Tenketsu Harimoto

Tenketsu Harimoto (張本 天傑, Harimoto Tenketsu, born January 8, 1992), birth name Zhang Tianjie (simplified Chinese: 张天杰; traditional Chinese: 張天傑), is a Chinese-born Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins club of the B.League in Japan.

Tenketsu Harimoto
張天傑
Harimoto with national team
No. 8 – Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
PositionPower forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolChubu University Daiichi High (Nisshin, Aichi)
CollegeAoyama Gakuin University
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2016Toyota Alvark
2016–presentNagoya Diamond Dolphins
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's basketball
Asian Games
2014 South Korea Team competition
William Jones Cup
2019 ROCTeam

He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, where he was Japan's best free throw shooter (free throws made).[1]

Personal

Harimoto is from a family of diverse athletes. His father was a basketball player, his mother was a volleyball player, his grandfather was a fencing coach, and his uncle was a badminton player.[2]

References
  1. Fiba Asia Cup 2017, FIBA.com, accessed 21 August 2017.
  2. "バスケ日本代表チームで活躍する中国系選手". People's Daily (in Chinese). 24 November 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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