J. R. Sakuragi

Quick Facts

Full Name	J. R. Sakuragi
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 30, 1976(1976-10-30)
Age	48
Birthplace	Bakersfield
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

J. R. Sakuragi Biography

J. R. Sakuragi is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 30, 1976 in Bakersfield, California, United States. J. R. Sakuragi (桜木 ジェイアール , Sakuragi Jeiāru, born Milton J. Henderson Jr.; October 30, 1976) , is an American-Japanese professional basketball player.

Sakuragi’s application to become a naturalized Japanese citizen cleared on July 2, 2007, and he changed his name from J. R. Henderson to J. R. Sakuragi. He chose his new name for two reasons: firstly, he thought a Japanese name would speed up the naturalization, and secondly for the Japanese sakura cherry blossoms. It also corresponded to the name of Hanamichi Sakuragi, the protagonist of the popular basketball manga Slam Dunk.

Sakuragi played for the Japan national team as they competed in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, a qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

J. R. Sakuragi Net Worth

J. R. Sakuragi is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J. R. Sakuragi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Raised in Bakersfield, Sakuragi played college basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and was a member of the Bruins’ national championship team in 1994–95. He was able to play all five positions. On the NCAA championship team in his freshman year, Sakuragi was named the team’s most valuable freshman along with Toby Bailey. He was named to the All-Pac-10 first team during his sophomore and senior seasons, and was also named the Bruins’ co-most valuable player both years as well. He averaged 14.2 points per game in his four-year career at the school. He was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (56th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft where he played one season.

Sakuragi played the next two years for teams in Las Vegas and France and summer-league teams in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In 2001, he moved to Japan to play for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League, averaging 21.5 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in 2006.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

J. R. Sakuragi height 6 ft 8 in Luciano weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is J. R. Sakuragi Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Luciano Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. J. R. Sakuragi celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.