Hirotaka Sato

Hirotaka Sato (佐藤 浩貴, Satō Hirotaka, born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese former professional basketball player for Kanazawa Samuraiz of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Senshu University. He was selected by the Osaka Evessa with the 4th overall pick in the 2006 bj League draft.

Hirotaka Sato

Sato in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1981-12-08) December 8, 1981 Odawara, Kanagawa
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school	Soyo (Odawara, Kanagawa)
College	Senshu University
Playing career	2004–2020
Position	Center
Career history
2004–2006	Matsushita Electric
2006–2008	Osaka Evessa
2008–2011	Shiga Lakestars
2011–2012	Mitsubishi Electric
2012–2013	Shimane Susanoo Magic
2013–2015	Osaka Evessa
2015–2016	Nishinomiya Storks
2016–2017	Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
2017–2018	Akita Northern Happinets
2018-2019	Nishinomiya Storks
2019-2020	Kanazawa Samuraiz
Career highlights and awards
2× bj league champion

Stats

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Sato won an championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004-05	Matsushita
2005-06	Matsushita
2006-07†	Osaka	24	0	5.7	50.0	-	50.0	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.8
2007-08†	Osaka	8	0	3.1	0.0	-	50.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
2008-09	Shiga	51	28	10.7	53.3	-	50.0	2.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.4
2009-10	Shiga	23	0	3.7	55.6	-	66.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
2010-11	Shiga	21	0	5.4	50.0	-	0.0	1.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4
2011-12	Mitsubishi	16	0	3.1	33.3	-	50.0	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2
2012-13	Shimane	7	0	2.7	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
2013-14	Osaka	17	1	2.4	100	-	-	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
2014-15	Osaka	16	0	2.9	-	-	-	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2015-16	Nishinomiya	11	0	2.5	100	-	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
2016-17	Ibaraki	49	17	3.5	50.0	-	50.0	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2
2017-18	Akita	20	4	5.2	25	-	0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
2018-19	Nishinomiya	16	1	3.18	100	0	0	0.8	0.1	0	0	0.1
2019-20	Kanazawa	39	3	7.4	44.4	0	55.6	1.3	0.0	0	0	0.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Shiga	1		1.0	1.000	.000	.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Akita	2	0	6.44	.500	.000	.250	1.0	0.0	0.5	0	1.5
2018	Nishinomiya	3	0	9.17	.333	.000	.500	1.0	0.3	0.33	0	1.0

Personal

His father Tetsuo Sato is an Olympic medalist in volleyball. His cousin Kosuke Ishii is a professional basketball player for the Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League.