Cho Sung-min (basketball)
Cho with the Changwon LG Sakers in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 23, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Jeonju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Hanyang University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2017 | Busan KTF Magic Wings / KT Sonicboom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2009 | → Sangmu (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Changwon LG Sakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조성민 |
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| Hanja | 趙成愍 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Sŏngmin |
Cho Sung-min (Korean: 조성민; born December 23, 1983) is a South Korean retired professional basketball player. He played for Busan KT Sonicboom and Changwon LG Sakers in the Korean Basketball League and was a member of the South Korean national team.
In his prime, Cho was considered one of the league's most accurate three-point and free throw shooters, earning the nickname "Chosun Shooter" (조선의 슈터). He was the free throw percentage leader for four consecutive seasons and is only second to Moon Kyung-eun in the all-time percentage record, successfully scoring 92.3% of his free throws during the 2011–12 season.