Takuya Kawamura

Takuya Kawamura
No. 0 – Nishinomiya Storks
PositionShooting guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1986-04-24) April 24, 1986 (age 38)
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolMorioka Minami
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2008OSG
2008–2013Link Tochigi Brex
2013–2015Wakayama Trians
2015–2016Mitsubishi Electric
2016–2019Yokohama B-Corsairs
2019–2021SeaHorses Mikawa
2021–presentNishinomiya Storks
Career highlights and awards
  • Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (2006)
  • 3× JBL Scoring leader (2009–2011)
  • 4× JBL Best5 (2006, 2008–2010)
  • JBL All-star (2009)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2010 Beirut Team
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Taipei Team

Takuya Kawamura (川村 卓也, Kawamura Takuya, born 24 April 1986) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks.[1] In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice.[2] In 2009, he decided to leave the Japan Basketball League and try to earn a contract in the NBA. In the 2009 NBA Summer League, the Phoenix Suns added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine"[3] and very talkative as he had a radio show on Tochigi's Radio Berry FM.

  1. ^ "Takuya Kawamura". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "【連載】"破天荒Bリーガー"川村卓也の「意趣タク逸」Vol.01 100問100答チャレンジ".
  3. ^ "INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB | The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball". itplanning.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04.