Daiji Yamada
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| No. 8 – Toyama Grouses | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 8, 1981 Osaka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Osaka |
| College | Nihon University |
Daiji Yamada (山田 大治、born June 8, 1981) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for Toyama Grouses of the Japanese B.League. Yamada also is a long-time member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1] He made his debut for the national team in 1999 at the FIBA World Championship for Junior Men
Yamada averaged 7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[2] In his most recent national team appearance, Yamada averaged 10 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Japanese at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 tournament.[3] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.
Yamada played professionally with Hokkaido in the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Yamada entered the month-long winter break averaging 14 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for the Alvark.[4]
References
- ^ Player Profile at FIBA.com
- ^ FIBA Archive
- ^ FIBA Archive
- ^ Daiji Yamada at asia-basket.com