Hur Jae

Hur Jae (born September 28, 1965 in Chuncheon) is a South Korean basketball coach and former player who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he took the Athlete's Oath with handball player Son Mi-na. He was the FIBA Asia Cup MVP in 1995.

Korean name
Hangul
허재
Hanja
許載
Revised RomanizationHeo Jae
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Chae
In this Korean name, the family name is Hur.

Education

Hur graduated from Sangmyung Primary School in 1978, Yongsan Middle School in 1981, Yongsan High School in 1984, and Chung-Ang University in 1988.

Career

In 1988, Hur joined the Amateur basketball team of Kia Motors. He led his team to the championship for five years straight (1988–1993) and for another back to back in (1995–1996), and he won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times. After foundation of the Professional league, he won the Finals MVP in 1997–98.

On March 3, 1991, Hur was involved in an infamous brawl during a championship match against Hyundai. Early in the first half, he was elbowed by Hyundai's Im Dal-sik. Hur furiously approached Im, pushing him in the head, and Im responded by hitting Hur with a right hand. After both players were ejected, Hur confronted Im again, and Im's teammate, Kim Sung-wook connected with an uppercut to Hur's jaw. Hur suffered a fractured jaw which took 3 months to heal. Both Hur and Im were suspended for 6 months and Kim was suspended for 3 months following the incident.

Hur retired on April, 2004. His team TG Xers made his number nine the retired number for the first time of team's history.

Hur also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in men's team event at Seoul in 1988.

In 1990, Hur set the record for most points in a FIBA World Championship match, a record that still stands to this day, scoring 54 vs. Egypt in a 117–115 victory for 15th place.[1][2][3]

In 2005, he became the head coach of Jeonju KCC Egis and the Korean National Team.

In 2015, after coaching the team for 10 seasons, he resigned as the head coach of Jeonju KCC Egis. He is chosen as the head coach of the South Korean national basketball team from 2016 to 2018, helping the team in winning the bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and the 2018 Asian Games.

After he resigned as the head coach of the national team, Hur started to appear on entertainment shows.

Personal life

Hur is nicknamed as "The President of Korean Basketball / 농구대통령" by Korean fans. In 1992, He married Lee Mi-soo, and have 2 sons, Heo Ung born in 1993 and Heo Hoon born in 1995. Both are following his step as professional basketball player.

Filmography

TV Shows
Year Title Network Note Ref.
1994 Final Jump MBC Episode 12, Special appearance as a basketball player [4][5]
2000 Three Friends MBC Episode 3, Special appearance as himself [6]
2019 Law of the Jungle SBS Sunda Islands Episode 383 – 387, Cast Member [7][8]
2019 – 2020 Naturally MBN Episode 13 – 43, Cast Member [9]
2020 Don't Be Jealous MBC Episode 1 – 17, Main Host [10]
2020 Law of the Jungle SBS Wild Korea Episode 416 – 419, Cast Member [11][12][13]
2020 18 Again JTBC Episode 8, Special appearance as a coach at 2009 KBU Draft [14]
2019 – 2021 Let's Play Soccer JTBC Cast Member [15]
2021 Law of the Jungle SBS Stove League Episode TBA – TBA, Cast Member [16]

Awards and Nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2020 18th KBS Entertainment Awards Rookie Award in Reality Category Boss in the Mirror Nominated [17]

References
  1. FIBA official website, 1990 World Championship For Men : EGYPT vs KOREA
  2. FIBA official website, Jae Hur's profil : 1990 World Championship For Men
  3. FIBA official website, Most points scored in a game (Top 10)
  4. Yoo Won-jung (December 6, 2020). "농구 대통령' 허재, 장동건·심은하와 드라마 출연한 사연". nocutnews (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. "<막간>허재 『마지막승부』 출연". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). February 4, 1994. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. "나 정웅인... 술을 끊는다..! (비장) I do not drink alcohol" (in Korean). September 23, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. Kim Jin-seok (August 7, 2019). "[단독]도영·주이·김동한·조빈, '정글의 법칙' 출연". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  8. Jin Joo-hee (September 21, 2019). "'정글의 법칙 in 순다열도', 공식 이미지컷 공개…사상 첫 지정생존 시작". Star Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. "[공식입장] 허재, '자연스럽게' 고정 합류 확정…10월 중 방송". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  10. Sun Jin-ah (June 3, 2020). "'부러우면 지는거다' 첫 시즌 종료…29일 마지막 방송(공식)". mksports (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  11. Ahn Jeong-eun (August 13, 2020). "박찬호·박세리·추성훈→청하, 역대급 조합…'정글의 법칙' 더 강력해졌다". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. Jo Ji-young (August 19, 2020). "[공식] '정글의법칙' 최초 국내판 '와일드코리아' 포스터 공개..극한 정글 생존 예고". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. Lee Jeong-hyun (August 20, 2020). "SBS '정글의 법칙' 코로나 장기화에 국내 특집". Yonhap (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  14. An Eun-jae (October 13, 2020). "허재X조련,'18 어게인' 특별 출연…13일 방송". sportsseoul (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  15. "뭉쳐야찬다 전설들의조기축구 허재가 예능 허재~". sportsseoul (in Korean). July 25, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  16. Kim No-eul (November 23, 2020). "'정글의 법칙' 측 "허재·이동국·이대호 출연, 오늘(23일) 첫 촬영"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  17. "'2020 KBS 연예대상' 김일우X김재원, 리얼리티 신인상 수상". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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