Japanese basketball player
Takuya Kawamura (川村 卓也 , Kawamura Takuya , born 24 April 1986) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the SeaHorses Mikawa .[1] In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura 's advice.[2] 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"[3] 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.[4] 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 [ ]
NBA Summer League [ ]
2009-10
Phoenix Suns
1
0
4.4
.000
.000
.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0.0
Regular season [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
2019
B.White
1
1
20.01
.545
.375
.000
0.0
2.0
0.0
0
15.0
National team statistics [ ]
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.[5] Takuya has been married with two children.[6]
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