Hur Jae

Who is Hur Jae?

Hur Jae is a South Korean basketball player who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he took the Athlete's Oath with team handball player Shon Mi-Na.

Jae had graduated from the elite course. His graduations were Sangmyung primary school in 1978, Yongsan Middle School in 1981, Yongsan High School in 1984, Chung-Ang University in 1988. At that year, he joined the Amateur basketball team of Kia Motors. He led his team the champion straight five years and straight two years, and he won the Most Valuable Player; MVP three times. After foundation of the Professional league, he won the Finals MVP in 1997-1998.

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