League B.League Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 76 kg Position Shooting guard | Nationality Japanese Listed weight 168 lb (76 kg) Education Tohoku Gakuin University Pro career 2003 | |
Born December 22, 1980 (age 36)
Shōwa, Akita ( 1980-12-22 ) High school Akita Technical (Akita, Japan) College Tohoku Gakuin University (1998–2002) Similar Shigehiro Taguchi, Seiya Ando, Tatsunori Fujie, Ken'ichi Takahashi Profiles | ||
Kenichi Takahashi (高橋 憲一, Takahashi Ken'ichi, born December 22, 1980) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. 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. Takahashi studies NBA to improve his game, and he is an Air Jordan collector.
Personal
His father Kento Takahashi runs a restaurant in Okubo, Katagami where Kenichi's awards, pictures and uniforms are displayed.
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