About Mototaka Kohama
Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84). Mototaka Kohama was a Japanese basketball player.
was a Japanese basketball Head coach for the Akita Isuzu Motors, Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats and Yokohama Giga Cats. He was known as the “Godfather of Japanese basketball,” and served as head coach of the Japan national basketball team three times. Growing up in Akita during WWII as a young boy, he was told to stop playing basketball because it was an American sport. The pioneer studied basketball coaching at the University of Kentucky.
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Who was Mototaka Kohama?
Japanese basketball player
When was Mototaka Kohama born?
Mototaka Kohama was born on 17 October 1932 in Tokyo.
When did Mototaka Kohama die?
Mototaka Kohama died on 12 January 2017 in Minato.
What was Mototaka Kohama's occupation?
Mototaka Kohama was a basketball player.
What nationality was Mototaka Kohama?
Mototaka Kohama was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mototaka Kohama. https://biography.guide/mototaka-kohama/
MLA: "Mototaka Kohama." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mototaka-kohama/.
Chicago: "Mototaka Kohama." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mototaka-kohama/.
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