Daisuke Usami

Daisuke Usami
Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Usami
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1979-03-29) 29 March 1979 Yokote, Akita, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Spike	320 cm (130 in)
Block	310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Career
Years Teams 2001–2006 Blue Rockets Tokyo 2006–2013 Panasonic Panthers
National team
2001–2012 Japan

Daisuke Usami (宇佐美 大輔, Usami Daisuke; born March 29, 1979) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He played as a setter and was one of the key players in the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. Usami was named Most Spectacular Player at the 2003 FIVB World Cup, where Japan ended in ninth place.

Honours

• 2001 FIVB World League — 9th place
• 2002 World Championship — 9th place
• 2003 FIVB World League — 13th place
• 2003 FIVB World Cup — 9th place
• 2004 FIVB World League — 10th place
• 2007 FIVB World Cup — 9th place

Individual awards

• 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup#Awards — Most Spectacular Player

Sources

• FIVB biography