Takuya Kawamura Explained

Takuya Kawamura
League:	B.League
Team:	Nishinomiya Storks
Number:	0
Height Cm:	193
Weight Kg:	92
Position:	Shooting guard
Birth Date:	24 April 1986
Birth Place:	Morioka, Iwate, Japan
High School:	Morioka Minami
Career Start:	2005
Years1:	2005–2008
Team1:	OSG
Years2:	2008–2013
Team2:	Link Tochigi Brex
Years3:	2013–2015
Team3:	Wakayama Trians
Years4:	2015–2016
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)

is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks.^[1] In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice.^[2] 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"^[3] 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.^[4] Video
In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. 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. Video

Career statistics

NBA Summer League

|-|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|-

Regular season

|-| 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

|-|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|-

Early cup games

|-|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|-

All-star games

|-|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|-

National team statistics

|-|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|-

Personal

His older brother also plays basketball.^[5] Takuya has been married with two children.^[6]

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

Notes and References

Web site: Takuya Kawamura . 20 September 2016.
Web site: 【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.
Web site: INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball . itplanning.co.jp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170704041200/http://itplanning.co.jp/home-en/inoue/log/161129 . 2017-07-04.
Web site: 【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）.
1068120520565055489. jyounetuball. 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… . 29 November 2018.
Web site: 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. 2 February 2017.