Kazuhiro Shoji

Kazuhiro Shoji
Ehime Orange Vikings
PositionHead coach
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1974-04-26) April 26, 1974 (age 50)
Sugito, Saitama
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolHokuriku (Fukui, Fukui)
CollegeTakushoku University
Playing career1997–2013
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1997-1998Sumitomo Metal Sparks
1998-1999Toyota Avark
1999-2000Daiwa Securities
2000-2005Niigata Albirex BB
2005-2006Fukuoka Red Falcons
2006-2009Saitama Broncos
2009-2010Takamatsu Five Arrows
2010-2013Akita Northern Happinets
As coach:
2016Takamatsu Five Arrows (asst.)
2016-2020Niigata Albirex BB
2020-presentEhime Orange Vikings
Career highlights and awards
  • bj league 3-point scoring leader (2006-07)
  • 2x bj league All-star (2008-09, 2011-12)
  • 5x JBL All-star (1997-98, 2002-06)
  • 2x JBL Best Five (2000-02)
  • JBL Free throw percentage leader (2001-02)
  • JBL Steals leader (2001-02)
  • 2x JBL MVP (2000-02)
  • JBL Rookie of the Year (1997-98)

Kazuhiro Shoji (庄司和広, Shōji Kazuhiro, born April 26, 1974) is a current professional basketball Head coach for Ehime Orange Vikings of the Japanese B.League.[1]

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
* Led league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 Saitama 17 14 27.9 .327 .319 .814 3.9 1.6 1.0 0.0 9.6
2006-07 Saitama 35 33 27.1 .415 .444* .709 1.8 1.9 0.7 0.1 9.9
2007-08 Saitama 44 38 25.5 .377 .379 .816 2.1 2.1 0.3 0.1 7.8
2008-09 Saitama 52 28 18.9 .428 .408 .747 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 5.9
2009-10 Takamatsu 50 20 17.7 .324 .277 .806 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 4.0
2010-11 Akita 48 37 23.0 .339 .339 .732 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.1 6.0
2011-12 Akita 52 52 31.3 .413 .383 .730 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.1 7.5
2012-13 Akita 48 22.0 .417 .433 .872 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.1 4.8
Shoji with Akita

Head coaching record

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
Niigata Albirex BB 2016-17 60 27 33 .450 4th in Central - - -
Niigata Albirex BB 2017-18 60 28 32 .467 3rd in Central - - -
Niigata Albirex BB 2018-19 60 45 15 .750 1st in Central 2 0 2 .000 Lost in 1st round
Niigata Albirex BB 2019-20 41 13 28 .317 4th in Central - - - -

References

  1. ^ Odeven, Ed (3 June 2016). "Niigata selects Shoji to be next head coach". Retrieved 15 August 2017.
Shoji with Takamatsu