Hyun Joo-Yup
South Korean basketball player
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Born 1975 · age 51South Korea
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Updated 2026-06-19
Hyun Joo-yup is a South Korean former professional basketball player and head coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Hyun was given the moniker "Magic Hippo", "The Lord of the Military", "Point Forward" and "Korean Charles Barkley" for his size, versatility, and dominance. He is known for being the only player who broke the backboard in Korean basketball history.
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- Hyun Joo-yupLow confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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