Yu Yoshimoto

{{short description|Japanese basketball player}}

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| name = Yu Yoshimoto

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| position =U18 Head coach

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 150

| league = B.League

| team = Akita Northern Happinets

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| nationality = Japanese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|11|10}}

| birth_place = Funakawaminato, Oga, Akita

| highschool = Oga Technical (Oga, Akita)

| college =*Tamagawa University

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| career_start = 2011

| career_end =

| years1 = 2011–2012

| team1 =Akita Northern Happinets

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Yu Yoshimoto (born November 10, 1982) is a former Japanese professional basketball player who played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj league in Japan. He currently teaches amateurs at the Happinets organization.{{cite web |last=Akita Northern Happinets |url=http://www.happinets.net/news-cate05-entry/2013/08/26/556/|title=YY Clinic|date=26 August 2013 |access-date=7 July 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://northern-happinets.com/news/detail/id=16023|title=【ご報告】U18設立記者会見実施のお知らせ|website=秋田ノーザンハピネッツ}} He also plays for the Mitane Taikyo Kotooka of Noshiro Yamamoto Basketball Association.{{cite web |last=Japan Club Basketball Federatioin |url=https://www.facebook.com/jcbf2016/posts/1025115860940531:0|title=第5回全日本クラブバスケットボール選抜大会|date=31 August 2016 |access-date=7 July 2017}}