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Japanese basketball player
Takuya Kawamura
No. 0 – Nishinomiya Storks
PositionShooting guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1986-04-24) April 24, 1986 (age 38)
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolMorioka Minami
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2008OSG
2008–2013Link Tochigi Brex
2013–2015Wakayama Trians
2015–2016Mitsubishi Electric
2016–2019Yokohama B-Corsairs
2019–2021SeaHorses Mikawa
2021–presentNishinomiya Storks
Career highlights and awards
  • Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (2006)
  • 3× JBL Scoring leader (2009–2011)
  • 4× JBL Best5 (2006, 2008–2010)
  • JBL All-star (2009)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2010 Beirut Team
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Taipei Team

Takuya Kawamura (川村 卓也, Kawamura Takuya, born 24 April 1986) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks. In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice. In 2009, he decided to leave the Japan Basketball League and try to earn a contract in the NBA. In the 2009 NBA Summer League, the Phoenix Suns added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine" and very talkative as he had a radio show on Tochigi's Radio Berry FM.

His notable buzzer beaters

  • On May 14, 2017, he hit a buzzer beater in a relegation game 3 against Akita Northern Happinets to a win 17–16. Video
  • In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Video
  • On February 4, 2017, in a B.League regular season game, he sank a buzzer-beating to win the game against the Chiba Jets, 72–70. Video

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA Summer League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Phoenix Suns 1 0 4.4 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 OSG
2006-07
2007-08 35 34 35.9 .436 .417 .812 4.1 1.7 1.2 0.1 14.6
2008-09 Tochigi 35 35.7 .408 .408 .742 4.5 2.1 1.4 0.2 20.4
2009-10 40 33.5 .430 .375 .754 3.8 2.7 1.3 0.2 20.5
2010-11 28 34.2 .395 .354 .714 4.8 2.7 1.1 0.2 19.5
2011-12 37 36 35.0 .412 .404 .838 3.9 4.5 1.7 0.1 20.4
2012-13 30 28 34.5 .428 .435 .776 3.9 3.7 1.2 0.0 18.3
2013-14 Wakayama 46 39 35.3 .430 .396 .811 3.1 5.1 1.2 0.2 19.2
2014-15 9 4 27.0 .388 .321 .914 2.2 3.6 1.8 0.2 15.9
2015-16 Mitsubishi 42 30 21.6 .394 .397 .667 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 7.7
2016-17 Yokohama 59 57 29.5 .402 .321 .781 3.1 3.3 0.9 0.1 13.4
2017-18 57 43 29.6 .416 .368 .807 3.2 3.6 0.8 0.1 13.6
2018-19 59 53 31.3 .426 .360 .856 2.6 4.5 1.3 0.1 15.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 Yokohama 4 4 26.37 .353 .286 .826 4.0 1.0 1.25 0.75 15.3
2016-17 Yokohama 1 1 19.48 .000 .000 1.000 4.0 2.0 0 0 2.0
2017-18 Yokohama 4 4 28.42 .411 .333 .826 4.8 5.8 0.75 0 18.3
2018-19 Yokohama 3 3 25.21 .429 .125 .929 2.3 5.7 1.0 0.67 12.7

Early cup games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Yokohama 2 2 29.59 .438 .500 1.000 4.0 3.0 1.0 0 9.5
2018 Yokohama 2 2 27.34 .367 .364 1.000 3.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 16.5

All-star games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 B.White 1 1 20.01 .545 .375 .000 0.0 2.0 0.0 0 15.0

National team statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006 Japan 5 11.00 .263 .235 .000 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 2.8
2007 Japan 8 22.07 .451 .477 .500 2.1 0.9 0.8 0 14.6
2011 Japan 9 29.13 .398 .356 .826 1.7 3.1 1.2 0 13.4

Personal

His older brother also plays basketball. Takuya has been married with two children.

References

  1. "Takuya Kawamura". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "【連載】"破天荒Bリーガー"川村卓也の「意趣タク逸」Vol.01 100問100答チャレンジ".
  3. "INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB | The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball". itplanning.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04.
  4. "【試合結果】5/14（日）B1残留プレーオフ2016-17 1回戦 vs横浜ビー・コルセアーズ＠CNAアリーナ☆あきた（秋田市立体育館）".
  5. @jyounetuball (29 November 2018). "バスケバスケー3x3日本選手権U-18岩手代表のチームKARK(雫石中)の2回目強化練習を実施しました。今日は横浜Bコルセアーズの川村卓也選手(岩手出身)のお兄さんが特別コーチに来てくれて､最高のコーチ陣に加え､"DAYZ"と…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "川村 卓也さん | プロバスケのオールスターゲームに出場した横浜ビー・コルセアーズの | 都筑区". 2 February 2017.

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