| Position: | Power forward |
| Daiji Yamada | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6.75 |
| Weight Lb: | 230 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | June 8, 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
| Highschool: | Osaka |
| College: | Nihon University |
| Career Start: | 2004 |
| Career End: | 2020 |
| Years1: | 2004–2007 |
| Team1: | Alvark Tokyo |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Team2: | Panasonic Trians |
| Years3: | 2008–2011 |
| Team3: | Levanga Hokkaido |
| Years4: | 2011–2016 |
| Team4: | Utsunomiya Brex |
| Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Team5: | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Team6: | Toyama Grouses |
Daiji Yamada (山田 大治、born June 8, 1981) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. Yamada also was a long-time member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1] He made his debut for the national team in 1999 at the FIBA World Championship for Junior Men
Yamada averaged 7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[2] In his most recent national team appearance, Yamada averaged 10 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Japanese at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 tournament.[3] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.
Yamada played professionally with Hokkaido in the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Yamada entered the month-long winter break averaging 14 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for the Alvark.[4]