 2011, 2016)
* KBL Playoffs MVP (2011)
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'''Ha Seung-Jin''' (born August 4, 1985) is a South Korean former professional [[basketball]] player who has played in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[NBA Development League|NBA D-League]]. He was a second round draft pick (46th overall) of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in the [[2004 NBA draft]]. At 7&nbsp;ft 3 in, 305&nbsp;lb, he was among the largest players in the NBA. He is also the first (and as of June 2025, the only) South Korean to play in the NBA.

==Early life and college career==
Ha Seung-jin attended his father's alma mater [[:ko:삼일상업고등학교|Samil Commercial High School]] in [[Suwon]] with his childhood friend [[Yang Hee-jong]], who was a year older. The duo led Samil's basketball team to its first ever national championship title. He initially planned on entering the [[2003 NBA draft]] held in June but decided on playing college basketball first and accepted an early offer from [[Yonsei University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=하승진 "연대냐 고대냐"… 28일 진로 대학 결정|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2003/04/27/2003042770185.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=27 April 2003|language=ko}}</ref> It meant that he would be allowed to join the Yonsei team for the 2003 fall semester despite still being a high school senior.<ref>{{cite news|title=농구대잔치-최장신 하승진, 5경기만에 `이름값`|url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=1060815|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]|date=25 November 2003|language=ko}}</ref> His contemporaries at Yonsei included Yang and future [[Jeonju KCC Egis]] teammate [[Kim Tae-sul]]. After playing only seven games for Yonsei, he left for the United States to join the [[2004 NBA draft]].<ref>The academic year in South Korea begins in February.</ref><ref name="JoongAng.June2004">{{cite news|title=하승진, 한국인 최초 NBA 입성|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/354506#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=25 June 2004|language=ko}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===NBA career (2004–2007)===
Ha arrived in [[Los Angeles, California]] in 2004 to prepare himself for the [[2004 NBA draft]]. Ha was drafted with the 46th overall selection by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].

He played briefly with the [[Portland Reign]] of the [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|ABA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ha_seung-jin/bio.html |title=Ha Seung-Jin info page |work=NBA.com |date=1985-08-04 |access-date=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616124209/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ha_seung-jin/bio.html |archive-date=2012-06-16 }}</ref> Ha joined the Portland Trail Blazers in the middle of the [[2004-05 NBA season|2004-05 season]]. Ha played in only 19 games that season, averaging 5.5 minutes per game; however, on April 20 against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], he scored a career high 13 points to help the Trail Blazers win the game. During the [[2005-06 NBA season|2005-06 season]] Ha was assigned to the [[NBA Development League|NBA D-League]]'s [[Fort Worth Flyers]] on March 28, 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/transactions_05-06.html |title=2005-06 Transactions |work=Nba.com |access-date=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112095435/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/transactions_05-06.html |archive-date=2007-01-12 }}</ref> where he played for five games but did not make an impact. When fellow Blazer centers [[Theo Ratliff]] and [[Joel Przybilla]] were unable to play due to injury, Ha started four games, averaging 11 minutes playing time.

On July 31, 2006, Ha was traded to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] in a four-player deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Jamaal_Magliore-185803-1218.html |title=BLAZERS: Trail Blazers Acquire All-Star Center Jamaal Magloire |work=Nba.com |access-date=2012-08-03}}</ref> On October 28, 2006 (prior to the start of the [[2006-07 NBA season|2006-07 season]]<ref name=pipeline>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/MB_070207.html |title=Bucks, D-League Building Productive Pipeline |work=Nba.com |date=2007-02-07 |access-date=2012-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316004818/http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/MB_070207.html |archive-date=2008-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>), he was waived by the Bucks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=buckshaseungjin&prov=st&type=lgns |title=Bucks waive Korean Ha Seung-Jin |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=2006-10-28 |access-date=2012-08-03 |archive-date=2007-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312095749/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=buckshaseungjin&prov=st&type=lgns |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was acquired by the [[Anaheim Arsenal]] of the [[NBA Development League]] on December 31, 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/transactions_06-07.html |title=2006-07 Transactions |work=Nba.com |access-date=2012-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618011602/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/transactions_06-07.html |archive-date=2015-06-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> whom he spent time with.<ref name=pipeline/>

===Jeonju KCC Egis (2008–2019)===
Ha returned to South Korea and joined the 2008 [[Korean Basketball League]] draft, signing with [[Jeonju KCC Egis]]. He won the 2009 and 2011 KBL Championships, winning the play-offs MVP in the latter. After the 2018–19 season ended, he became a free agent and chose to retire rather than re-sign or join another team.<ref>{{cite news|title=하승진, 은퇴 선언 글에 시선집중…"말도 잘하는데 글도 명필"|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20190514/95519129/2|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|date=14 May 2019|language=ko}}</ref>

