Heo Ung

Heo Ung is a South Korean basketball player for Wonju DB Promy and the South Korean national team. He participated in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2018 Asian Games. Heo Ung joined the Wonju DB Promy in 2014, picked as the 5th overall ranking at 2014 KBL Draft. He was unofficially ranked 4th between the drafted players, but when Jeonju KCC Egis head coach Hur Jae, who is Heo’s father, got the fourth turn in the first round, He instead chose Kim Ji-hoo from Korea University rather than his own son to avoid favoritism on the professional career.
He was topped 2 times in a row All-Star fan vote at the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 KBL seasons. Ung is the first son of Heo Jae, a former head coach of the South Korean National Basketball team. Ung’s younger brother Heo Hoon is a professional basketball player for the Busan KT Sonicboom.