Noriyuki Sugasawa

Noriyuki Sugasawa
	Nori Sugasawa in 2013
No. 10 – Kumamoto Volters
Position	Forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	February 3, 1987 (age 37); Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school	Ishikawa (Uruma, Okinawa)
College	National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya (2006–2010);
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	TGI D-Rise
2012-2013	Gunma Crane Thunders
2013-2017	Akita Northern Happinets
2017-2018	Iwate Big Bulls
2018-2019	Sendai 89ers
2019-2020	Toyama Grouses
2020	Kyoto Hannaryz
2021-2022	Nagasaki Velca
2022-present	Kumamoto Volters

Noriyuki Sugasawa (菅澤紀行, Sugasawa Noriyuki, born 3 February 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Nagasaki Velca of the B.League in Japan.^[1]^[2] Following his college graduation, Sugasawa became a school teacher, but decided to be a professional basketball player. In 2012 he was picked up by the Gunma Crane Thunders with the first overall pick in the bj League draft. He has been a Happinets hooper since 2013. Former Head Coach Nakamura said that "Sugasawa is the best unsung player."

Sugasawa used to sell T-shirts at Brex Arena Utsunomiya when he belonged to the TGI D-Rise, a development club for Link Tochigi Brex.^[3] He can speak Okinawan language.

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
2011-12	TGI	27	8	15.6	50.0%	45.5%	61.0%	3.6	0.4	0.3	0	5.7
2012-13	Gunma	28	0	6.4	26.7%	21.1%	45.5%	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	2.1
2013-14	Akita	46	0	6.7	54.3%	-	47.6%	1.2	0.2	0.2	0	1.3
2014-15	Akita	24	0	4.6	44.4%	34.8%	83.3%	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	2.4
2015-16	Akita	47	0	10.6	41.3%	34.2%	76.6%	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.1	3.5
2016-17	Akita	56	7	11.3	24.6%	20.2%	73.9%	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	1.8
2017-18	Iwate	58	39	20.0	35.8%	22.4%	61.1%	3.6	1.5	0.8	0.1	5.9
2018-19	Sendai	58		10.8	40.7%	35.7%	74.3%	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.0	3.6
2019-20	Toyama	32	2	6.0	27.6%	26.3%	81.8%	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.0	1.6
2020-21	Kyoto	12		9.7	28.6%	20.0%	42.9%	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.1	1.5

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
2013-14	Akita	3		1.33	.500	.000	.250	0	0.67	0.67
2016-17	Akita	3	0	24.12	.667	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	1.3
2017-18	Iwate	1	1	1.59	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

Early cup games


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Iwate	3	3	20:03	.267	.375	1.000	2.3	3.0	0.33	0.0	4.7
2018	Sendai	2	0	7:53	.000	.000	.500	1.5	0.5	0.0	0	0.5
2019	Toyama	2	0	4:31	.500	.500	.000	1.0	0.5	0.0	0	1.5

References

^ "Noriyuki Sugasawa Basketball Player Profile, Toyama Grouses, News, B1 League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
^ Odeven, Ed (June 20, 2012). "Gunma selects forward Sugasawa with No.1 pick in bj-league draft". The Japan Times.
^ Sports Hochi (24 September 2016). "【バスケット】"Ｔシャツ販売員"から大出世！秋田・菅沢が３点シュートで貢献". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[1] "Noriyuki Sugasawa Basketball Player Profile, Toyama Grouses, News, B1 League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.

[2] Odeven, Ed (June 20, 2012). "Gunma selects forward Sugasawa with No.1 pick in bj-league draft". The Japan Times.

[3] Sports Hochi (24 September 2016). "【バスケット】"Ｔシャツ販売員"から大出世！秋田・菅沢が３点シュートで貢献". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

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