Lee Kyu-Sup is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player. He plays for the Seoul Samsung Thunders

Seoul Samsung Thunders

Seoul Samsung Thunders have been in the KBL since its inception 10 years ago. The Seoul Samsung Thunders received their name from Samsung Electronics. Originally based in Suwon, they are now located in the heart of South Korea's capital, Seoul and play at Jamsil...

 of the Korean Basketball League

Korean Basketball League

The Korean Basketball League, often abbreviated to the KBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in South Korea. Its inaugural season was in 1997. The season starts in October and ends in April the following year. The KBL consists of 10 teams. Each team plays 54 games . Each team...

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Lee also plays for the South Korea national basketball team and made his senior national team debut at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009

FIBA Asia Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China....

. Previously, he competed for the Korean junior national team at the 1995 World Championship for Junior Men and 1997 U-22 World Championship.

At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009

FIBA Asia Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China....

, Lee helped the Koreans to a seventh place finish while averaging 5.5 points per game, including a game-high 28 in Korea's 122-54 preliminary round win over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka national basketball team

The Sri Lankan national basketball team is the basketball team representing Sri Lanka in international competitions.-History:Basketball was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1917 by an American, Walter Cammak. Ten years later in 1927, Ananda College was the first school to introduce basketball in...

. Despite his efforts, Korea failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament for the first time in their 25 tournament appearances.