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Yusuke Okada (basketball)

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Yusuke Okada
No. 10 – Altiri Chiba
PositionPoint guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1984-09-17) September 17, 1984 (age 40)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolTsuchiura Nihon University High
CollegeAoyama Gakuin University
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007-14Toyota Alvark
2014Tsukuba Robots
2015Hiroshima Dragonflies
2015-16Chiba Jets
2016-2020Kyoto Hannaryz
2020-2021Earth Friends Tokyo Z
2021-Altiri Chiba
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tianjin Team competition
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Team competition

Yusuke Okada (岡田 優介, Okada Yūsuke, born September 17, 1984) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League. Okada also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, debuting for the team in the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1]

Okada averaged 8.9 points per game the Japanese team at the 2009 championship, including a game-high 30 points on 10 3-pointers in a 148-45 preliminary round victory over Sri Lanka.[2] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.

Okada played professionally with the Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Okada entered the month-long winter break averaging 8.1 points per game for the Alvark.[3]

Certified Public Accountant

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Okada earned Japanese CPA license in November 2010.[4]

3x3 clubs

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He owns Dime 3x3 teams in Tokyo, Osaka and Hachinohe.[5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Toyota 30 9.9 .273 .247 .875 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 3.2
2008-09 35 20.2 .418 .426 .708 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 9.5
2009-10 41 19.1 .413 .438 .700 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.0 7.1
2010-11 36 27.1 .386 .344 .824 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.1 9.3
2011-12 42 42 23.3 .407 .390 .714 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.1 9.6
2012-13 42 42 21.2 .377 .377 .667 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 8.2
2013-14 54 54 18.9 .398 .415 .676 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 7.4
2014-15 Tsukuba 16 15 28.1 .297 .321 .783 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.0 8.7
Hiroshima D 28 0 22.7 .322 .311 .775 2.4 1.7 0.6 0.0 7.7
2015-16 Chiba 54 34 21.3 .396 .400 .848 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 5.1
2016-17 Kyoto 60 60 28.0 .347 .349 .859 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.0 10.2
2017-18 Kyoto 60 60 23.5 .381 .359 .844 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 8.1
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References

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  1. ^ Player Profile at FIBA.com
  2. ^ Japan v. Sri Lanka at FIBA archive
  3. ^ Yusuke Okada at asia-basket.com
  4. ^ "バスケ日本代表の岡田選手、公認会計士に合格". 日本経済新聞. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  5. ^ "岡田 優介 – TOKYO DIME（東京ダイム）公式ウェブサイト- Professional 3×3 Basketball Team-".
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