hiː ɪz ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡˈɑːɹd fɚðə kəlˈʌmbiə lˈaɪənz bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl tˈiːm æt kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd ðə fˈɜːst dʒˌæpənˈiːz nˈeɪɾɪv bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl plˈeɪɚɹ ɪn ˈɛŋkˈɑː dᵻvˈɪʒən aɪ hˈɪstɚɹi.
He is a former guard for the Columbia Lions basketball team at Columbia University and the first Japanese native basketball player in NCAA Division I history.