Kotetsu Kurokawa
Japanese basketball player (born 2003)
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Kotetsu Kurokawa (黒川虎徹, Kurokawa Kotetsu) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League.
| No. 3 – Altiri Chiba | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | B.League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 9, 2003 Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Tokai | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024– | Altiri Chiba | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Kotetsu Kurokawa was born in the Nagasaki Prefecture on February 9, 2003.[1]
Career
Kurokawa, who had been a student at Tokai University since 2019, joined the Altiri Chiba of the B.League's second division (B2) as a special designated player in January 2024 for the 2023–24 season.[2]
In the 2024–25 B2 Finals, Altiri Chiba faced the Toyama Grouses in a best-of-three series. The teams split the first two games, but the decisive third game was cancelled, resulting in both teams being declared co-champions and promoted to B1. Kurokawa was named Finals MVP.[3]
National team
Kurokawa made his debut for the Japan national team in August 2026, coming off the bench in Japan's 67–65 defeat to Mongolia at the Nippon Life Cup..[4] At the 2026 Asian Games, held in Japan, Kurokawa helped Japan reach the final, where they lost to South Korea, earning a silver medal.[5]