M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁Lee ▁D ong - j un ▁( born ▁Daniel ▁Sand rin ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 0 ), ▁is ▁an ▁American - born ▁South ▁Korean ▁basketball ▁player . ▁ ▁Career ▁Lee ▁began ▁his ▁basketball ▁career ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Port land ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 1 9 9 9 ▁season , ▁appearing ▁in ▁eight ▁games ▁and ▁scoring ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 ▁points . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁Seattle ▁Pacific ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁After ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁professional ▁teams ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg ▁and ▁Germany ▁before ▁coming ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Lee ▁joined ▁Y on se i ▁University ' s ▁team ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Lee ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁university ▁basketball ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁South ▁Korean ▁citiz en ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁in ▁professional ▁le agues ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Even ▁after ▁he ▁natural ised , ▁Korea ▁University ▁continued ▁to ▁object ▁to ▁his ▁participation ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁professional ▁experience ; ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁ruled ▁in el ig ible , ▁a ▁physical ▁alter cation ▁broke ▁out ▁at ▁a ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁match ▁between ▁Y on se i ▁University ▁and ▁Korea ▁University . ▁Com ing ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁adjust ment ▁for ▁Lee ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁culture ▁and