Kengo Nomoto

Kengo Nomoto
野本建吾
No. 11 – Gunma Crane Thunders
PositionSmall forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1992-04-25) April 25, 1992 (age 32)
Amagasaki, Hyogo
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 6.8 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolHokuriku (Fukui, Fukui)
College
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Kawasaki Brave Thunders
2018–2021Akita Northern Happinets[1]
2021-presentGunma Crane Thunders
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL champion (2016)
  • Japanese College champion
  • Japanese High School champion[2]

Kengo Nomoto (野本 建吾, Nomoto Kengo, born April 25, 1992), nicknamed Nomoken, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League in Japan.[3] The small forward also represented the Japan national basketball team in 2014 and 2016. He tested positive for the coronavirus on November 24, 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "Nomoto provides spark for Akita". 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (30 December 2010). "Hokuriku High captures All-Japan basketball title". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Akita Northern Happinets (29 June 2018). "【新入団】野本 建吾 選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "【ご報告】秋田ノーザンハピネッツ選手の新型コロナウイルス陽性判定について". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.