Tenketsu Harimoto

Standing 6'6" as a small forward and carrying a name that literally means "heavenly outstanding figure," Tenketsu Harimoto has a lot to live up to — and honestly, he does a solid job of it. A Chinese-born player who came up through the Japanese system and graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, he's been a steady presence in the B.League for years, suiting up for clubs like Alvark Tokyo and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. He even represented Japan at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, which isn't nothing — making a national squad tells you this guy can actually play. His career-high 27-point game shows he has moments where he takes over, and for a forward who quietly does the work every season without a ton of hype, there's something genuinely cool about that. The name grabs your attention first, but the longevity is what earns the respect.

Tenketsu Harimoto (張本天傑) is a Japanese professional basketball player born on January 8, 1992. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University. He is active on Instagram under the handle ten_ketsu.

Name (English)

Tenketsu Harimoto

Name (Japanese)

張本天傑

Reading

はりもと てんけつ

Born

January 8, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

Japan

Height

78cm

Occupation

Basketball player

University

Aoyama Gakuin University

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ten_ketsu/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A9%E5%82%91

Tags

• Basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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