Moon Tae-jong


Moon Tae-jong is a South Korean professional basketball player who plays at the small forward position. He is 1.99 m in height. Moon played at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship games, representing South Korea.

College career

Moon played college basketball at the University of Richmond, with the Richmond Spiders, from 1994–1998 and he was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year in 1998. He led the Richmond Spiders to an upset of the #3 seeded University of South Carolina in the NCAA tournament the same year.

Professional career

Moon was named the 1999 French Cup Finals MVP, and he also played in the 2006 FIBA EuroChallenge All-Star Game.

National team career

Moon was a member of the senior South Korean national team. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, and the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. He also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Awards and honors

CAAC Player of the Year -98

French Cup Finalist -99

French Cup Finals MVP -99

French Pro B MVP -99

French ProA All-Import Players 2nd Team -00

Israeli Cup Final Four -03

All-Israeli League 2nd Team -03, 04

Israeli Premier League Semifinals -04

Israeli League All-Imports 1st Team -04

FIBA Europe Cup North Conference Finalist -05

FIBA Europe Cup Finalist -05

FIBA Europe Cup Final Four All-Star Team -05

FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game -06

Turkish Cup Semifinals -06

ULEB Cup Semifinals -07

Russian Cup Finalist -07

Russian A Superleague Regular Season Runner-Up -07

Russian A Superleague Finalist -07

Russian A Superleague All-Newcomers Team -07

Greek League Semifinals -08, 09

All-Greek League Forward of the Year -08

All-Greek League 1st Team -08

Greek A1 League All-Imports Team -08

Greek Cup Semifinals -09

All-Greek A1 League Forward of the Year -09

All-Greek A1 League 1st Team -09

Greek A1 League All-Imports Team -09

Adriatic League Semifinals -10

Korean KBL Regular Season Runner-Up -11

Korean KBL Semifinals -11

All-Korean KBL Forward of the Year -11

All-Korean KBL 1st Team -11

Korean KBL All-Domestic Players Team -11

Personal life

Moon earned his South Korean citizenship in 2011, alongside his brother, Moon Tae-young, who was also a profession basketball player. The Moon brothers were born to their Korean mother and African American father. He has 3 children, 2 sons, 1 daughter.