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Daichi Taniguchi

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League
  
B.League

Listed height
  
6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)

NBA draft
  
2015 / Undrafted

Position
  
Center

Nationality
  
Japanese

Listed weight
  
231 lb (105 kg)

Weight
  
105 kg

Pro career
  
2015

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Born
  
April 15, 1990 (age 26)Tawaramoto, Nara (
1990-04-15
)

High school
  
Rakunan (Kyoto, Japan)South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut)

Education
  
Arizona Western College, South Kent School

Similar
  
Shigehiro Taguchi, Ryosuke Shirahama, Seiya Ando, Tatsunori Fujie, Makoto Hiejima

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Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges. He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016-17.

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Trivia

  • He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy.
  • He likes yogurt.
  • He is a Starbucks mug cup collector.

    • Personal

    He is the son of Kimiya and Sachiko Taniguchi. His brother Hiroki plays for the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League.

    References

    Daichi Taniguchi Wikipedia
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