Yusuke Okada (岡田 優介, Okada Yūsuke, born September 17, 1984) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League. Okada also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, debuting for the team in the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1]
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | B.League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 17, 1984 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Tsuchiura Nihon University High | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007-14 | Toyota Alvark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Tsukuba Robots | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | Chiba Jets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2020 | Kyoto Hannaryz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Earth Friends Tokyo Z | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021- | Altiri Chiba | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Okada averaged 8.9 points per game the Japanese team at the 2009 championship, including a game-high 30 points on 10 3-pointers in a 148-45 preliminary round victory over Sri Lanka.[2] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.
Okada played professionally with the Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Okada entered the month-long winter break averaging 8.1 points per game for the Alvark.[3]
Certified Public Accountant
editOkada earned Japanese CPA license in November 2010.[4]
3x3 clubs
editCareer statistics
edit| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2007-08 | Toyota | 30 | 9.9 | .273 | .247 | .875 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | |
| 2008-09 | 35 | 20.2 | .418 | .426 | .708 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 2009-10 | 41 | 19.1 | .413 | .438 | .700 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.1 | ||
| 2010-11 | 36 | 27.1 | .386 | .344 | .824 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 9.3 | ||
| 2011-12 | 42 | 42 | 23.3 | .407 | .390 | .714 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.6 | |
| 2012-13 | 42 | 42 | 21.2 | .377 | .377 | .667 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.2 | |
| 2013-14 | 54 | 54 | 18.9 | .398 | .415 | .676 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.4 | |
| 2014-15 | Tsukuba | 16 | 15 | 28.1 | .297 | .321 | .783 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| Hiroshima D | 28 | 0 | 22.7 | .322 | .311 | .775 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |
| 2015-16 | Chiba | 54 | 34 | 21.3 | .396 | .400 | .848 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| 2016-17 | Kyoto | 60 | 60 | 28.0 | .347 | .349 | .859 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10.2 |
| 2017-18 | Kyoto | 60 | 60 | 23.5 | .381 | .359 | .844 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Player Profile at FIBA.com
- ^ Japan v. Sri Lanka at FIBA archive
- ^ Yusuke Okada at asia-basket.com
- ^ "バスケ日本代表の岡田選手、公認会計士に合格". 日本経済新聞. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ "岡田 優介 – TOKYO DIME（東京ダイム）公式ウェブサイト- Professional 3×3 Basketball Team-".