Kengo Nomoto (野本 建吾, Nomoto Kengo, born April 25, 1992), nicknamed Nomoken, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League in Japan.[3] The small forward also represented the Japan national basketball team in 2014 and 2016. He tested positive for the coronavirus on November 24, 2020.[4]

Kengo Nomoto
野本建吾
No. 11 – Gunma Crane Thunders
PositionSmall forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1992-04-25) April 25, 1992 (age 32)
Amagasaki, Hyogo
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 6.8 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolHokuriku (Fukui, Fukui)
College
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Kawasaki Brave Thunders
2018–2021Akita Northern Happinets[1]
2021-presentGunma Crane Thunders
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL champion (2016)
  • Japanese College champion
  • Japanese High School champion[2]

FIBA Events Stats

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Japan U18 6 33.30 .313 .385 .588 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.7 11.2

Non-FIBA Events Stats

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Universiade 8 20.20 .447 .500 .650 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.0 7.4
2015 Universiade 8 19.28 .367 .091 .684 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 6.2

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
Denotes seasons in which Nomoto won an championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Toshiba 7 0 7.9 21.1 25.0 75.0 1.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 2.3
2015-16† Toshiba 39 8 10.1 38.5 14.3 76.2 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.4
2016-17 Kawasaki 54 9.5 52.8 0.0 58.5 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 3.0
2017-18 Kawasaki 56 8.0 37.0 0.0 55.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 1.8
2018-19 Akita 60 8 10.5 45.5 0.0 56.1 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 2.8
2019-20 Akita 41 9 13.2 40.1 14.3 65.2 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 3.4
2020-21 Akita 58 4 14.6 .446 .263 .606 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 3.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Toshiba 2 9.0 .333 .500 .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
2015-16 Toshiba 3 3.3 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
2016-17 Kawasaki 5 0 7:34 .500 .000 .000 1.4 0.2 0 0 2.8
2017-18 Kawasaki 2 0 1:17 .000 .000 .000 0.5 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 Kawasaki 2 2 28:00 .563 .000 .500 5.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 9.5
2018 Akita 2 0 24:40 .231 .000 .750 3.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 4.5
2019 Akita 2 0 25:04 .375 .000 .000 1.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 6.0

Preseason games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Akita 2 0 9.3 .000 .000 .500 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
2019 Akita 3 1 15.1 .500 .000 .833 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.0 5.67

Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Japan 5 5 .222 .000 .600 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.4
2016 Japan 7 14 .300 1.000 .750 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.3
2017 Japan 7 20 .450 .000 .680 4.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 7.6
Career 19 14 .377 .250 .677 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 4.0

Trivia

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Pink daruma dolls
  • His favorite quote is "Nanakorobi Yaoki", meaning "seven times down, eight times up like a daruma doll".[5]
  • He ate 1,300 grams of rice a day at Kawasaki.[6]
 
Nomoto with Kawasaki

References

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  1. ^ "Nomoto provides spark for Akita". 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (30 December 2010). "Hokuriku High captures All-Japan basketball title". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Akita Northern Happinets (29 June 2018). "【新入団】野本 建吾 選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "【ご報告】秋田ノーザンハピネッツ選手の新型コロナウイルス陽性判定について". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
  5. ^ Colorful (12 May 2017). "川崎ブレイブサンダーズ メンバーの情報・その素顔を紹介!". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ アスレシピ (12 May 2017). "食事量は川崎一番のノルマ、日本屈指の大型F野本建吾の肉体改造". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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