Name: Masashi Kawata School: Sannoh Industry High School, 3rd Year Physical: 194cm Family: Parents, younger brother Mikio Kawata Position: Center (C) / Forward (F) Jersey Number: No. 14 (2nd Year) → No. 7 (3rd Year) Nickname: Round-faced Gorilla Characteristics - He may seem blunt, but he is actually warm-hearted and enjoys taking care of others in his own way. - Despite his stern impression, he has a sense of humor and shows an unexpectedly funny side, such as being jealous of Eiji Sawakita for receiving many fan letters. When Eiji provoked him by saying, "Masashi-hyung has a wide shooting range despite his rugged face," Masashi got understandably annoyed regardless of their senior-junior relationship. Especially considering it's a comment from a handsome, popular guy to someone less attractive... Naturally, Masashi snapped back, "What does my face have to do with my shooting range!" and put Eiji in a leg lock. When the other seniors mocked Eiji for crying, Eiji dug his own grave by saying, "It really hurts! He's just ignorantly strong..." which led to an even more pissed-off Masashi putting him in an armlock. The fact that he treats such comments from a junior as a prank shows that Masashi is quite broad-minded. "Matsumoto, you just do what you need to do."

Name: Mikio Kawata School: Sannoh Industry High School, 1st Year Physical: 210cm, 130kg Family: Older brother Masashi Kawata, Parents Position: Center Jersey Number: No. 15 Personality: Innocent/Naive Nickname: Country Pumpkin Characteristics - A massive basketball player and the tallest character in Slam Dunk. He is over 15cm taller than his brother Masashi, but unlike his brother, he is soft-bodied. Like Hanamichi Sakuragi, he hasn't been playing basketball for long. Despite his size, he has an unexpectedly gentle and meticulous personality. - A freshman substitute player for Sannoh and Masashi Kawata's younger brother.

Name: Satoshi Ichinokura School: Sannoh Industry High School, 3rd Year Physical: 171cm Position: Shooting Guard Jersey Number: No. 8 Personality: Reticent with incredible perseverance Characteristics - The shortest member of the Sannoh team. - The only person who has never missed a single school training session. - There is a legend that he once finished an exam despite being in so much pain he almost fainted, only to find out it was appendicitis. Appendicitis can be fatal if it ruptures and causes peritonitis, making it a very dangerous situation to endure. - He has a somewhat blank-looking face(?). - One of the three members of the Sannoh basketball team who drinks coffee. - (My favorite, I love you ♡) "It's a team I usually wouldn't even pay attention to..."

Name: Eiji Sawakita School: Sannoh Industry High School, 2nd Year Physical: 186cm Family: Parents Position: Guard/Forward (GF) Jersey Number: No. 13 (1st Year) → No. 9 (2nd Year) Nickname: Super Ace, Buzz-cut Brat Characteristics - A bit of a crybaby (has a puppy-like personality despite his looks). - Like other seniors such as Kazunari Fukutsu, Masashi Kawata, and Masahiro Nobe, Eiji also has a history of running away from the gym because he couldn't stand Sannoh's harsh training. He seems to consider it a dark past. - He took a starting position as a freshman and played as the ace. Although he briefly left the dorms due to exhaustion from training, he eventually overcame it and led the team to the top of the nation in the summer tournament of his first year. - It's not that he's missing chances to grow in terms of team play; it's that there are no players in the country who can challenge him, so he lacks the opportunity to grow. - The ace of the strongest Sannoh basketball team. He is widely regarded as the No. 1 high school basketball player. Despite the Sannoh buzz-cut nerf, he is considered the most handsome player since the team's founding and has many female fans. "I can become it. In this country where I am not."

Name: Kazunari Fukutsu School: Sannoh Industry High School, 3rd Year Physical: 180cm Position: Point Guard Jersey Number: No. 9 (2nd Year) → No. 4 (3rd Year) Personality: Calm, Cool-headed Characteristics - A cool and composed personality that doesn't fall for the opponent's provocations, an unshakable mentality, and a playstyle that focuses on leading the game rather than personal scoring. - He shows a "best friend" vibe, such as occasionally stealing Matsumoto's coffee. - (My second favorite, I love you ♡)

Name: Minoru Matsumoto School: Sannoh Industry High School, 3rd Year Physical: 185cm Position: Guard Jersey Number: No. 6 Characteristics - His skills might be ace-level, but his greatest weakness is his mental strength. - He is evaluated as someone who would have been the ace at any other school. - The questionable victim(?) who always has his coffee stolen by Kazunari Fukutsu.

Name: Masahiro Nobe School: Sannoh Industry High School, 3rd Year Physical: 198cm Position: Center (C) Jersey Number: No. 5 Nickname: Totem Pole / Caveman Characteristics - Vice-captain of Sannoh High. - Taller than Masashi Kawata, and the second tallest on the team after the sixth man, Mikio Kawata. - His specialty is rebounding. "That guy is the first one I've ever lost to in rebounding, Masashi..."