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Makoto Hasegawa (basketball)

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Makoto Hasegawa
Hasegawa (2010)
Akita Northern Happinets
PositionUnaffiliated director
LeagueB.League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born (1971-04-02) April 2, 1971 (age 53)
Omonogawa, Akita
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolNoshiro Technical
(Noshiro, Akita)
CollegeNihon University
Playing career1994–2013
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1996Matsushita Electric
1996–2000Zexel Blue Winds
2000–2001San Diego Wildfire
2001–2002Isuzu Motors Giga Cats
2002–2010Niigata Albirex BB
2010–2013Akita Northern Happinets
As coach:
2014–2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017-2018Japan national 3x3 team
2018-presentJapan national 3x3 team (associate)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (1994)
  • 2x Japan Basketball League MVP (1994, 1996)
  • 2x JBL free throw percentage leaders (1994, 1997)
  • Japan Basketball League All-Star
  • JBL Assist Leader (1997)
  • bj league All-Star (2006)
  • 2x Japanese college champion (1992, 1993)
  • 3x Japanese high school champion (1987–1989)
Medals

Makoto Hasegawa (長谷川誠, born 2 April 1971) is a Japanese basketball coach and a former player.[6] Hasegawa was the head coach of Akita Northern Happinets.[7] He is the first Japanese player ever to play in the American Basketball Association. Because of his trademark bushy goatee, his nickname is "hige" in Akita.[8] He played for Kosei Club and Akita Northern Bisons as an amateur in his home prefecture.[9][10][11] Currently he serves as an unaffiliated director of the Akita Happinets and the Japan national 3x3 team coach.

Professional career

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San Diego Wildfire

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In 2000 Hasegawa signed with the San Diego Wildfire, but the Japanese Jordan suffered from dirty uniforms and undelivered checks. SDW never had a single telecast or radio broadcast, a team that one night drew only 236 fans to the Sports Arena.[12] The team's trainer, equipment manager, and cheerleaders all left and the club folded in disgrace in 2001. Former NBA players, LaSalle Thompson and Dane Suttle served as head coach.[13]

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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 Niigata 26 3 14.8 .426 .364 .838 1.9 1.8 0.3 0.0 6.4
2006-07 Niigata 37 29 18.5 .476 .372 .861 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.0 7.9
2007-08 Niigata 34 11.8 .391 .273 .857 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.0 4.4
2008-09 Niigata 49 32 11.9 .451 .333 .811 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.0 4.9
2009-10 Niigata 15 9 7.6 .389 .286 .846 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.0 2.7
2010-11 Akita 33 1 10.8 .407 .352 .757 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 5.3
2011-12 Akita 18 2 6.8 .296 .214 1.000 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.0 1.3
2012-13 Akita 10 4.6 .353 .286 .000 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 1.4
Career 2005-13 222 12.1 .428 .331 .834 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.0 5.0

Playoff games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 Akita 2 14.5 .375 .000 .000 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.0 3.0
2011-12 Akita 3 2.3 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

National team

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998 World Cup Japan 5 13.48 .269 .250 .875 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.8

Head coaching record

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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
Akita 2014-15 52 41 11 .788 1st in Eastern 7 5 2 .714 Eastern Champions
Akita 2015-16 52 35 17 .673 3rd in Eastern 6 5 1 .833 3rd place
Akita 2016-17 60 18 42 .300 5th in Eastern relegated to B2
Career 164 94 70 .573 13 10 3 .769
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References

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  1. ^ "3×3女子日本代表、決勝で豪州に敗戦…銀メダル獲得で国際大会終了".
  2. ^ "『3x3ウーマンズシリーズ』、U23日本代表が中国のA代表をファイナルで破り優勝".
  3. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
  4. ^ "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」".
  5. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Montreal Stop 2019".
  6. ^ "Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Akita continues inspired play under rookie head coach Hasegawa". 27 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Akita veteran guard Hasegawa to retire after season". 3 April 2013.
  9. ^ Nagasan (2 July 2017). "秋田県民体育大会". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  10. ^ Tamtam (8 July 2017). "ハピネッツの長谷川前監督の勇姿". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  11. ^ achako (8 July 2017). "初めて観た3×3". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  12. ^ San Diego Union-Tribune (16 April 2001). "MISADVENTURES OF THE SAN DIEGO WILDFIRE". Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  13. ^ San Diego Magazine (17 May 2007). "Hoop Dreams". Retrieved 26 January 2017.