Atsuya Ota
Atsuya Ota (太田 敦也, Ōta Atsuya, born April 6, 1984) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the San-en NeoPhoenix club of the B.League in Japan.
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
| League | B.League | |||||||||||||
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| Born | April 6, 1984 Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Kashiwa | |||||||||||||
| College | Nihon University | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | |||||||||||||
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| 2007–present | San-en NeoPhoenix | |||||||||||||
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He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.[1]
He did judo at the elementary school. There was no judo club in his junior high school and switched to basketball. He received entrance offers from 73 high schools and chose the Kashiwa High School in Chiba Prefecture, following the Nakamura's advice.[2]
Ota with national team
References
- Japan accumulated statistics | 2016 Fiba Asia Challenge, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 31 October 2016.
- http://www.bbspirits.com/bleague/b19050803/
External links
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