No. 55–Shimane Susanoo Magic | |
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Position | Center / forward |
League | B.League |
Personal information | |
Born | Tawaramoto, Nara [1] | April 15, 1990
Nationality | Japanese |
Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College |
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NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2019 | Akita Northern Happinets |
2019-2021 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
2021-2022 | Ibaraki Robots |
2022-present | Shimane Susanoo Magic |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan. [3] He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy. [4] In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges. [5] [6] [7] He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016-17. He has been named the new Akita captain after Toshino's departure in November 2018. [8] He is a Starbucks mug cup collector and a tropical fish addict. [9] Use of the moyai emoji is usually meant to imply strength or determination, and it's also used frequently in Taniguchi's posts. [10] [11] He signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies on June 24, 2019. [12] [13]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010-11 | Arizona Western | 32 | .450 | .380 | .810 | 2.063 | 0.313 | 0.375 | 0.344 | 6.4 | ||
2011-12 | Arizona Western | 29 | .350 | .200 | .570 | 1.828 | 0.448 | 0.103 | 0.310 | 3.8 | ||
2013-14 | SE OK State | 27 | 16 | 24.3 | .372 | .351 | .667 | 2.67 | 1.74 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 5.52 |
2014-15 | SE OK State | 9 | 2 | 6.4 | .100 | .111 | .000 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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bj League 2015-16 | Akita | 24 | 6.4 | 43.4 | 0 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | |
B League 2016-17 | Akita | 58 | 37 | 18.1 | 36.1 | 31.6 | 25 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
B League 2017-18 | Akita | 60 | 35 | 15.3 | 36.5 | 31.8 | 64 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
B League 2018-19 | Akita | 58 | 8.4 | 35.0 | 34.2 | 50.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 | |
B League 2019-20 | Hiroshima | 45 | 9.0 | 43.1 | 39.0 | 72.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | |
B League 2020-21 | Hiroshima | 31 | 7.1 | .367 | .375 | .923 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016-17 | Akita | 2 | 20.00 | .118 | .133 | .500 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
2017-18 | Akita | 5 | 4 | 9.39 | .435 | .421 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 6.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | Akita | 2 | 2 | 18:04 | .500 | .571 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
2018 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 7:55 | .143 | .143 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
2019 | Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 14:03 | .231 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 8.5 | .333 | .200 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
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