1995 entered Wuhan Sports School.
1998 Join the Hubei Provincial Team.
On July 15, 2002, Zhang Kai's mother died in a car accident on the way to deliver soup to her son who was training in the provincial team. From then on, Zhang Kai practiced harder.
Joined CBA Dongguan New Century Team in 2003.
In 2008, he joined the national training team and tried out the NBA Kings.