Michael Katsuhisa
{{short description|Japanese basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Michael Katsuhisa
| image = Michael Katsuhisa.JPG
| width =
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| number =
| league = B.League
| team = Shinshu Brave Warriors
| position = Head coach
| height_cm = 171
| weight_kg = 70
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|04|26}}
| nationality =
| high_school = Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington)
| college = Senshu University
| career_start = 2009
| career_end = 2011
| years1 = 2009–2011
| team1 = Osaka Evessa
| cyears1 = 2011–2013
| cteam1 = Yokohama B-Corsairs (asst.)
| cyears2 = 2013–2015
| cteam2 = Yokohama B-Corsairs
| cyears3 = 2015–2017
| cteam3 = Shimane Susanoo Magic
| cyears4=2017-2018
| cteam4= Link Tochigi Brex (asst)
| cyears5=2018-
| cteam5=Shinshu Brave Warriors
}}
{{nihongo|Michael Katsuhisa|勝久 マイケル|Katsuhisa Maikeru}} is a former professional basketball player and the head coach of the Shinshu Brave Warriors in the Japanese B.League.
Early life
Katsuhisa was born in Tokyo to a Japanese father and American mother. He attended Nishimachi International School in Tokyo, where his father was the headmaster, then Bellevue High School in Washington, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/20/basketball/bj-league/yokohama-to-name-katsuhisa-coach-2/ |title=Yokohama to name Katsuhisa coach |date=20 July 2013 |access-date=5 November 2015}}
Professional career
=As a player=
Katsuhisa was drafted fifth overall by the Osaka Evessa in the 2009 bj league draft. At the end of his first season he was released as a player and signed as a coach of the Evessa's reserve team. However, injuries to Evessa's main players saw he re-signed as a player in January 2011.
=As a coach=
In the 2011 off-season he left the Evessa to become an assistant coach at the expansion team Yokohama B-Corsairs under former NBA player Reggie Geary. Katsuhisa was Geary's assistant and interpreter for two seasons, including during their championship 2012-13 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/10/05/basketball/bj-league/kabaya-looks-past-glory-of-title-team-forward-to-new-season/ |title=Kabaya looks past glory of title team, forward to new season |last=Odeven |first=Ed |publisher=Japan Times |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=5 November 2015}} At the end of the 2012-13 season Geary left the B-Corsairs and Katsuhisa became head coach. However, the team lost most of its championship stars and struggled under Katsuhisa. In his first season as head coach the B-Corsairs finished with a 24-28 record, missing out on the playoffs for the first time in the club's history.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/04/02/basketball/bj-league/playoff-race-gathering-momentum/ |title=Playoff race gathering momentum |last=Odeven |first=Ed |publisher=Japan Times |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}}
Katsuhisa remained as head coach for the 2014-15 season. The club struggled further however, with star Wayne Marshall missing a quarter of the season due to injury. They finished the season in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with an 18-34 win–loss record.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/06/05/basketball/bj-league/aoki-named-yokohama-b-corsairs-coach/ |title=Aoki named Yokohama B-Corsairs coach |last=Odeven |first=Ed |publisher=Japan Times |date=5 June 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}}
In June 2015 Katsuhisa was named as the coach of the Shimane Susanoo Magic for the 2015-16 season. He was replaced at the B-Corsairs by his assistant, Taketo Aoki.
Head coaching record
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama B-Corsairs
| style="text-align:left;"|2013-14
| 52||24||28||{{Winning percentage|24|28}}|| style="text-align:center;"|7th in Eastern|||-||-||-||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama B-Corsairs
| style="text-align:left;"|2014-15
|52||18||34||{{Winning percentage|18|34}}|| style="text-align:center;"|10th in Eastern|||-||-||-||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Shimane Susanoo Magic
| style="text-align:left;"|2015-16
| 52||37||15||{{Winning percentage|37|15}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Western|||2||0||2||{{Winning percentage|0|2}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in first round
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Shimane Susanoo Magic
| style="text-align:left;"|2016-17
| 60||51||9||{{Winning percentage|51|9}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in B2 Western|||4||2||2||{{Winning percentage|2|2}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Runners-up in B2
|-
|- style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Shinshu Brave Warriors
| style="text-align:left;"|2018-19
| 60||48||12||{{Winning percentage|48|12}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in B2 Central|||4||4||0||{{Winning percentage|4|0}}
| style="text-align:center;"|B2 Champion
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Shinshu Brave Warriors
| style="text-align:left;"|2019-20
| 47||40||7||{{Winning percentage|40|7}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in B2 Central|||-||-||-||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
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Personal life
Katsuhisa's older brother Geoffrey Katsuhisa works as an interpreter and has been the interpreter for the coaches of several clubs in Japan's professional basketball leagues. In June 2015 Geoffrey himself became the head coach of the Iwate Big Bulls.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/06/29/basketball/bj-league/big-bulls-name-katsuhisa-new-head-coach/ |title=Big Bulls name Katsuhisa new head coach |publisher=Japan Times |last=Odeven |first=Ed |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}
References
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Category:Japanese basketball coaches
Category:Utsunomiya Brex coaches
Category:Senshu University alumni
Category:Shimane Susanoo Magic coaches