Takuya Nakayama

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Takuya Nakayama
中山拓哉
Takuya Nakayama.jpg
Nakayama at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
No. 17–Akita Northern Happinets
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 29)
Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 11.8 in (1.82 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Tokai University Sagami
(Sagamihara, Kanagawa)
College Tokai University (2013–2017)
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–present Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards

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]

Contents

B.League Multiple-time steal leader

He won the Steal leader award two years in a row.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016-17 Akita22516.545.940.766.72.01.20.90.14.7
2017-18 Akita56442445.731.759.44.33.82.1*0.18.5
2018-19 Akita584429.940.818.562.24.85.42.2*0.17.3
2019-20 Akita321723.746.729.459.63.73.62.10.06.7
2020-21 Akita562122.8.405.256.7243.53.21.50.06.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016-17Akita223.0.500.3331.0002.00.52.005.5
2017-18Akita5320:37.265.250.5005.43.41.404.4

Early cup games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017Akita2118:22.385.1671.0004.51.51.505.0
2018Akita2227:49.444.000.5005.03.03.505.5
2019Akita2225:14.3331.0001.0005.51.51.00.53.5

Preseason games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018Akita2127.4.100.0001.0004.05.02.50.03.0
2019Akita3121.9.412.000.8572.34.34.30.05.7

Source: Changwon1 Changwon2 Source: Utsunomiya Toyama Sendai

Outfits

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Nike Air Force 1

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

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Shē pose

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Akita Northern Happinets (12 January 2017). "【新入団】選手契約合意のお知らせ" . Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Akita Asahi Broadcasting (13 January 2017). "Go Happinets".{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ natu (31 December 2017). "タクちゃんのブザビ" . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "「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.
  6. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube .
  7. ↑ "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～".
  8. ↑ @ssksn (December 13, 2018). "@hapi_bigface タクちゃんもやれます。#シェーパス" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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