As a sophomore at Kyonggi University in June 2006, Hwang got called up to the South Korean senior national team and debuted with the national team at the 2006 Asia Challenge Cup, which South Korea won.

Hwang was selected fourth overall by the Woori Capital Dream Six in the 2008 V-League Draft and traded to the LIG Greaters in ten days.

He was mostly on the bench to serve as a backup setter to You Kwang-woo or to play as the opposite spiker sporadically before franchise setter You Kwang-woo left the Bluefangs as a free agent to sign with the Woori Card Wibee after the 2016–17 season.

The following season, Hwang returned as the Bluefangs' starting setter under new coach Shin Jin-sik.

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