[1] In his prime, Kang was regarded as the best domestic point guard of his generation and was nicknamed "Wizard of the Court" (코트의 마법사).
[3] His interest was reignited when some soldiers from the nearby military base visited his middle school and played basketball with the students.
During the inaugural professional KBL season, Busan Kia achieved a rare "double" of winning the championship and topping the league table while Kang had the rare honor of winning both the regular season MVP and playoffs MVP.
[3] At the time of his retirement, Kang was the first player in KBL history to record 2000 assists and score a triple-double.
In August 2013, the Uijeongbu District Court indicted Kang on four counts of match-fixing and illegally accepting money from brokers and sentenced him to ten months in prison and a fine of 47 million won.
Since serving his sentence, he largely keeps a low profile and holds seminars and talks on the dangers of gambling addiction.