Takuya Nakayama

Takuya Nakayama
中山拓哉
Nakayama at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
No. 17 – Akita Northern Happinets
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 30)
Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 11.8 in (1.82 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolTokai University Sagami
(Sagamihara, Kanagawa)
CollegeTokai University (2013–2017)
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–presentAkita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
  • B1 Steal leader (2018-19)
  • B2 Steal leader (2017-18)
  • B.League All-Star (2018)
  • All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship MVP (2016)
  • All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship Assist leader (2016)

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

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

Career statistics

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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
* Led the league

Regular season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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 (13 December 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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