What Are the Heights, Ages, and Weights of Slam Dunk Characters

Slam Dunk is a legendary anime TV series adapted from Takehiko Inoue’s basketball manga. Being one of the best anime series in the ’90s, we all surely miss Sakuragi and the gang. So with that, we are going to feature a height comparison of Slam Dunk characters, as reported by Fandom.com.

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LIST OF THE CHARACTERS WITH THEIR HEIGHTS, AGES AND WEIGHTS

Characters	Heights	Ages	Weights
Jun Uozumi	202 cm (6′ 7″)	~ 18 years old	~ 170 lbs
Toru Hanagata	197 cm (6′ 5″)	18 years old	~ 160 lbs
Takenori Akagi	197 cm (6′ 5″)	18 years old	~ 160 lbs
Shoichi Takano	193cm (6′ 3″)	~ 18 years old	~ 150 lbs
Mitsuru Nagano	191cm (6′ 3″)	~ 18 years old	~ 150 lbs
Kazuma Takasago	191 cm (6′ 3″)	~ 17 years old	~ 150 lbs
Kazushi Hasegawa	190cm (6′ 2″)	~ 18 years old	~ 150 lbs
Hanamichi Sakuragi	190cm (6′ 2″)	16 years old	~ 150 lbs
Akira Sendoh	190cm (6′ 2″)	17 years old	~ 150 lbs
Soichiro Jin	189 cm (6′ 2″)	~ 16 years old	~ 150 lbs
Kaede Rukawa	188 cm (6′ 2″)	15 years old	~ 150 lbs
Kicchou Fukuda	188 cm (6′ 2″)	~ 16 years old	~ 150 lbs
Dai Moroboshi	188 cm (6′ 2″)	~ 16 years old	~ 150 lbs
Oda Tatsumasa	185 cm (6′ 1″)	~ 16 years old	~ 150 lbs
Hisashi Mitsui	184 cm (6′ 0″)	18 years old	~ 140 lbs
Shinichi Maki	184 cm (6′ 0″)	17 years old	~ 140 lbs
Ryoji Ikegami	183 cm (6′ 0″)	~ 18 years old	~ 140 lbs
Kiminobu Kogure	178 cm (5′ 10″)	18 years old	~ 130 lbs
Nobunaga Kiyota	178 cm (5′ 10″)	~ 16 years old	~ 130 lbs
Kenji Fujima	178 cm (5′ 10″)	~ 18 years old	~ 130 lbs
Hiroaki Koshino	174 cm (5′ 7″)	~ 17 years old	~ 120 lbs
Tomoyuki Uekusa	170 cm (5′ 6″)	~ 17 years old	~ 120 lbs
Ryota Miyagi	168 cm (5′ 5″)	17 years old	~ 120 lbs
Yasuharu Yasuda	165 cm (5′ 4″)	17 years old	~ 110 lbs
Yoshinori Miyawasu	160cm (5′ 3″)	16 years old	~ 110 lbs

ANALYSIS OF THE HEIGHTS OF SLAM DUNK CHARACTERS
ANALYSIS OF THE AGES OF SLAM DUNK CHARACTERS
ANALYSIS OF THE WEIGHTS OF SLAM DUNK CHARACTERS

ANALYSIS OF THE HEIGHTS OF SLAM DUNK CHARACTERS

CENTER

Firstly, 17 out of 25 basketball player characters are six feet tall and above. Jun Uozumi is the tallest, with 202 cm (6’7″). We can compare his height with Kawhi Leonard of the LA Clippers, who is also 6’7″.

Next, Toru Hanagata and Takenori Akagi, who are 197 cm (6′ 5″). They are also from different teams – Uozumi from Ryonan, Hanagata from Shoyo, and Akagi from Shohoku. Because of their height, the top 3 functions as the Center of each team.

Then, the shortest Center on our list is Oda Tatsumasa of Takezono; he is on the 14th spot at 185 cm (6′ 1″).

POWER FORWARD

Firstly, the main character of the series and Shohoku’s Power Forward, Hanamichi Sakuragi, is on the 8th spot with 190 cm (6′ 2″). His height is comparable with Kyrie Irving, also listed as 6’2″.

