Kentaro Iishi is a freshman in the Shohoku basketball team. He is 170 cm tall, and hasn't had the chance to play in a real game yet.
His position is Point Guard/Shooting Guard.
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Iishi started in Shohoku's Freshmen vs. Upper Classmen scrimmage when Coach Anzai first visited practice to gauge the new freshmen players. Iishi wore #9 for this scrimmage.
Iishi was part of the freshmen team in the 5-on-5 upper classmen v. freshmen scrimmage Shohoku had after their defeat to Kainan. When Rukawa and Sakuragi were fighting each other for the same high-post position, Iishi told Kuwata to pass the ball to Rukawa. This infuriated Sakuragi, and Iichi ended up being smacked on the head.
During Shohoku v. Ryonan, Iishi helped Mitsui up when he fainted due to dehydration.
In preparation for the national tournament, Iishi was part of the "A" team for Shohoku's scrimmages.
During Shohoku v. Sannoh, Iishi was the first to "transfer" his energy to Sakuragi's hand before Sakuragi went back in to spark Shohoku's comeback in the 2nd half.