Kenzo Maeda
Maeda in 2015
Akita Northern Happinets
PositionHead coach
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1982-06-27) June 27, 1982 (age 41)
Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 9[1] in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolDaisho Gakuen (Osaka, Japan)
College
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As coach:
2007-2008Human Academy Basketball College (asst.)
2008–2011Takamatsu Five Arrows (asst.)
2011–2015Takamatsu Five Arrows
2015–2019Akita Northern Happinets (asst.)
2019-presentAkita Northern Happinets

Kenzo Maeda (前田 顕蔵, Maeda Kenzō, born June 27, 1982) is a current professional basketball head coach for Akita Northern Happinets in Japan and the former bench boss for the Takamatsu Five Arrows of the bj league.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He also served as a support coach/translator for the Japan national basketball team.

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 UNK 11 0 5.1 .167 .125 .000 0.3 0.27 0.09 0.0 0.5
2005-06 UNK 12 0 3.0 .111 .200 .000 0.0 0.25 0.08 0.0 0.3

Source[8][9]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Takamatsu 2011-12 52 2 50 .038 9th in Western - - - – Missed playoffs
Takamatsu 2012-13 52 20 32 .385 9th in Western - - - – Missed playoffs
Takamatsu 2013-14 52 23 29 .442 7th in Western — — — — Missed playoffs
Takamatsu 2014-15 52 17 35 .327 8th in Western 2 0 2 .000 Lost in First Round
Akita 2019-20 41 19 22 .463 5th in Eastern - - - – Canceled
Akita 2020-21 59 28 31 .475 7th in Eastern - - - – Missed playoffs
Career 308 109 199 .354 2 0 2 .000
Maeda with national team

Personal life

Maeda has been married to Natsumi, and they have three sons.

References

  1. ^ "Kenzo Maeda Basketball Player Profile, University of Nebraska-Kearney, News, MIAA stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - usbasket".
  2. ^ Odeven, Ed (2015-05-08). "Takamatsu hires Ito to replace Maeda as bench boss". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  3. ^ Odeven, Ed (2015-01-22). "Takamatsu searching for solution as season slips away". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  4. ^ Odeven, Ed (2014-11-20). "Takamatsu making steady strides". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  5. ^ Odeven, Ed (2014-03-19). "Takamatsu struggling to turn things around". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  6. ^ "Kagawa Five Arrows basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  7. ^ "Golden Kings crush ailing Five Arrows". Japan Update. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  8. ^ "Nebraska-Kearney - Season Statistics".
  9. ^ "Nebraska-Kearney - Season Statistics".

External links

Media related to Kenzo Maeda at Wikimedia Commons

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