Makoto Hasegawa (basketball)

For the Japanese dancer and actor, see Makoto Hasegawa (dancer).

Makoto Hasegawa
Hasegawa (2010)
Akita Northern Happinets
PositionUnaffiliated director
LeagueB.League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born (1971-04-02) April 2, 1971 (age 53)
Omonogawa, Akita
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolNoshiro Technical
(Noshiro, Akita)
CollegeNihon University
Playing career1994–2013
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1996Matsushita Electric
1996–2000Zexel Blue Winds
2000–2001San Diego Wildfire
2001–2002Isuzu Motors Giga Cats
2002–2010Niigata Albirex BB
2010–2013Akita Northern Happinets
As coach:
2014–2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017-2018Japan national 3x3 team
2018-presentJapan national 3x3 team (associate)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (1994)
  • 2x Japan Basketball League MVP (1994, 1996)
  • 2x JBL free throw percentage leaders (1994, 1997)
  • Japan Basketball League All-Star
  • JBL Assist Leader (1997)
  • bj league All-Star (2006)
  • 2x Japanese college champion (1992, 1993)
  • 3x Japanese high school champion (1987–1989)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Seoul Japan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Riyadh Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Japan
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka Japan
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Nagoya Japan
Basketball coaching
Representing  Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Xi'an Japan 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lanzhou Japan 3x3
FIBA 3x3 Women's Series
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chengdu Japan 3x3[1]
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xiong An Japan 3x3[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Japan 3x3[3][4]
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal Japan 3x3[5]

Makoto Hasegawa (長谷川誠, born 2 April 1971) is a Japanese basketball coach and a former player.[6] Hasegawa was the head coach of Akita Northern Happinets.[7] He is the first Japanese player ever to play in the American Basketball Association. Because of his trademark bushy goatee, his nickname is "hige" in Akita.[8] He played for Kosei Club and Akita Northern Bisons as an amateur in his home prefecture.[9][10][11] Currently he serves as an unaffiliated director of the Akita Happinets and the Japan national 3x3 team coach.

  1. ^ "3×3女子日本代表、決勝で豪州に敗戦…銀メダル獲得で国際大会終了".
  2. ^ "『3x3ウーマンズシリーズ』、U23日本代表が中国のA代表をファイナルで破り優勝".
  3. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
  4. ^ "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」".
  5. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Montreal Stop 2019".
  6. ^ "Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Akita continues inspired play under rookie head coach Hasegawa". 27 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Akita veteran guard Hasegawa to retire after season". 3 April 2013.
  9. ^ Nagasan (2 July 2017). "秋田県民体育大会". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  10. ^ Tamtam (8 July 2017). "ハピネッツの長谷川前監督の勇姿". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  11. ^ achako (8 July 2017). "初めて観た3×3". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2017.