Kazuo Nakamura (basketball)

Kazuo Nakamura (中村 和雄, Nakamura Kazuo, born December 4, 1940) is a former professional basketball head coach for Hamamatsu, Akita and Niigata and a former college basketball head coach for Akita Keizaihoka University in Japan.^[1][2] Nakamura always said to players, "Play basketball with all your heart."^[3] He admires Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight. Nakamura also served for the San Antonio Silver Stars as a scout in Asia. He currently teaches amateurs in Akita prefecture. 　

Kazuo Nakamura

Nakamura at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (2011)
Personal information
Born	(1940-12-04) December 4, 1940 (age 84) Oga, Akita
Nationality	Japanese
Career information
High school	Akita (Akita, Akita)
College	Shibaura Institute of Technology
Coaching career	1966–present
Career history
As player:
1962	Tekkosha
1963–1965	Akita Isuzu Motors
As coach:
1966–1974	Kakumei Joshi HS
1974-1992	Kyodo Oil Sunflowers
1995-1998	Akita Keizai University
1998-2011	OSG/Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2011-2014	Akita Northern Happinets
2015-2016	Niigata Albirex BB
1978-1981 1985-1990	Japan National Women
Career highlights and awards
3x Japanese High School Champions (girls) 6x Women's Japan Basketball League Champions 5x Japanese Women's Champions 2x bj league Champions
Medals Basketball coaching Representing  Japan FIBA Women's Asia Cup 1980 Hong Kong Japan Asian Games 1986 Seoul Japan

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix	2008-09	52	36	16	.692	1st in Eastern	4	2	2	.500	Lost in Second Round
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix	2009-10	52	41	11	.788	1st in Eastern	4	4	0	1.000	Bj Champions
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix	2010-11	46	40	6	.870	1st in Eastern	4	4	0	1.000	Bj Champions
Akita Northern Happinets	2011-12	52	28	24	.538	3rd in Eastern	6	3	3	.500	Lost in Second Round
Akita Northern Happinets	2012-13	52	26	26	.500	5th in Eastern	5	2	3	.400	Lost in Second Round
Akita Northern Happinets	2013-14	52	40	12	.769	3rd in Eastern	6	5	1	.833	Eastern Champions
Niigata Albirex BB	2015-16	52	34	18	.654	4th in Eastern	2	0	2	.000	Lost in First Round
Akita totals		156	94	62	.603		17	10	7	.588
Bj league totals		358	245	113	.684		31	20	11	.645

External links

• Nakamura's instructional video

References

1. Odeven, Ed (6 November 2015). "Nakamura working old magic with Niigata". Retrieved 8 September 2016 – via Japan Times Online.
2. Odeven, Ed (2 June 2015). "Nakamura takes reins in Niigata". Retrieved 8 September 2016 – via Japan Times Online.
3. Maeda, Mari (14 July 2016). "Basketball Street". Retrieved 21 December 2016.