Seiya Ando Explained

Seiya Ando
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:176
League:B.League
Team:Shimane Susanoo Magic
Number:3
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:1992 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Edogawa, Tokyo
Highschool:Meisei (Sendai, Miyagi)
College:
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:Halifax Rainmen
Years2:2015
Team2:Meralco Bolts
Years3:2015-2016
Team3:Link Tochigi Brex
Years4:2016-2017
Team4:Akita Northern Happinets
Years5:2017-2021
Team5:Alvark Tokyo
Years6:2021-present
Team6:Shimane Susanoo Magic
Highlights:

is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan.[1] He plays as Playmaker and is a native of Tokyo.[2]

Ando is the first Japanese player ever to play in the National Basketball League of Canada.[3] He started 34 games and finished the season averaging 10.4 points, 3.02 rebounds, 3.82 assists and 1.2 steals per game. After playing for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association, he signed with the Link Tochigi Brex, but he did not start at all and was mostly benched by Thomas Wisman.[4] [5] He has inked with the "Pink" Akita Happinets.

Career statistics

Denotes seasons in which Ando won an championship
Led the league
|-| align="left" | 2014-15| align="left" | Halifax Rainmen| 45 || 34 || 28.1 || 40.3 || 31.0 || 71.9 || 3.02 || 3.82 || 1.20 || 0 || 10.04|-| align="left" | 2015| align="left" | Meralco Bolts| 11 || 8 || 27.9 || 39.8 || 23.8 || 66.7 || 2.73 || 1.91 || 1.09 || 0 || 8.00|-| align="left" | 2015-16| align="left" | Tochigi| 25 || 0 || 6.4 || 45.2 || 38.5 || 87.5 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0 ||2.3|-| style="background-color:#FFCCCC" align="left" | 2016-17| align="left" | Akita|bgcolor="CFECEC"| 60||bgcolor="CFECEC"|60 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 33.8 ||38.7 ||34.1 ||70.7 || 4.5 ||3.0 || 1.0 || 0 || 10.4|-| align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2017-18†| align="left" | A Tokyo|55||55||24.5||43.7||39.4||78.5||2.7||2.6||0.9||0.0||8.8|-| align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2018-19†| align="left" | A Tokyo|bgcolor="CFECEC"|60||bgcolor="CFECEC"|60||23.36||43.2||38.4||88.2||2.1||3.2||0.61||0.03||9.7|-| align="left" | 2019-20| align="left" | A Tokyo|41||38||26.9||42.1||28.7||76.2||2.3||4.4||1.0||0.0||11.5|-

Playoff games

|-| align="left" | 2014-15| align="left" | Halifax| 9 || || 26.4 || 30.6 || 27.0 || 71.4 || 2.8 ||3.9 ||1.0 || 0 || 7.1|-| align="left" | 2016-17| align="left" | Akita| 2 || || 34.0 || 46.2 || 58.3 || 75.0 || 3.5 ||1.5 ||1.0 || 0 || 13.5|-| align="left" | 2017-18| align="left" |A Tokyo| 5 || || 23.0 || 37.5 || 37.5 || 100 || 2.4 ||2.8 ||0.8 || 0 || 7.2|-| align="left" | 2018-19| align="left" |A Tokyo| 6 ||6 || 24.44 || 50.0 || 42.1 || 75.0 || 2.0 ||3.0 ||0.33 || 0 || 12.0|-

Early cup games

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2017|style="text-align:left;"|A Tokyo| 3 || 3 || 22.59 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 1.33 || 0 || 5.0|-|style="text-align:left;"|2018|style="text-align:left;"|A Tokyo|2 || 2 || 27.55 || .316 || .000 || .900 || 4.0 || 4.5 || 0.5 || 0 || 10.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2019|style="text-align:left;"|A Tokyo|2 || 0 || 23.08 || .462 || .429 || 1.000 || 3.5 || 6.0 || 2.0 || 0 || 10.0|-

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2018|style="text-align:left;"|A Tokyo| 5 || || 24.7 || .391 || .308 || 1.000 || 1.6 || 3.4 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 8.6|-|style="text-align:left;"|2019|style="text-align:left;"|A Tokyo| 5 || || 20.2 || .353 || .294 || 1.000 || 1.4 || 2.6 || 1.2 || 0.0 || 7.2|-

National team

|-| align="left" | 2019| align="left" | Japan|8|| ||20.9|| .409|| .360|| .815|| 3.8||2.9 || 0.6|| 0.0|| 10.6|-| align="left" | 2019| align="left" | Japan|3|| ||21.0|| .250|| .250|| .667|| 1.3||1.3 || 0.7|| 0.0|| 3.0|-

Trivia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 選手/スタッフ/チアリスト. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
  2. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/15/basketball/b-league/alvark-guard-seiya-ando-developing-star/#.XswNjMDgqzd Alvark guard Seiya Ando developing into a star
  3. Web site: RAINMEN SIGN NBL CANADA'S FIRST JAPANESE PLAYER. www.rainmenbasketball.ca.
  4. Web site: Sports Hochi . 【バスケット】秋田・安藤、古巣・栃木相手に18得点!敵将も脱帽「彼を手放したのは…」. 24 September 2016 . 25 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Basket-count.com . B」の主役たち~安藤誓哉(秋田ノーザンハピネッツ) ギラギラの向上心で目指すは秋田の勝利と日本代表. 30 September 2016 . 5 October 2016.
  6. Web site: 【この一足~バッシュへのこだわり】安藤誓哉「一体感と、足首が自由になる感覚が好きです」. FromOne co., Ltd. バスケットボールキング. 18 May 2018 .
  7. Web site: Shimane . Jun. 秋田、今季3度目東北ダービー完勝 全Q得点上回る. 27 November 2016 . 28 November 2016.