Moon Kyung-eun

Moon was heavily scouted as a high school student and went on to Yonsei University. His time at Yonsei coincided with what is often retrospectively dubbed the "golden era" of domestic college basketball. He and his teammates, as well as their counterparts from traditional athletic rivals Korea University, enjoyed a level of popularity similar to that of idol singers and A-list actors/actresses due to their skills and good looks. Together with his Yonsei teammates Lee Sang-min and Woo Ji-won and Korea University's Hyun Joo-yup and Chun Hee-chul, among others, they were collectively dubbed "Oppa Troupe" (오빠부대) by the media.[3][4][5] As a college player, Moon became known for his accurate shooting and drew comparisons to his older contemporary shooting guard Hur Jae, despite being a forward.[6]

In 1994, Moon joined the Suwon-based semi-professional team of Samsung Electronics,[7] who famously scouted him and secured a contract with him before graduation.[8] He enlisted for mandatory military service in 1995 and was assigned to the Sangmu team.[9] By the time he was discharged in 1997, the professional league had just been established.[10] Samsung was admitted as a member and Moon and most of his teammates remained with the team. He was an integral part of the Samsung team which won the 2001 KBL Championship.

In 2001, Moon signed with Incheon SK Bigs, now Daegu KOGAS Pegasus, and spent five seasons at the team. During the 2003-04 season, Woo Ji-won set the record for the most points scored in a single game in the Korean Basketball League, scoring 70 points against Changwon LG Sakers in March.[11] On the same day Moon scored 66 points (22 three-pointers) against TG Sambo, ranking second behind Woo. The records came under scrutiny from fans and the media due to the statistical impossibility of such records occurring during a regular professional game unless collusion between players and coaches had taken place and the opposing team intentionally failing to play in a usual competitive manner to allow the respective players to achieve their records.[12] As no evidence was ever presented to support the theory, the records still remain in the KBL's record book, but have been described as "shameful" and "embarrassing" by the media and still regarded as a taboo topic by head coaches and players of the respective teams from the two games.[11] In later years, Moon and Woo have declined to mention the records whenever their career achievements are brought up. After the 2003-04 season, the KBL stopped issuing an award to the top scorer at its annual awards ceremony and only releases the statistics on its official website.[12]

Moon joined Seoul SK Knights in 2006. He retired at the end of the 2009-10 season.[5] Seoul SK Knights retired his number 10 jersey.[13][14] Known for being one of the best three-point shooters during his heyday, he earned the nickname "Rambo Shooter" as he was said to resemble Rambo actor Sylvester Stallone.[14][3]