Then, in the anime series, he is also of the same height as Kazushi Hasegawa of Shoyo and Akira Sendoh of Ryonan, who are also Forwards of their teams.

Moreover, one of Sakuragi’s rivals,Kicchou Fukuda, is Ryonan’s Power Forward. He is on the 12th spot with 188 cm (6′ 2″) and is equally tall as Shohoku’s Small Forward, Kaede Rukawa, and Aiwa’s Shooting Guard, Dai Moroboshi.

On the other hand, the tallest forwards on our list are from Shoyo – Shoichi Takano and Mitsuru Nagano, with 193 cm and 191 cm height, respectively.

lastly, the shortest Small Forwards in the series are Kiminobu Kogure from Shohoku and Nobunaga Kiyota of Kainan.

POINT GUARD

Meanwhile, the tallest Point Guard on our list is Kainan’s Team Captain, the 17-year old Shinichi Maki. He is 184 cm (6′ 0″) and is as tall as Shohoku’s Shooting Guard, Hisashi Mitsui.

Most of the shortest characters in this series are Shooting Guards and Point Guards. These include Kenji Fujima of Shoyo, Hiroaki Koshino of Ryonan, and Ryota Miyagi of Shohoku.

Lastly, the shortest player in this list is the 6th man for Kainan, Yoshinori Miyawasu, with 160cm (5′ 3″). Contrary to his awkward and distracting presence, he is a reliable 3-point-shooter despite his height. He is as tall as the shortest NBA player, Muggsy Bogues.

ANALYSIS OF THE AGES OF SLAM DUNK CHARACTERS

The ages of the Slam Dunk characters are based on Wiki Fandom. However, some of the characters don’t have mentioned ages so, we based their ages on their year on high school.

Firstly, we have those characters whose ages are stated on Wiki Fandom. We start from the oldest characters. So, they are Toru Hanagata, Takenori Akagi, Hisashi Mitsui, and Kiminobu Kogure. All of them are 18 years old.

Secondly, Akirah Sendoh, Shinichi Maki, Ryota Miyagi and Yasuharu Yasuda are 17 years old.

Next, Hanamichi Sakuragi and Yoshinori Miyawasu are 16 years old.

Then, we have the characters whose ages are estimated. So, we have those characters that are 18 years old approximately. They are Jun Uozumi, Shoichi Takano, Mitsuru Nagano, Kazushi Hasegawa, Ryoji Ikegami, and Kenji Fujima.

Moreover, Kazuma Takagaso, Hiroaki Koshino and Tomoyuki Uekusa are estimated to have ages of 17 years old.

Lastly, Soichiro Jin, Kicchou Fukuda, Dai Moroboshi and Oda Tatsumasa are 16 years old approximately.

ANALYSIS OF THE WEIGHTS OF SLAM DUNK CHARACTERS

The bases for their weights are their heights and ages. Then, we used the BMI Chart to estimate them.

First, the heaviest among the characters is Jun Uozumi. He is estimated to weigh 170 lbs.

Secondly, Toru Hanagata and Takenori Akagi have the same estimated weigh of 160 lbs.

Next, the characters who have estimated weights of 150 lbs, they are Shoichi Takano, Mitsuru Nagano, Kazuma Takasago, Kazushi Hasegawa, Hanamichi Sakuragi, Akirah Sendoh, Soichiro Jin, Kaede Rukawa, Kicchou Fukuda, Dai Moroboshi, and Oda Tatsumasa.

After that, Hisashi Mitsui, Shinichi Maki and Ryoji Ikegami are estimated to weigh 140 lbs.

Then, Kiminobu Kogure, Nobunaga Kiyota and Kenji Fujima are estimated to weigh 130 lbs.

Also, Hiroaki Koshino, Tomoyuki Uekusa and Ryota Miyagi are 120 lbs approximately.

Lastly, Yasuharu Yasuda and Yoshinori Miyawasu are the lightest among the characters. They weigh 110 approximately.