Yusuke Okada (basketball)

Yusuke Okada
No. 10 – Altiri Chiba
Position	Point guard
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	September 17, 1984 (age 39); Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school	Tsuchiura Nihon University High
College	Aoyama Gakuin University
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
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
Career highlights and awards
	B.League 3 Point Contest Winner (2018);
Men's basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA Asia Championship
East Asian Games

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]

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[edit]

Okada earned Japanese CPA license in November 2010.^[4]

3x3 clubs[edit]

He owns Dime 3x3 teams in Tokyo, Osaka and Hachinohe.^[5]

Career statistics[edit]

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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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
2014-15	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[edit]

Youtuber Okada

References[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-".

[1] Player Profile at FIBA.com

[2] Japan v. Sri Lanka at FIBA archive

[3] Yusuke Okada at asia-basket.com

[nikkei20101121-4] "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.

[5] "岡田優介 – TOKYO DIME（東京ダイム）公式ウェブサイト- Professional 3×3 Basketball Team-".

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