Genzaburo Ishikawa
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Ishikawa's drawing of the first basketball game, 1891.
Genzaburo S. Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川源三郎; July 27, 1866 - December 7, 1956) was a Japanese student at the International YMCA Training School, who was enrolled in Dr. James Naismith's gym class when the game of basketball was introduced. Thus, he was the first Japanese basketball player. Takeshi Ishikawa, executive director of the Japan Basketball Association, is his descendant.
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External Links
- Description of first game (Original in Japanese; Google English translation)
