Makoto Hasegawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Makoto Hasegawa

Japanese basketball player

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1971

Place of Birth: Omonogawa, Akita, Japan

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Makoto Hasegawa (????, born 2 April 1971) is a Japanese basketball coach and a former player.
Hasegawa was the head coach of Akita Northern Happinets.
He is the first Japanese player ever to play in the American Basketball Association.
Because of his trademark bushy goatee, his nickname is "hige" in Akita.
He played for Kosei Club and Akita Northern Bisons as an amateur in his home prefecture.
Currently he serves as an unaffiliated director of the Akita Happinets and the Japan national 3x3 team coach.