Stats info:

Position: Center
Height: 197 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Hanagata led Shoyo through most of Shoyo's game against Shohoku. He performs extremely well and is well trusted by Fujima. Quite a powerful player, his attacks brought great challenges to both Shohoku's super rookie: Rukawa and Shohoku's captain, Akagi. Hanamichi, without a doubt tried to prevent Hanagata from getting rebounds every chance he got. Despite Hanagata's height advantage, Hanamichi proved to be a tough opponent.