The Akita Northern Happinets had four players named to the Eastern Conference All-Star squad for the Jan. 26 game in Akita, the bj-league announced on Friday.
Happinets guards Yuki Togashi (14.3 points per game, tied for league lead with 6.7 assists per game) and Shigehiro Taguchi (11.1 ppg, 58 3-pointers, 43.6 percent 3-point shooting) were chosen along with Akita forwards Richard Roby (19.7 ppg) and Ruben Boykin (13.5 ppg, league-best 13.7 rebounds per game. Sendai 89ers post player Wendell White (21.0 ppg) was also named an East starter.
Roby's older brother is New York Knicks big man Kenyon Martin.