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. Because of his trademark bushy goatee, his nickname is "hige" in Akita. He played for Kosei Club and Akita Northern Bisons as an amateur in his home prefecture. Currently he serves as an unaffiliated director of the Akita Happinets and the Japan national 3x3 team coach.

Professional career

San Diego Wildfire

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players, LaSalle Thompson and

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served as head coach.

Career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 2005-06 , align="left" , Niigata , 26 , , 3 , , 14.8 , , .426 , , .364 , , .838 , , 1.9 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 6.4 , - , align="left" , 2006-07 , align="left" , Niigata , 37 , , 29 , , 18.5 , , .476 , , .372 , , .861 , , 1.5 , , 2.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 7.9 , - , align="left" , 2007-08 , align="left" , Niigata , 34 , , , , 11.8 , , .391 , , .273 , , .857 , , 1.3 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , 2008-09 , align="left" , Niigata , 49 , , 32 , , 11.9 , , .451 , , .333 , , .811 , , 1.1 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 4.9 , - , align="left" , 2009-10 , align="left" , Niigata , 15 , , 9 , , 7.6 , , .389 , , .286 , , .846 , , 0.7 , , 1.2 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 2.7 , - , align="left" , 2010-11 , align="left" , Akita , 33 , , 1 , , 10.8 , , .407 , , .352 , , .757 , , 1.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 5.3 , - , align="left" , 2011-12 , align="left" , Akita , 18 , , 2 , , 6.8 , , .296 , , .214 , , 1.000 , , 0.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 1.3 , - , align="left" , 2012-13 , align="left" , Akita , 10 , , , , 4.6 , , .353 , , .286 , , .000 , , 0.5 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 1.4 , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career 2005-13 !222 , , , , 12.1 , , .428 , , .331 , , .834 , , 1.2 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 5.0 , -

Playoff games

, - , align="left" , 2010-11 , align="left" , Akita , 2 , , , , 14.5 , , .375 , , .000 , , .000 , , 3.0 , , 4.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0, , 3.0 , - , align="left" , 2011-12 , align="left" , Akita , 3 , , , , 2.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , -

National team

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1998 , style="text-align:left;", World Cup Japan , 5 , , , , 13.48 , , .269 , , .250 , , .875 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.8 , -

Head coaching record

, - , style="text-align:left;", Akita , style="text-align:left;", 2014-15 , 52, , 41, , 11, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Eastern, , , 7, , 5, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", Eastern Champions , - , style="text-align:left;", Akita , style="text-align:left;", 2015-16 , 52, , 35, , 17, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Eastern, , , 6, , 5, , 1, , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd place , - , style="text-align:left;", Akita , style="background-color:#FFCCCC" "text-align:left;",

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, 60, , 18, , 42, , , , style="text-align:center;", 5th in Eastern, , , —, , —, , —, , — , style="text-align:center;", relegated to B2 , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career ! 164, , 94, , 70, , , , , , 13, , 10, , 3, , , ,

External links

Universiade 1995

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasegawa, Makoto 1971 births Living people Akita Isuzu/Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats players Akita Northern Happinets coaches Akita Northern Happinets players Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1994 Asian Games Japanese basketball coaches Japanese men's basketball players Japan national basketball team coaches Niigata Albirex BB players Nihon University alumni Nihon University Red Sharks men's basketball players Panasonic Trians players San Diego Wildfire players Sportspeople from Akita Prefecture Universiade medalists in basketball Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan 1998 FIBA World Championship players Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for Japan Point guards Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade