Kenichi Takahashi (basketball)

Kenichi Takahashi

Ken Takahashi in 2008
No. 16 Akita Northern Happinets
Position Shooting guard
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1980-12-22) December 22, 1980
Katagami, 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–present
Career history
2003–2006 Hitachi Metals
2006-2012 Sendai 89ers
2012-2014 Iwate Big Bulls
2014-2015 Aomori Wat's
2015-present Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards

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.[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]

Personal

His father Kento Takahashi runs a restaurant in Okubo, Katagami where Kenichi's awards, pictures and uniforms are displayed.[3]

References

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