Takato Riki

The coach of Kainan High's Basketball Team. He always comes up with very good strategies and has a very good analytical ability of the players - which makes him able to read the players tactics and see their weaknesses. He may also be quite hot-tempered - losing his cool and becomes very angry - when the odds are against his team, Kainan. He was Coach Taoka's rival during his high school basketball years. They are even competitive with each other NOW - trying to bring their own team to the highest level possible.