Daichi Taniguchi

Daichi Taniguchi
No. 55 – Akita Northern Happinets
Position	Center / Forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1990-04-15) April 15, 1990 Tawaramoto, Nara
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Rakunan (Kyoto, Japan) South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut)
College	Arizona Western College (2010–2012) Southeastern Oklahoma State (2013–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–present	Akita Northern Happinets

Career highlights and awards
3× Japanese High School Champions^[1]

Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.^[2] In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges.^[3]^[4]^[5] He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016-17.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Arizona Western	32			.450	.380	.810	2.063	0.313	0.375	0.344	6.4
2011-12	Arizona Western	29			.350	.200	.570	1.828	0.448	0.103	0.310	3.8
2013-14	SE OK State	27	16	24.3	.372	.351	.667	2.67	1.74	0.52	0.37	5.52
2014-15	SE OK State	9	2	6.4	.100	.111	.000	0.22	0.33	0	0	0.33

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
bj League 2015-16	Akita	24		6.4	43.4	0	50	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	2.1
B League 2016-17	Akita	58	37	18.1	36.1	31.6	25	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.5	5.4
B League 2017-18	Akita	60	35	15.3	36.5	31.8	64	2.9	1.2	1	0.2	5.8
B League 2018-19	Akita

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017-18	Akita	5	4	9.39	.435	.421	1.000	1.4	0.6	0.4	0	6.0

Trivia

He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy.^[6]
He likes yogurt.^[7]
He is a Starbucks mug cup collector and a tropical fish addict.

Personal

He is the son of Kimiya and Sachiko Taniguchi.^[8] His brother Hiroki plays for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League.^[9]

External links

References

↑ Abe, Kengo (30 December 2008). "洛南が日本人だけで３連覇／高校バスケ". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/09/15/basketball/dream-games-provide-taste-of-sports-future-in-japan/
↑ http://slamdunk-sc.shueisha.co.jp/report/report02.html
↑ http://comipress.com/article/2006/12/15/1160.html
↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-22/two-japanese-boys-chosen-for-2nd-slam-dunk-scholarship
↑ Nikkan Sports (30 December 2007). "洛南連覇の立役者は谷口／高校バスケ". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ Akita Asahi Broadcasting (26 September 2016). "トレタテ". Missing or empty |url= (help)
↑ http://gosoutheastern.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1648
↑ https://kawasaki-bravethunders.com/roster/hiroki_taniguchi.html

Akita Northern Happinets current roster
7 Kengo Nomoto 8 Daichi Shimoyama 9 Ryosuke Shirahama 13 Masahiro Narita 15 Takahiro Shimoyama 17 Takuya Nakayama 24 Ryuto Yasuoka 28 Nyika Williams 33 Tatsuhiko Toshino 34 Shota Onodera 40 Justin Keenan 43 Kadeem Coleby 55 Daichi Taniguchi Head Coach Pep Clarós Assistant Coaches Kenzo Maeda,

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