Kang Sang-jae

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Kang Sang-jae
No. 26 – Wonju DB Promy
PositionPower Forward
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1994-12-31) December 31, 1994 (age 27)
Daegu, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
CollegeKorea University
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016-2021Incheon Electroland Elephants
2020-2021→ Sangmu (loan)
2021-presentWonju DB Promy
Career highlights and awards
  • KBL Rookie of the Year (2017)
Medals
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place Jakarta–Palembang 2018 Team
Kang Sang-jae
Hangul
강상재
Hanja
姜相才
Revised RomanizationGang Sang-jae
McCune–ReischauerKang Sangchae

Kang Sang-jae (born 31 December 1994) is a South Korean professional basketball player.[1][2] He began his career with the Korean Basketball League side Incheon Electroland Elephants and is now playing for Wonju DB Promy.[3]

Career[]

Early years[]

Kang played college basketball for Korea University and was teammates with Lee Jong-hyun. He was mostly a substitute player during his freshman year but established himself by his junior year, especially during the Professional-Amateur series, in which collegiate teams play against KBL professional and reserve teams. He and Lee, dubbed the "Twin Towers" because of their height, led Korea University to a surprise win over a Sangmu team composed of experienced KBL players fulfilling their mandatory military service.[4] During his senior year, Korea University were overshadowed by a dominant Yonsei University team captained by Choi Jun-yong in the collegiate league and competitions but Kang impressed enough to earn a call up to the national team.[5]

Professional[]

Kang, along with Lee and Choi, was considered one of the "big 3" of the 2016 KBL rookie draft.[6][7][5] He was drafted third overall by Incheon Electroland Elephants. In his first season, he averaged 8.20 points, 4.58 rebounds and 0.96 assists as Incheon reached the semi-finals of the play-offs. He won the KBL Rookie of the Year Award.[8] In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 9.63 points, 5.24 rebounds and 1.19 assists. In his 3rd season there, he averaged 11.62 points 5.64 rebounds and 1.39 assists.[9][10]

Kang enlisted for mandatory military service in June 2020 and was assigned to the Sangmu team after completing basic training.[11][12] His contract ended following the 2020-21 season and he became a free agent. Wonju DB Promy signed him and veteran Park Chan-hee in a trade-off with Doo Kyung-min and announced that Kang would be added to the team roster immediately after his discharge.[13] He was officially discharged on December 1.[14][15]

National team career[]

Junior teams[]

Kang participated in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he averaged 18.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1 assists[16][2]

Senior team[]

Kang was named into the squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0 assist at the tournament.[1][17] He was called up to the national team several times while in the military due to injury problems.

Personal life[]

Kang married his girlfriend in May 2020, weeks before his enlistment.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sangjae KANG at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ a b "Sangjae Kang, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  3. ^ "Sang-Jae Kang Basketball Player Profile, Inchon ET Land Elephants, News, KBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
  4. ^ "고려대 '트윈 타워' 이종현·강상재, 상무 눌렀다". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "최준용-강상재 "우정과 라이벌 사이" ①". Jumpball (in Korean). 3 January 2017.
  6. ^ "KBL 신인 드래프트…'빅3' 이종현·최준용·강상재 "내가 최고 되겠다"". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 18 October 2016.
  7. ^ "[KBL 신인드래프트] 황금 세대 '빅3'가 뜬다". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 18 October 2016.
  8. ^ "오세근 프로농구 MVP...강상재 신인왕". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 27 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Sangjae Kang Player Profile, Incheon ET Land Elephants, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  10. ^ "Incheon ET Land Elephants Rosters - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  11. ^ "결혼과 군대 앞둔 강상재 "대한민국 남자라면 피할 수 없기에"" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 4 April 2020.
  12. ^ a b "군입대 강상재 "훌륭한 선수, 멋진 남편으로 돌아오겠다"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 28 May 2020.
  13. ^ "DB가 풀어야 할 숙제, 강상재 '3번 활용법'" (in Korean). BasketKorea.com. 26 August 2021.
  14. ^ "제대 후 돌아갈 원주 DB 상대로 30점·15R 맹활약한 상무 강상재". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 13 September 2021.
  15. ^ "돌아오는 '예비역 병장' 강상재 "DB산성 재건 충분히 가능"" (in Korean). joins.com. 1 December 2021.
  16. ^ "U19 Korea Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  17. ^ "Kang Sangjae - Basketball player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

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