Daichi Taniguchi Explained

Daichi Taniguchi 谷口大智
Position:	Center / forward
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	7.5
Weight Lb:	231
League:	B.League
Team:	Shimane Susanoo Magic
Number:	55
Nationality:	Japanese
Birth Date:	1990 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Tawaramoto, Nara^[1]
Highschool:	Rakunan (Kyoto, Japan) South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut)
College:	Arizona Western College (2010–2012)
Draft Year:	2015
Career Start:	2015
Years1:	2015–2019
Team1:	Akita Northern Happinets
Years2:	2019-2021
Team2:	Hiroshima Dragonflies
Years3:	2021-2022
Team3:	Ibaraki Robots
Years4:	2022-present
Team4:	Shimane Susanoo Magic
Highlights:	3× Japanese High School Champions^[2] Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Champion (2012)

Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan.^[3] He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy.^[4] In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges.^{[5] [6] [7]} He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016-17. He has been named the new Akita captain after Toshino's departure in November 2018.^[8] He is a Starbucks mug cup collector and a tropical fish addict.^[9] Use of the moyai emoji is usually meant to imply strength or determination, and it's also used frequently in Taniguchi's posts.^{[10] [11]} He signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies on June 24, 2019.^{[12] [13]}

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010-11| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona Western | 32 || || || .450 || .380 || .810|| 2.063 ||0.313 ||0.375 || 0.344 || 6.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011-12| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona Western | 29 || || || .350 || .200 || .570||1.828 ||0.448 || 0.103 || 0.310 || 3.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013-14| style="text-align:left;"| SE OK State | 27 || 16 ||24.3 || .372 || .351 || .667||2.67 ||1.74 || 0.52 || 0.37 || 5.52|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014-15| style="text-align:left;"| SE OK State | 9 || 2 ||6.4 || .100 || .111 || .000||0.22 || 0.33 || 0|| 0 || 0.33|-

Career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | bj League 2015-16| align="left" | Akita| 24 || || 6.4 || 43.4 || 0 || 50 ||1.2 ||0.2 ||0.1||0.2|| 2.1|-|style="background-color:#FFCCCC" align="left" | B League 2016-17| align="left" | Akita|58||37 || 18.1|| 36.1 || 31.6 || 25 ||2.4 ||0.7 ||0.5 || 0.5 || 5.4|-| align="left" | B League 2017-18| align="left" | Akita|60|| 35||15.3||36.5||31.8||64||2.9||1.2||1||0.2||5.8|-| align="left" | B League 2018-19| align="left" | Akita|58 || ||8.4 || 35.0 ||34.2 ||50.0 || 1.1 || 0.7 ||0.3 ||0.1||3.4|-| align="left" | B League 2019-20| align="left" | Hiroshima|45 || ||9.0 || 43.1 ||39.0 ||72.2 || 1.9 || 0.6 ||0.3 ||0.2||3.4|-| align="left" | B League 2020-21| align="left" | Hiroshima|31 || ||7.1 ||.367 ||.375 ||.923 || 0.8 || 0.3 ||0.3 ||0.1||2.2|-

Playoffs

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2016-17|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 2 || ||20.00 || .118 || .133 || .500 || 3.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5 ||3.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2017-18|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 5 || 4 || 9.39 || .435 || .421 || 1.000 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0 || 6.0|-

Early cup games

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2017|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 2 ||2 ||18:04 || .500 || .571 || .000 || 2.5 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 ||9.0|-|style="text-align:left;"|2018|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 2 ||1 ||7:55 || .143 || .143 || .500 || 0.5 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 ||2.0|-|style="text-align:left;"|2019|style="text-align:left;"|Hiroshima| 3 ||0 ||14:03 || .231 || .000 || .500 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 0.3 ||3.0|-

Preseason games

|-| align="left" |2018| align="left" | Akita| 2 || 1 || 8.5 || .333 ||.200 || .000||1.5 || 1.0|| 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.5|-Source: Changwon1Changwon2

Personal

He is the son of Kimiya and Sachiko Taniguchi.^[14] His brother Hiroki plays for the Shiga Lakestars of the B.League.^[15]

External links

• RealGM bio
• Savage Storm profile
• Stats in Japan
• DT times
• 19-20 Highlights

Notes and References

1. Web site: 有名人ナビ 出身都道府県編. 有名人ナビ　アイディーエス.
2. Web site: Abe . Kengo . 洛南が日本人だけで３連覇／高校バスケ. 30 December 2008 . 25 October 2017.
3. Web site: Dream Games provide taste of sport's future in Japan. Ed. Odeven. September 15, 2015. The Japan Times.
4. Web site: Nikkan Sports . 洛南連覇の立役者は谷口／高校バスケ. 30 December 2007 . 28 September 2016.
5. Web site: 第2回奨学生の近況報告｜奨学生経過報告｜スラムダンク奨学金. slamdunk-sc.shueisha.co.jp.
6. Web site: Shueisha Interviews Inoue Takehiko on Slam Dunk Scholarship and Basketball | ComiPress. www.comipress.com.
7. Web site: Two Japanese Boys Chosen for 2nd Slam Dunk Scholarship. Anime News Network.
8. Web site: チームキャプテン選出のお知らせ. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
9. Web site: 【イベント報告】#55 谷口大智選手が上新城小学校の皆様とヤマメの稚魚放流事業に参加しました！. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
10. 谷口大智 . Daichi0099 . 1082149462045220864 . 7 January 2019 . 無事帰宅しました！ https://t.co/d0mQEjZL3j https://t.co/VPI91Xzs4d . ja . 13 February 2021.
11. まよあゆ . mayoayu6182 . 1107937252582125568 . 19 March 2019 .
    1. akitanh #8下山大地 #55谷口大智 なんか月刊バスケットボールの大地さんの紹介、どれも始めは褒めておいて、最後落としてるような https://t.co/X70KyMGph8
    . ja . 13 February 2021.
12. Web site:
    1. 55谷口大智選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ
    . 広島ドラゴンフライズ.
13. Web site: Japanese Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket. Eurobasket LLC.
14. Web site: Daichi Taniguchi - Men's Basketball. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics.
15. Web site: 選手/スタッフ/チアリスト. 川崎ブレイブサンダース.