===National team===
Ha has represented the [[South Korea national basketball team]] in the [[2009 FIBA Asia Championship]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/44500/sid/7038/tid/313/_/2009_FIBA_Asia_Championship_for_Men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003032843/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/44500/sid/7038/tid/313/_/2009_FIBA_Asia_Championship_for_Men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2012|title=Seung Jin Ha profile, FIBA Asia Championship for Men 2009}}</ref> [[basketball at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]],<ref name="asia basket">{{cite web|url=http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Seung-Jin_Ha/KCC_Egis/56765|title=Seung-Jin Ha|publisher=asia-basket|access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> and [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/44500/sid/5195/tid/313/_/2011_FIBA_Asia_Championship/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117224346/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/44500/sid/5195/tid/313/_/2011_FIBA_Asia_Championship/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2015|title = Seung Jin Ha profile, FIBA Asia Championship 2011}}</ref>

== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

=== Regular season ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]]
| 19 || 0 || 5.5 || .435 || .000 || '''.545''' || .9 || '''.1''' || '''.1''' || '''.3''' || 1.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| '''27''' || '''4''' || '''7.9''' || '''.581''' || .000 || .471 || '''1.8''' || .0 || '''.1''' || '''.3''' || '''1.6'''
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 46 || 4 || 6.9 || .519 || .000 || .500 || 1.5 || .1 || .1 || .3 || 1.5
|-
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==Post-retirement==
In 2020, Ha became a commentator for the [[Korean Broadcasting System]]'s sports channel [[KBS N|KBS N Sports]] and mainly commentates for [[Women's Korean Basketball League]] (WKBL) games.<ref>{{cite news|title=[영상] 초대형 해설이 온다! 221cm 하승진 KBS에서 해설 데뷔|url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=5021843|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]|date=9 October 2020|language=ko}}</ref> He was a guest commentator for basketball events at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|title=박찬호·조원희→여홍철·하승진, 金 쏘아 올릴 KBS 도쿄올림픽 해설진|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2021/07/21/LZ7QOQV3YU434OYJ3VMEF7FLUQ/|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=21 July 2021|language=ko}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ha is the younger of two children. His older sister, {{ill|Ha Eun-joo|ko|하은주}}, is also a professional basketball player. A 6'8" center, she signed with [[Los Angeles Sparks]] of the [[WNBA]] on February 6, 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/sparks/news/ha_signs_060207.html |title=Sparks Sign Korean Center Ha Eun-Joo |publisher=Wnba.com |access-date=2012-08-03}}</ref> and was later waived on May 19, for failing to arrive in Los Angeles due to a conflicting contract with [[Chanson V-Magic]] of the [[Women's Japan Basketball League|WJBL]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Contact rickchand: Comment |url=http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nba/five-tiny-tidbits-on-the-milwaukee-bucks-205116.php |title=Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Milwaukee Bucks |publisher=Deadspin.com |date=2006-10-04 |access-date=2012-08-03}}</ref> In July 2006, she signed with [[Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds]] of the [[Women's Korean Basketball League|WKBL]].

Their father Ha Dong-gi is a former basketball player-turned-coach who played for [[Myongji University]] and gave up the sport due to chronic injury problems. Ha Dong-gi had been a member of the [[Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games|team]] which won silver at the [[1978 Asian Games]].<ref name="JoongAng.June2004"/>

Ha married Kim Hwa-yeong in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=‘아내의 맛’ 하승진♥ 아내, 자다 깬 얼굴도_결혼 8년차 주부의 미모|url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20191106/98234170/1|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|date=6 November 2019|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=하승진 "권나라는 비주얼 1티어다"…아내 등장에 그가 취한 행동은?|url=http://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=76278|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=5 May 2021|language=ko}}</ref> They have a son (born in 2012) and a daughter (born in 2017).<ref>{{cite news|title=하승진, "딸에게 좌절과 실패 알려주려고.." 딸 손잡고 태권도장 등록!|url=https://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB12001726|publisher=[[JTBC]]|date=25 April 2021|language=ko}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Television show ===
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! scope="row"| 2022
| ''Over the Top''
| Contestant
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001794995|author=Oh Ji-won|title=팔씨름 예능 '오버더톱' 10월 첫 방송…전현무→하승진 출연|trans-title=Arm wrestling entertainment 'Over the Top' premieres in October... Jeon Hyun-moo → Ha Seung-jin|publisher=[[YTN]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=September 29, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> 
|-
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==See also==
*[[List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history]]
*[[List of Korean Basketball League annual statistical leaders]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{Basketballstats |nba= 2775 |bbr= s/seungha01 }}

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