Kei Igarashi

Kei Igarashi (五十嵐 圭、born May 7, 1980 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Niigata Albirex BB of the B.League. He also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1]

Kei Igarashi
No. 7 Niigata Albirex BB
PositionPoint guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1980-05-07) May 7, 1980
Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHokuriku
CollegeChuo University
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003-2009Hitachi Sunrockers
2009-2010Toyota Alvark
2010-2016Mitsubishi Electric
2016-Niigata Albirex BB

Igarashi averaged 9 points and 3 assists per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[2] Igarashi scored a team-high 18 points and added three assists in Japan's lone win at the tournament, a 78-61 preliminary round victory over Panama.[3] In his most recent, national team appearance, Igarashi had a team-leading 3.6 assists per game, good for third best overall in the tournament.[4] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.

In the 2009-10 season, he entered the month-long winter break averaging 9.3 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Alvark.[5] The popular Igarashi was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as the leading point guard vote-getter for the East.[6]

References

  1. Player Profile at FIBA.com
  2. FIBA Archive
  3. Japan v. Panama boxscore at FIBA.com
  4. FIBA Archive
  5. Kei Igarashi at asia-basket.com
  6. asia-basket.com Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine: "JBL All-Star game rosters set" (December 6, 2009)
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