Akita Northern Happinets
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Akita Northern Happinets | |||
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Leagues | bj league | ||
Founded | 2010 | ||
History | 2010–present | ||
Arena | Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (capacity: 6,000) |
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Location | Akita Prefecture | ||
Team colors | Pink, Gold, Black |
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President | ![]() |
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Head coach | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
PG | 176 | 70 |
2 | ![]() |
PG | 186 | 83 |
5 | ![]() |
SG | 184 | 84 |
6 | ![]() |
SF | 188 | 90 |
8 | ![]() |
PG | 173 | 65 |
11 | ![]() |
SF | 192 | 87 |
13 | ![]() |
C | 211 | 112 |
14 | ![]() |
SF | 188 | 82 |
15 | ![]() |
SF | 198 | 96 |
16 | ![]() |
SG | 181 | 78 |
35 | ![]() |
PF | 206 | 105 |
55 | ![]() |
C | 201 | 105 |
Notable former players
Antonio Burks
Marshall Brown
T. J. Cummings
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Jarrid Famous
Makoto Hasegawa
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Sek Henry
Kazuhiro Shoji
Yuki Togashi
Brandon Wallace
References
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- ↑ Akita Northern Happinets Player Profiles