The Japan Times will feature periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Head coach Kensaku Tennichi of the Osaka Evessa is the subject of this week's profile. He led the Osaka Evessa to the bj-league's first championship last spring and coached the West squad at last Saturday s All-Star Game in Okinawa.
Kensaku Tennichi
OSAKA EVESSA PHOTOHometown: Osaka;
Age: 40
High school: Habikino H.S.
College: Nippon Sports Science University
Playing career: Panasonic Super Kangaroos (1989-2000)