WATANABE Hugh

Date of Birth: 23 Dec 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 2.07/6'9''

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : OKINAWA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Men JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group C #08 JPN Japan 77 ESP Spain 88	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group C #18 SLO Slovenia 116 JPN Japan 81	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group C #30 ARG Argentina 97 JPN Japan 77	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Previous names:

Occupation:

University of Portland, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

Ryukyu Golden Kings [Okinawa, JPN] since 2021

Dai Oketani [club], JPN; Julio Lamas [national], ARG

Position style:

Power forward (goldenkings.jp, 18 Jun 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His grandfather Doug Hogland played American football in the NFL for six seasons in 1950s. His younger brother Cole has played volleyball for the University of Hawaii, and also represented Japan at the 2019 U23 Asian Championship in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (hawaiiathletics.com, 01 Jan 2021; ucdavisaggies.com, 28 Nov 2020; staradvertiser.com, 26 Feb 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 16 Jan 2018)

National league:

B.League [JPN] (goldenkings.jp, 18 Jun 2021)

He began focusing on the sport in grade 12 of high school. (number.bunshun.jp, 16 Jan 2018)

General Interest

General
HERITAGE
He was born to a US father and a Japanese mother in Hawaii, United States of America. He switched his surname from Hogland to Watanabe when he began representing the Japanese national team in basketball. "I have a lot of pride from both sides of my family. My grandfather was a National Football League [NFL] player and the Hogland name means a lot to me too but to wear the Watanabe surname, it gives my mother an immense amount of pride. Just to see her smile, it's everything." (khon2.com, 07 Jul 2021; goldenkings.jp, 18 Jun 2021; Instagram profile, 17 Nov 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 16 Jan 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in business at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California [UC], Davis in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2021; ucdavisaggies.com, 28 Nov 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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