is a Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the San-en NeoPhoenix club of the B.League in Japan.
He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
He did judo at the elementary school. There was no judo club in his junior high school and switched to basketball. He received entrance offers from 73 high schools and chose the Kashiwa High School in Chiba Prefecture, following the Nakamura's advice.
References
External links
Asia-basket.com profile
FIBA profile
Real GM profile
1984 births
Living people
Centers (basketball) Japanese men's basketball players San-en NeoPhoenix players People from Toyokawa, Aichi Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games