Takuya Kawamura
{{short description|Japanese basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Takuya Kawamura
| image = 川村卓也.jpg
| league = B.League
| team = Nishinomiya Storks
| number = 0
| height_cm = 193
| weight_kg = 92
| position = Shooting guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|24}}
| birth_place = Morioka, Iwate, Japan
| high school = Morioka Minami
| career_start = 2005
| career_end =
| years1 = 2005–2008
| team1 =OSG
| years2 = 2008–2013
| team2 = Link Tochigi Brex
| years3 = 2013–2015
| team3 =Wakayama Trians
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = Mitsubishi Electric
| years5 = 2016–2019
| team5 = Yokohama B-Corsairs
| years6 = 2019–2021
| team6 = SeaHorses Mikawa
| years7= 2021–present
| team7 = Nishinomiya Storks
| 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)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|JPN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Asia Challenge}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Beirut|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|William Jones Cup}}
{{MedalBronze | 2010 Taipei|Team}}
}}
{{nihongo|Takuya Kawamura|川村 卓也|Kawamura Takuya|extra=born 24 April 1986}} is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks.{{cite web|url=https://b-corsairs.com/roster/takuya_kawamura.html |title=Takuya Kawamura |access-date=20 September 2016}} In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice.{{Cite web|url=https://basketballking.jp/news/japan/20170302/8722.html|title = 【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}} 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"{{cite web |url=https://itplanning.co.jp/home-en/inoue/log/161129 |title=INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB {{!}} The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball |website=itplanning.co.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704041200/http://itplanning.co.jp/home-en/inoue/log/161129 |archive-date=2017-07-04}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://northern-happinets.com/news/24537/|title=【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）}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTOnwVRqK2Y Video]
- In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMi8eMJLp0 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. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=hC9tPduLbYQ Video]
- One of the greatest clutch shooters in basketball world history
Career statistics
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= NBA Summer League =
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2009-10
|style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix Suns
| 1 || 0 || 4.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
{{end box}}
= Regular season =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2005-06
| align="left" rowspan="3" | OSG
| || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align="left" | 2006-07
| || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align="left" | 2007-08
| 35 ||34 ||35.9 ||.436 || .417 ||.812 || 4.1 || 1.7 ||1.2 || 0.1 || 14.6
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" rowspan="5" | Tochigi
| 35 || || 35.7 || .408 || .408 || .742 || 4.5 || 2.1 || 1.4 || 0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 20.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009-10
| 40 || ||33.5 || .430 || .375 || .754 ||3.8 || 2.7 || 1.3 ||0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 20.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010-11
| 28 || ||34.2 || .395 || .354 ||.714 || 4.8 || 2.7 || 1.1 ||0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|19.5
|-
| align="left" | 2011-12
| 37 ||36 ||35.0 || .412 || .404 ||.838 || 3.9 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|4.5 || 1.7 || 0.1 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|20.4
|-
| align="left" | 2012-13
|30 || 28||34.5 ||.428 || .435 || .776 || 3.9 || 3.7 ||1.2 || 0.0 || 18.3
|-
| align="left" | 2013-14
| align="left" rowspan="2" | Wakayama
| 46 ||39 || 35.3 || .430 || .396 || .811 || 3.1 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 19.2
|-
| align="left" | 2014-15
| 9 ||4 || 27.0 || .388 || .321 || .914 || 2.2 || 3.6 || 1.8 || 0.2 || 15.9
|-
| align="left" | 2015-16
| align="left" | Mitsubishi
| 42 ||30 || 21.6|| .394 || .397 || .667 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 7.7
|-
| align="left" | 2016-17
| align="left" rowspan="3" | Yokohama
| 59 || 57||29.5 ||.402 || .321 || .781 || 3.1 || 3.3 || 0.9 ||0.1 ||13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2017-18
| 57 || 43||29.6 ||.416 || .368|| .807 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.8 ||0.1 || 13.6
|-
| align="left" | 2018-19
| 59 ||53 ||31.3 ||.426 ||.360 ||.856 ||2.6 ||4.5 ||1.3 ||0.1 ||15.6
|-
|}
= Playoffs =
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2016-17
|style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama
| 4 ||4 || 26.37 || .353 || .286 || .826 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.25 || 0.75 || 15.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2016-17
|style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama
| 1 || 1 || 19.48 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 2.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2017-18
|style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama
| 4 || 4 || 28.42 || .411 || .333 || .826 || 4.8 || 5.8 || 0.75 || 0 || 18.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2018-19
|style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama
| 3 || 3 || 25.21 || .429 || .125 || .929 || 2.3 || 5.7 || 1.0 || 0.67 || 12.7
|-
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= Early cup games =
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama
| 2 || 2 || 29.59 || .438 || .500 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0 || 9.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama
|2 || 2 || 27.34 || .367 || .364 || 1.000 || 3.5 || 3.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 16.5
|-
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= All-star games =
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2019
|style="text-align:left;"|B.White
| 1 || 1 || 20.01 || .545 || .375 || .000 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 15.0
|-
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= National team statistics =
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2006
|style="text-align:left;"|Japan
| 5 || || 11.00 || .263 || .235 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 2.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2007
|style="text-align:left;"|Japan
| 8 || || 22.07 || .451 || .477 || .500 || 2.1 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0 || 14.6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2011
|style="text-align:left;"|Japan
| 9 || || 29.13 || .398 || .356 || .826 || 1.7 || 3.1 || 1.2 || 0 || 13.4
|-
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Personal
His older brother also plays basketball.{{cite tweet|number=1068120520565055489|user=jyounetuball|title=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… |date=29 November 2018}} Takuya has been married with two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.townnews.co.jp/0104/2017/02/02/368440.html|title=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|date=2 February 2017}}
References
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External links
- http://www.nba.com/summerleague2009/players/index.jsp?player=sl_takuya_kawamura
- http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=JPN&PlayerID=68479
- {{Twitter|takuyakawamura1}}
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