Kenichi Takahashi (basketball)
 Ken Takahashi in 2008 | |
| No. 16 – Akita Northern Happinets | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 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 | |
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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
- ^ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/03/27/basketball/bj-league/broncos-woes-continue-defeat-happinets/
- ^ http://www.happinets.net/news-cate08-entry/2015/10/21/24506/
- ^ Viking (13 October 2016). "海鮮料理バイキング". Retrieved 13 October 2016.