Kenichi Takahashi (basketball)

Kenichi Takahashi

Ken Takahashi in 2008
Akita Northern Happinets
Position Ambassador
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1980-12-22) December 22, 1980
Shōwa, Akita
Nationality Japanese
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school Akita Technical (Akita, Japan)
College Tohoku Gakuin University (1998–2002)
Playing career 2003–2017
Career history
2003–2006 Hitachi Cable
2006-2012 Sendai 89ers
2012-2014 Iwate Big Bulls
2014-2015 Aomori Wat's
2015-2017 Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
  • bj league Free Throw Pct Leader (2009-10)
  • bj league All-star (2014)

Kenichi Takahashi (高橋 憲一, Takahashi Ken'ichi, born December 22, 1980) is a former Japanese professional basketball player and serves for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League as the ambassador.[1] He has played for the four Tohoku clubs of the bj league. In October 2015 he became a one-day honorary police chief at the Akita Higashi Police Station. Since then a police officer salute has become popular among Akita's boosters.[2][3] Takahashi studies NBA to improve his game,[4] and he is an Air Jordan collector.[5]

Trivia

Personal

His father Norito Takahashi runs a restaurant in Okubo, Katagami where Kenichi's awards, pictures and uniforms are displayed.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/03/27/basketball/bj-league/broncos-woes-continue-defeat-happinets/
  2. ↑ http://www.happinets.net/news-cate08-entry/2015/10/21/24506/
  3. ↑ Morrison, Scott (24 July 2017). "ken1mj23". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Odeven, Ed (20 July 2012). "Sendai guard Takahashi studied NBA to help improve his game". Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Mainichi Shimbun (5 January 2017). "プロバスケ・高橋憲一選手＆安藤誓哉選手 バスケを始めたきっかけはマイケル・ジョーダン　スラムダンクは"仙道推し"". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Cable Networks Akita (25 April 2017). "秋田ノーザンハピネッツの高橋憲一選手と地元トーク!!【秋田ケーブルテレビ】". Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Viking (13 October 2016). "海鮮料理バイキング". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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