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.[1] 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 (age 42)
Odawara, Kanagawa
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolSoyo (Odawara, Kanagawa)
CollegeSenshu University
Playing career2004–2020
PositionCenter
Career history
2004–2006Matsushita Electric
2006–2008Osaka Evessa
2008–2011Shiga Lakestars
2011–2012Mitsubishi Electric
2012–2013Shimane Susanoo Magic
2013–2015Osaka Evessa
2015–2016Nishinomiya Storks
2016–2017Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
2017–2018Akita Northern Happinets
2018-2019Nishinomiya Storks
2019-2020Kanazawa Samuraiz
Career highlights and awards

Stats

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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
Denotes seasons in which Sato won an championship

Regular season

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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

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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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Akita Northern Happinets (17 July 2017). "【新入団】佐藤 浩貴選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 18 July 2017.