Yuto Otsuka (basketball, born 1990)

Yuto Otsuka (大塚 勇人, Ōtsuka Yūto, born April 3, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League in Japan.^[6][7][8]

Yuto Otsuka
大塚勇人

No. 6 – Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Position	Point Guard
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1990-04-03) April 3, 1990 (age 34) Niiza, Saitama
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school	Fukuoka University Ohori (Fukuoka, Fukuoka)[1]
College	Waseda University
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2017	Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya
2017-2018	Nishinomiya Storks
2018	Akita Northern Happinets[2]
2018-2019	Nishinomiya Storks[3]
2019-2020	Aomori Wat's[4]
2020-2021	Bambitious Nara[5]
2021-present	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Career highlights and awards
NBDL MVP (2015-16) 2x NBDL Best Five (2014-16) NBDL Assist leader (2014-15) Japanese Junior High School Champion (2008)

Career statistics

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	Toyotsu	30	4	20.3	.465	.404	.774	2.4	3.9	1.6	0.0	5.9
2014-15	Toyotsu	30	18	20.6	.411	.375	.577	2.4	3.9	1.7	0.1	6.5
2015-16	Toyotsu	36	36	25.6	.401	.342	.671	3.3	4.9	1.8	0.1	8.4
2016–17	FE Nagoya	48	40	27.1	.418	.283	.734	3.1	4.5	1.6	0.1	7.7
2017–18	Nishinomiya/Akita	43	16	13.9	.401	.383	.757	1.2	2.6	0.8	0.0	3.7
2018-19	Nishinomiya	41	0	13.46	.437	.302	.849	1.3	1.8	1.10	0.02	4.8
2019-20	Aomori	46	4	16.1	.431	.345	.623	1.7	3.1	1.1	0.0	6.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017-18	Akita	5	0	8.50	.318	.250	.400	1.6	2.0	0.4	0	3.6

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Nishinomiya	3	1	15.49	.250	.000	.750	1.7	1.0	1.0	0	3.0
2018	Nishinomiya	1	0	6.29	.333	.000	.000	2.0	0	0	0	2.0
2019	Aomori	2	1	20.59	.556	1.000	.667	1.0	4.0	2.0	0	8.0

External links

• Yuto Otsuka on Twitter

References

1. FromOne co., Ltd. "金丸晃輔を筆頭に総勢18名が在籍…Bリーグで活躍する福大大濠高校OB". バスケットボールキング.
2. FromOne co., Ltd. "秋田ノーザンハピネッツ、西宮ストークスの大塚勇人が期限付移籍で加入「精一杯がんばる」". バスケットボールキング.
3. FromOne co., Ltd. "西宮ストークスが大塚勇人と契約基本合意、今季は2月から秋田ノーザンハピネッツへ期限付移籍". バスケットボールキング.
4. "司令塔の大塚勇人が青森ワッツへ移籍…2季在籍の西宮ストークスに別れ". gooニュース.
5. "僕が大塚勇人を好きな理由｜カブレラ｜note". note（ノート）.
6. Akita Northern Happinets (6 February 2018). "【新加入】大塚 勇人 選手 契約合意（期限付き移籍）のお知らせ". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
7. "＜新規＞大塚勇人選手契約合意". バンビシャス奈良.
8. "【新規】大塚勇人選手契約締結のお知らせ".