Joji Takeuchi (竹内 譲次、born January 29, 1985, in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Osaka Evessa of the B.League. Takeuchi also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1] Takeuchi's twin brother Kosuke is also a member of the Japanese national basketball team.[2]
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| No. 15 – Osaka Evessa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | B.League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 29, 1985 Suita, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Rakunan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Tokai University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2016 | Hitachi SunRockers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Alvark Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Osaka Evessa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a 21-year-old, Takeuchi averaged 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[3] Takeuchi has earned a bigger role with the Japanese team over the past four years; his best tournament performance to date was at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, in which he averaged 9.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[4] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.
Takeuchi played professionally with the Hitachi SunRockers of the JBL Super League. In the 2009–10 season, Takeuchi entered the month-long winter break averaging 16.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for the third-place Seahorses.[5] He was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as the leading power forward vote-getter for the East.[6]
Career 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 | TO | PPG |
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| 2013-14 | Hitachi | 36 | 29.3 | .513 | .182 | .667 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 12.3 | |
| 2014-15 | Hitachi | 53 | 28.1 | .557 | .250 | .758 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 12.5 | |
| 2015-16 | Hitachi | 51 | 30.5 | .496 | .237 | .716 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 12.3 | |
| 2016-17 | A Tokyo |
References
edit- ^ Player Profile Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ Japan Times: 'Twin Towers' look to rise even higher.
- ^ FIBA Archive
- ^ "FIBA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ Joji Takeuchi at asia-basket.com
- ^ asia-basket.com Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine: "JBL All-Star game rosters set" (December 6, 2009)