Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun (; born 14 April 1999) is a South Korean professional basketball player for the Korean Basketball League team Goyang Sono Skygunners and the South Korean national team.

Early life A native of Gunsan, Lee grew up as a fan of Busan KCC Egis, which was then based nearby in the provincial capital of Jeonju. He did not move to Seoul to attend high school as was the common practice for many aspiring basketball players and instead attended Gunsan High School. Despite narrowly losing to perennial powerhouses Samil Commercial High School in two different tournaments, he caught the eye of college recruiters as a well-rounded combo guard as he was responsible for nearly overturning Gunsan's points disadvantage.

College career Lee was heavily scouted following his high school successes and committed to Yonsei University. During his freshman year, he put up 33 points in Game 1 and 17 points in Game 2 of the U-League Championship finals against rivals Korea University and was named Championship MVP.

National team career Junior team Lee was a standout youth international, especially at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. He averaged 18.9 points and 3.9 assists and played a key role in South Korea reaching the quarterfinal stage for the first time in competition history.