Narito Namizato (born August 7, 1989) is a Japanese professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player for
Gunma Crane Thunders
The Gunma Crane Thunders are a professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League. They are based in Ōta, Gunma. It is said that the shape of Gunma Prefecture resembles the shape of a dancing crane. The te ...
of the
B.League
The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that w ...
.
In 2008 Namizato won the "
Slam Dunk
A slam dunk, also simply known as dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one ...
Scholarship" funded by
Takehiko Inoue
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'' (1990–1996), and the ''jidaigeki'' manga ''Vagabond (manga), Vagabond'', which are two of List of best-selling manga, the best-selling man ...
, and played in America. He is one of the league-leading premier passers.
Basketball shoes
He prefers sturdy materials and hard rubber for basketball shoes (
Asics).
Personal
His brother
Tasuku played for the
Kumamoto Volters
is a Japanese professional basketball team in Kumamoto, Kumamoto. The team competes in the B.League. Volters hosted the B.League All-star Game in 2018.
Roster
Notable players
* Paul Butorac
* Josh Duinker
* Joel James
*Lamont ...
of the B.League.
Career statistics
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, style="background-color:#afe6ba" align="left" , 2009-10
, align="left" , Tochigi
, 18 , , 0 , , 4.9 , , 43.3 , , 0.0 , , 66.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 2.3
, -
, align="left" , 2010-11
, align="left" , Tochigi
, 10 , , 0 , , 7.4 , , 30.8 , , 14.3 , , 44.4 , , 0.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 2.1
, -
, style="background-color:#afe6ba" align="left" , 2011-12
, align="left" , Ryukyu
, 52 , , 40 , , 27.2 , , 41.7 , , 30.4 , , 64.2 , , 4.1 , , 4.2 , , 1.2 , , 0.1 , , 11.0
, -
, align="left" , 2012-13
, align="left" , Ryukyu
, 50 , , 49 , , 29.0 , , 37.8 , , 26.7 , , 72.3 , , 4.8 , , 6.2 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 11.5
, -
, style="background-color:#afe6ba" align="left" , 2013-14
, align="left" , Ryukyu
, 16 , , 0 , , 20.2 , , 29.7 , , 28.6 , , 70.0 , , 2.4 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 5.0
, -
, align="left" , 2014-15
, align="left" , Ryukyu
, 52 , , 3 , , 21.7 , , 38.4 , , 33.3 , , 74.1 , , 3.1 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.8
, -
, align="left" , 2015-16
, align="left" , Osaka
, 52 , , 25 , , 24.6 , , 39.5 , , 25.6 , , 70.9 , , 3.2 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 8.0
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, align="left" , 2016-17
, align="left" , Shiga
, 46 , , 32 , , 25.0 , , 37.9, , 27.1 , , 70.4 , , 3.5 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 9.9
, -
, align="left" , 2017-18
, align="left" , Shiga
, 59 , , 59 , , 27.9 , , 40.0, , 29.0 , , 79.1 , , 3.2 , , 7.4 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 12.2
, -
, align="left" , 2018-19
, align="left" , Ryukyu
, 57 , , 49 , , 23.0 , , 45.3, , 23.5, , 78.4 , , 2.5 , , 6.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 8.9
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References
External links
RealGM profile*
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1989 births
Living people
Utsunomiya Brex players
Osaka Evessa players
Ryukyu Golden Kings players
Shiga Lakes players
South Kent School alumni
Sportspeople from Okinawa Prefecture