| Kainan High | |
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| Region | Kanagawa |
| Captain | Shinichi Maki |
| Vice-captain | Kazuma Takasago |
| Coach | Riki Takato |
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| Record | |
| 2nd, National Tournament
Final Four, National Tournament (previous year) | |
Kainan University Affiliated High School basketball team has qualified for the National High School Tournament for 17 straight years and are known as the "Kings of Kanagawa." Kainan lost in the semifinals in the previous National Tournament against the defending champion Sannoh by 30 points. At the end of the manga they finished as #2 in the National Tournament, losing the final match to a team not named or shown in the manga, as the author Takehiko Inoue answered in an interview.[1]
Kainan's starting players are Shinichi Maki, Soichiro Jin, Kiyota Nobunaga, Kazuma Takasago, and Tadashi Muto. Their coach is Riki Takato.
Offensive and Defensive style[]
The entire team is composed of well trained versatile players with incredible stamina and cohesive team defense.
Without a doubt the team's success is reliant on how far Maki can take them. He has Magic Johnson like abilities, he can play center if needed but has the dribbling and passing ability of an elite point guard. He's one of the best at attacking the rim and breaking down the opponent's defense which creates good scoring opportunities for his teammates. If
Maki is guarded well the ball will primarily go to the long-range shooter and Kanagawa's leading scorer Soichiro Jin who has a very accurate shot when left open. There is also the short but athletic "super rookie" Nobunaga Kiyota who is capable of attacking the basket and dunking over Uozumi.
Weakness[]
Kainan doesn't have a Center that is on par with Akagi, Uozumi or Hanagata. Since the team is composed of elite players, this has not been a major problem. However the team's average length could be considered small. Both forwards aren't taller than 185cm. Kiyota might be able to jump very high, but he will still be easier to guard than a 185+ cm guy.
The center isn't very special and the forwards aren't very good scorers. Jin is a great shooter but not the type that can create his own shot. He's only able to do open 3-point shots but will have a hard time as soon as a capable on-ball defender in Sakuragi is put into him. He was blocked numerous times and completely taken out of the game.
The offense lives and dies with Maki. The team varies depending on his performance. When he's guarded very well the rest of the team isn't really able to create chances which was evident in their game vs Shohoku. It is when Anzai decided to use four players to guard the strong Maki and tasked Sakuragi to guard Jin which completely nullified Kainain's offense.
Training style[]
Although the players aren't known for their talent, they are very capable by the hard training regimen they have gone through. What they lack in talent they compensate with physical power. They have been trained on the physical shape very well, which you can clearly see in the district finals. Ryonan is trained as well but Kainan was physically stronger.
Matches[]
| Kanagawa Quarter Final (Past) | Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Miuradai High School | No Score |
| Kanagawa Final (Past) | Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Shoyo High School | No Score |
| Inter High Tournament (Past) | Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Sannoh High School (Semi Finals) | 83 - 113 |
| Kanagawa Quarter Final | Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Takezono High School | 150 - 78 |
| Kanagawa Finals | Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Shohoku High School (1st Round) | 90 - 88 |
| Kainan High School vs. Ryonan High School (2nd Round) | 89 - 83 |
| Kainan High School vs. Takezato High School (3rd Round) | 98 - 51 |
| Inter High Tournament | Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Umamiya High School (2st Round) | 104 - 49 |
| Kainan High School vs. Rakuan High School (Quarter Finals) | No Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Aiwa Gakuen High School (Semi Finals) | No Score |
| Kainan High School vs. Hakata Taiei High (Final) | No Score |
Characters[]
- #4: Shinichi Maki – 3rd Year.
- #5: Kazuma Takasago – 3rd Year.
- #6: Soichiro Jin – 2nd Year.
- #7: Daoming Shinmei – 2nd Year.
- #8: Hiro Tsuburaya – 2nd Year.
- #9: Tadashi Muto – 3rd Year.
- #10: Nobunaga Kiyota – 1st Year.
- #11: Tetsuya Takamiya – 1st Year.
- #12: Mitsuru Nakagawa – 1st Year.
- #13: Jeffrey Kensake – 1st Year.
- #14: Raita Honegawa – 2nd Year.
- #15: Yoshinori Miyamasu – 3rd Year.
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Stats[]
| Offense | 9/10 | [[File:|135px]] | |
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| Defense | 9/10 | ||
| Bench Strength | 9/10 | ||
| Height | 6/10 | ||
| Teamwork | 8/10 | ||
Trivia[]
- Their team is likely to be based on the Los Angeles Lakers, because of the team colors purple and gold and the similarities of the logos, and also the tendency to pick powerful big men.
- Jin with 30.3 points per game is the district games top scorer of Kanagawa
- Maki is most likely based on "Magic Johnson"
- Kainan has been playing in the IH games for 17 years
- Maki and Miyamasu appeared in the author's previous work Chameleon Jail (whose main character is similar to Sendoh Akira) as Long (Goldman) and Wan. Maki's character was a Chinese Mafia son who wanted to be a Hollywood Comedian/ actor. Wan was Maki's character's co-waiter in a Chinese restaurant.
- Although not shown fully, they can be briefly seen in a scene of The First Slam Dunk
References[]
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| v - e - t | Kainan High |
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| Players | Shinichi Maki • Soichiro Jin • Kazuma Takasago • Tadashi Muto • Nobunaga Kiyota • Yoshinori Miyawasu |
| Coach | Riki Takato |