Hirotaka Sato
{{short description|Japanese basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Hirotaka Sato
| image = Sato hirotaka (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sato in 2012
| position = Center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 243
| league =
| team =
| number =
| nationality = Japanese
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|12|8}}
| birth_place = Odawara, Kanagawa
| highschool = Soyo (Odawara, Kanagawa)
| college = Senshu University
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2020
| years1 = 2004–2006
| team1 =Matsushita Electric
| years2 = 2006–2008
| team2 =Osaka Evessa
| years3 = 2008–2011
| team3 =Shiga Lakestars
| years4 = 2011–2012
| team4 =Mitsubishi Electric
| years5 = 2012–2013
| team5 =Shimane Susanoo Magic
| years6 = 2013–2015
| team6 =Osaka Evessa
| years7 = 2015–2016
| team7 =Nishinomiya Storks
| years8 = 2016–2017
| team8 =Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
| years9 = 2017–2018
| team9 =Akita Northern Happinets
| years10=2018-2019
| team10=Nishinomiya Storks
| years11=2019-2020
| team11=Kanazawa Samuraiz
| highlights =
- 2× bj league champion
}}
{{Nihongo|Hirotaka Sato|佐藤 浩貴|Satō Hirotaka|born December 8, 1981}} is a Japanese former professional basketball player for Kanazawa Samuraiz of the B.League in Japan.{{cite web |last=Akita Northern Happinets |first= |url=https://twitter.com/AKITA_NH/status/886830950520283136 |title=【新入団】佐藤 浩貴選手 契約合意のお知らせ|date=17 July 2017 |accessdate=18 July 2017}} He played college basketball for Senshu University. He was selected by the Osaka Evessa with the 4th overall pick in the 2006 bj League draft.
Stats
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes seasons in which Sato won an championship |
= Regular season =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2004-05
| align="left" | Matsushita
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| align="left" | 2005-06
| align="left" | Matsushita
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| align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2006-07†
| align="left" | Osaka
| 24 || 0 || 5.7 || 50.0 || - ||50.0 ||0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.8
|-
| align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2007-08†
| align="left" | Osaka
| 8 || 0 || 3.1 || 0.0 || - || 50.0 || 1.2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | Shiga
| 51 || 28 || 10.7 || 53.3 || - || 50.0 || 2.5 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 1.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009-10
| align="left" | Shiga
| 23 || 0 || 3.7 || 55.6 || - || 66.7 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010-11
| align="left" | Shiga
| 21 || 0 || 5.4 || 50.0 || - || 0.0 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.4
|-
| align="left" | 2011-12
| align="left" | Mitsubishi
| 16 || 0 || 3.1 || 33.3 || - || 50.0 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.2
|-
| align="left" | 2012-13
| align="left" | Shimane
| 7 || 0 || 2.7 || - || - || - || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.0
|-
| align="left" | 2013-14
| align="left" | Osaka
| 17 || 1 || 2.4 || 100 || - || - || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.1
|-
| align="left" | 2014-15
| align="left" | Osaka
| 16 || 0 || 2.9 || - || - || - || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0
|-
| align="left" | 2015-16
| align="left" | Nishinomiya
| 11 || 0 || 2.5 || 100 || - || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.2
|-
| align="left" | 2016-17
| align="left" | Ibaraki
| 49 || 17 || 3.5 || 50.0 || - || 50.0 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.0||0.2
|-
| align="left" | 2017-18
| align="left" | Akita
|20 || 4 || 5.2 ||25 || - ||0 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.1 ||0.1 ||0.2
|-
| align="left" | 2018-19
| align="left" | Nishinomiya
|16 || 1 || 3.18 ||100 || 0 ||0 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0 ||0 ||0.1
|-
| align="left" | 2019-20
| align="left" | Kanazawa
|39 || 3 || 7.4 ||44.4 || 0 ||55.6 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 0 ||0 ||0.3
|-
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= Playoffs =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2010-11
|style="text-align:left;"|Shiga
| 1 || || 1.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 ||2.0
|-
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= Early cup games =
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Akita
| 2 || 0 || 6.44 || .500 || .000 || .250 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0 || 1.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Nishinomiya
| 3 || 0 || 9.17 || .333 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.33 || 0 || 1.0
|-
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Personal
His father Tetsuo Sato is an Olympic medalist in volleyball. His cousin Kosuke Ishii is a professional basketball player for the Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League.
References
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Category:Akita Northern Happinets players
Category:Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots players
Category:Japanese men's basketball players
Category:Kanazawa Samuraiz players
Category:Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players
Category:Panasonic Trians players
Category:Senshu University alumni
Category:Shimane Susanoo Magic players