[5] Cho graduated from Decatur High School and went on to Washington State University, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.

In 2008, Cho relocated to Oklahoma City when the league allowed the team under new ownership to leave Seattle.

The Thunder utilized Cho's background in both law and mathematics when negotiating trades, free agent signings, and interpreting the NBA's complex collective bargaining agreement.

In July 2010, Cho returned to the Pacific Northwest, hired as the ninth general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, replacing Kevin Pritchard, who was fired the previous month.

[7] On June 14, 2011, the Charlotte Bobcats hired Cho as their new general manager, promoting previous GM Rod Higgins to president of basketball operations.