Takuma Sato (basketball)

Takuma Sato
No. 14 – Chiba Jets Funabashi
PositionSmall forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 29)
Hokkaido
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolTokai University No. 4 High School (Minami-ku, Sapporo)
CollegeTokai University
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018-2020Shiga Lakestars
2020–presentChiba Jets Funabashi
Career highlights and awards

Takuma Sato (佐藤 卓磨, Satō Takuma, born May 10, 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Chiba Jets of the B.League in Japan.[1] He played college basketball for Tokai University.

On August 20, 2018, the Japanese Olympic Committee penalized Sato after he was found to have solicited prostitutes while visiting Jakarta.[2][3] He was ultimately suspended from official competition for a year.

  1. ^ B.League (17 July 2018). "佐藤 卓磨". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ Kyodo (20 August 2018). "Japanese basketball players punished for soliciting sex". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ (in Vietnamese) ‘Ham của lạ’ bốn đấu thủ bóng rổ Nhật bị án phạt nặng. 31 August 2018. Nguoi Viet. Retrieved 5 September 2018.