Joji Takeuchi (竹内譲次、born January 29, 1985 in

Suita, Osaka is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 378,322 and a population density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km². The city was founded on April 1, ...

, Japan) is a Japanese professional

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player. He plays for the

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of the

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. Takeuchi also is a member of the

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, playing for the team in the

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and both the

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and

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. Takeuchi's twin brother Kosuke is also a member of the Japanese national basketball team. As a 21-year-old, Takeuchi averaged 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the

. Takeuchi has earned a bigger role with the Japanese team over the past four years; his best tournament performance to date was at the

, in which he averaged 9.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24

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appearances. Takeuchi played professionally with the

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of the

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. 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. He was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as the leading power forward vote-getter for the East.asia-basket.com
: "JBL All-Star game rosters set" (December 6, 2009)

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Joji 1985 births Living people Tokai University alumni Alvark Tokyo players Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games Japanese men's basketball players Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games People from Suita Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture Sun Rockers Shibuya players 2006 FIBA World Championship players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Twin sportspeople Japanese twins