Akita Northern Happinets
| Akita Northern Happinets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues | bj league | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| History | 2010–present | ||
| Arena |
Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (capacity: 6,000) | ||
| Location | Akita Prefecture | ||
| Team colors |
Pink, Gold, Black | ||
| President |
 Yuki Mizuno | ||
| Head coach |
Makoto Hasegawa | ||
| Championships | 0 | ||
| Website | Happinets.net | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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The Akita Northern Happinets is a professional basketball team playing in the bj league, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan. Entering the league in 2010, the team found success for the first time in 2013–14, finishing their fourth season as runners-up. They went on to finish as runners-up for the second year in a row in 2014–15.
In July 2015, it was announced that the team will compete in the first division of the Japan Professional Basketball League, a new league in Japan set to begin play in 2016–17.[1]
Current roster
Correct as of 6 October 2015[2]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) |
| 1 | Shoya Uchimura |
PG | 176 | 70 |
| 2 | Ryosuke Mizumachi |
PG | 186 | 83 |
| 5 | Shigehiro Taguchi |
SG | 184 | 84 |
| 6 | Kenta Tateyama |
SF | 188 | 90 |
| 8 | Akitomo Takeno |
PG | 173 | 65 |
| 11 | Noriyuki Sugasawa |
SF | 192 | 87 |
| 13 |  Scott Morrison |
C | 211 | 112 |
| 14 | Yuto Otsuka |
SF | 188 | 82 |
| 15 |  Richard Roby |
SF | 198 | 96 |
| 16 | Kenichi Takahashi |
SG | 181 | 78 |
| 35 | Ray Turner |
PF | 206 | 105 |
| 55 | Daichi Taniguchi |
C | 201 | 105 |
Notable former players
- Antonio Burks
- Marshall Brown
- T. J. Cummings
- /
Jarrid Famous - Makoto Hasegawa
- /
Sek Henry - Kazuhiro Shoji
- Yuki Togashi
- Brandon Wallace
References
- ↑ Nagatsuka, Kaz (31 July 2015). "First wave of teams allocated for new hoop league". JapanTimes.co.jp. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ Akita Northern Happinets Player Profiles
External links
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