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Noriyuki Sugasawa

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Noriyuki Sugasawa
Nori Sugasawa in 2013
No. 10 – Kumamoto Volters
PositionForward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1987-02-03) February 3, 1987 (age 37)
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolIshikawa (Uruma, Okinawa)
College
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012TGI D-Rise
2012-2013Gunma Crane Thunders
2013-2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017-2018Iwate Big Bulls
2018-2019Sendai 89ers
2019-2020Toyama Grouses
2020Kyoto Hannaryz
2021-2022Nagasaki Velca
2022-presentKumamoto Volters

Noriyuki Sugasawa (菅澤 紀行, Sugasawa Noriyuki, born 3 February 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Nagasaki Velca of the B.League in Japan.[1][2] Following his college graduation, Sugasawa became a school teacher, but decided to be a professional basketball player. In 2012 he was picked up by the Gunma Crane Thunders with the first overall pick in the bj League draft. He has been a Happinets hooper since 2013. Former Head Coach Nakamura said that "Sugasawa is the best unsung player."

Sugasawa used to sell T-shirts at Brex Arena Utsunomiya when he belonged to the TGI D-Rise, a development club for Link Tochigi Brex.[3] He can speak Okinawan language.

Sugasawa at pre-game show

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 TGI 27 8 15.6 50.0% 45.5% 61.0% 3.6 0.4 0.3 0 5.7
2012-13 Gunma 28 0 6.4 26.7% 21.1% 45.5% 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.1
2013-14 Akita 46 0 6.7 54.3% - 47.6% 1.2 0.2 0.2 0 1.3
2014-15 Akita 24 0 4.6 44.4% 34.8% 83.3% 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.4
2015-16 Akita 47 0 10.6 41.3% 34.2% 76.6% 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 3.5
2016-17 Akita 56 7 11.3 24.6% 20.2% 73.9% 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.8
2017-18 Iwate 58 39 20.0 35.8% 22.4% 61.1% 3.6 1.5 0.8 0.1 5.9
2018-19 Sendai 58 10.8 40.7% 35.7% 74.3% 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.0 3.6
2019-20 Toyama 32 2 6.0 27.6% 26.3% 81.8% 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.6
2020-21 Kyoto 12 9.7 28.6% 20.0% 42.9% 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 1.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Akita 3 1.33 .500 .000 .250 0 0.67 0 0 0.67
2016-17 Akita 3 0 24.12 .667 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0 0 1.3
2017-18 Iwate 1 1 1.59 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Early cup games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Iwate 3 3 20:03 .267 .375 1.000 2.3 3.0 0.33 0.0 4.7
2018 Sendai 2 0 7:53 .000 .000 .500 1.5 0.5 0.0 0 0.5
2019 Toyama 2 0 4:31 .500 .500 .000 1.0 0.5 0.0 0 1.5

References

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  1. ^ "Noriyuki Sugasawa Basketball Player Profile, Toyama Grouses, News, B1 League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. ^ Odeven, Ed (June 20, 2012). "Gunma selects forward Sugasawa with No.1 pick in bj-league draft". The Japan Times.
  3. ^ Sports Hochi (24 September 2016). "【バスケット】"Tシャツ販売員"から大出世!秋田・菅沢が3点シュートで貢献". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.