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Takuya Kawamura
No. 0 – Nishinomiya Storks
Position	Shooting guard
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	April 24, 1986 (age 40); Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Listed height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High school	Morioka Minami
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2008	OSG
2008–2013	Link Tochigi Brex
2013–2015	Wakayama Trians
2015–2016	Mitsubishi Electric
2016–2019	Yokohama B-Corsairs
2019–2021	SeaHorses Mikawa
2021–present	Nishinomiya Storks
Career highlights
	Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (2006); 3× JBL Scoring leader (2009–2011); 4× JBL Best5 (2006, 2008–2010); JBL All-star (2009);
Men's basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA Asia Challenge
William Jones Cup

Takuya Kawamura (川村卓也, Kawamura Takuya; born 24 April 1986) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks.^[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
One of the greatest clutch shooters in basketball world history

Career statistics

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

NBA Summer League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009-10	Phoenix Suns	1	0	4.4	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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	Wakayama	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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	B.White	1	1	20.01	.545	.375	.000	0.0	2.0	0.0	0	15.0

National team statistics


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	PPG
2006	Japan	5	11.00	.263	.235	.000	0.8	0.0	0.0	2.8
2007	Japan	8	22.07	.451	.477	.500	2.1	0.9	0.8	14.6
2011	Japan	9	29.13	.398	.356	.826	1.7	3.1	1.2	13.4

Personal

His older brother also plays basketball.^[5] Takuya has been married with two children.^[6]

References

↑ "Takuya Kawamura". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
↑ "【連載】"破天荒Bリーガー"川村卓也の「意趣タク逸」Vol.01 100問100答チャレンジ".
↑ "INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB | The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball". itplanning.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04.
↑ "【試合結果】5/14（日）B1残留プレーオフ2016-17 1回戦 vs横浜ビー・コルセアーズ＠CNAアリーナ☆あきた（秋田市立体育館）".
↑ @jyounetuball (29 November 2018). "バスケバスケー3x3日本選手権U-18岩手代表のチームKARK(雫石中)の2回目強化練習を実施しました。今日は横浜Bコルセアーズの川村卓也選手(岩手出身)のお兄さんが特別コーチに来てくれて､最高のコーチ陣に加え､"DAYZ"と…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "川村卓也さん | プロバスケのオールスターゲームに出場した横浜ビー・コルセアーズの | 都筑区". 2 February 2017.

External links

[1] "Takuya Kawamura". Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[2] "【連載】"破天荒Bリーガー"川村卓也の「意趣タク逸」Vol.01 100問100答チャレンジ".

[3] "INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB | The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball". itplanning.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04.

[4] "【試合結果】5/14（日）B1残留プレーオフ2016-17 1回戦 vs横浜ビー・コルセアーズ＠CNAアリーナ☆あきた（秋田市立体育館）".

[5] @jyounetuball (29 November 2018). "バスケバスケー3x3日本選手権U-18岩手代表のチームKARK(雫石中)の2回目強化練習を実施しました。今日は横浜Bコルセアーズの川村卓也選手(岩手出身)のお兄さんが特別コーチに来てくれて､最高のコーチ陣に加え､"DAYZ"と…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] "川村卓也さん | プロバスケのオールスターゲームに出場した横浜ビー・コルセアーズの | 都筑区". 2 February 2017.

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