Takuya Nakayama (born July 24, 1994) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.[1] He wears #17 because his mother, Yuko was born on the 17th day of the month.[2] On April 22, 2017, Nakayama made the longest shot of the B.League at first quarter buzzer beater.[3] On December 30. 2017, he hit another longest shot of the league at the third quarter buzzer beater.[4]
B.League Multiple-time steal leader
He won the Steal leader award two years in a row.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Akita | 22 | 5 | 16.5 | 45.9 | 40.7 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2017-18 | Akita | 56 | 44 | 24 | 45.7 | 31.7 | 59.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.1* | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| 2018-19 | Akita | 58 | 44 | 29.9 | 40.8 | 18.5 | 62.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.2* | 0.1 | 7.3 |
| 2019-20 | Akita | 32 | 17 | 23.7 | 46.7 | 29.4 | 59.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| 2020-21 | Akita | 56 | 21 | 22.8 | .405 | .256 | .724 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Akita | 2 | 23.0 | .500 | .333 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| 2017-18 | Akita | 5 | 3 | 20:37 | .265 | .250 | .500 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 4.4 |
Early cup games
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 18:22 | .385 | .167 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | Akita | 2 | 2 | 27:49 | .444 | .000 | .500 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | Akita | 2 | 2 | 25:14 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
Preseason games
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 27.4 | .100 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | Akita | 3 | 1 | 21.9 | .412 | .000 | .857 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai
Outfits
He plays with Nike Kyrie Low 2 basketball shoes and Stance socks and wears Air Force 1 Foamposite Pro Cup shoes on the Akita's snowy streets. [5][6]
Shē pass
His one-handed overhead pass to his side is called "Sheeeh! pass", because it looks like Sheeeh! pose in Japanese cartoon, Osomatsu-kun.[7][8]
External links
References
- ^ Akita Northern Happinets (12 January 2017). "【新入団】選手契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Akita Asahi Broadcasting (13 January 2017). "Go Happinets".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ B.League (24 April 2017). "これはなかなかお目にかかれない...自陣フリースローラインからのスーパーショット". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ natu (31 December 2017). "タクちゃんのブザビ". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "「僕は秋田が好き」エアフォース1を履いて秋田ライフ満喫の秋田ノーザンハピネッツ・中山拓哉選手 ＜Bリーグ×ファッションの密な関係Vol.11＞". 2 March 2019.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "新潟戦で中山選手秘儀シェーパス披露！多田選手オープニング３Ｐシュート炸裂で連勝 ｜ 秋田ノーザンハピネッツのクレイジーピンクに魅せられて～籠球（ろうきゅう）侍参上～".
- ^ @ssksn (13 December 2018). "@hapi_bigface タクちゃんもやれます。#シェーパス" (Tweet) – via Twitter.