Shigehiro Taguchi

Shigehiro Taguchi
Shige Taguchi in 2019
No. 5 – Akita Northern Happinets
PositionShooting guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-25) March 25, 1990 (age 34)
Kakunodate, Akita
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMeio (Akita, Japan)
CollegeFuji University (2008–2012)
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2018Akita Northern Happinets
2018–2021Chiba Jets Funabashi
2021-presentAkita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
  • B2 MVP (2018)
  • B.League 3 Point Contest Winner (2017)
  • 2× B.League All-Star (2016, 2018)
  • bj league Best Five (2015)
  • 4× bj league All-Star (2012–2016)
  • 2× bj league 3 Point Contest Winner

Shigehiro Taguchi (田口成浩, born March 25, 1990), nicknamed Shige, is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.[1] He is a native of Akita prefecture and the most popular player in the "Republic of Pink".[2][3] He might be the B.League's best current 3-point shooter, and has won the 3 point contest three times.[4][5][6][7] Taguchi was a new captain of Happinets in 2016.[8]

Taguchi playing "Kazu" defence

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 the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
bj League 2011-12 Akita 14 1 11.6 43.6 39.2 52.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 0 5.5
bj League 2012-13 Akita 52 25 25.3 40.2 36.6 73.2 3.1 1.0 0.8 0.1 10.3
bj League 2013-14 Akita 52 47 26.3 46.8 44.5 76.6 2.9 1.1 0.9 0.1 11.7
bj League 2014-15 Akita 52 52 30.7 46.9 42.5 86.7 3.5 2.0 0.9 0.2 16.3
bj League 2015-16 Akita 52 52 31.1 43.7 37.3 90.1 4.4 2.9 1.1 0.3 14.6
B League 2016-17 Akita 60 60 32.4 40.8 39.1 82.4 4.1 1.1 0.9 0.1 11.5
B League 2017-18 Akita 60 40 25.5 44.8 42.7 88.7 2.5 3.2 1.1 0.1 11.7
2018-19 Chiba Jets 59 1 15.0 43.9 44.5 79.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 5.1
2019-20 Chiba Jets 40 40 21.9 42.8 40.0 84.4 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.1 6.4
2020-21 Chiba jets 56 2 9.4 29.4 25.9 76.2 0.64 0.64 0.32 0.05 2.30

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Akita 6 6 32.00 .425 .450 .833 3.5 0.0 1.17 0 8.0
2017-18 Akita 5 4 22.40 .447 .440 1.000 2.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 12.0
2018-19 Chiba Jets 5 0 20.45 .552 .583 .909 1.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 11.2

Early cup games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Akita 2 1 21.32 .533 .500 1.000 3.5 3.0 2.0 0 11.5
2018 Chiba Jets 3 1 16.23 .600 .500 .667 0.7 1.3 1.0 0 5.7
2019 Chiba Jets 2 0 13.55 .250 .000 .000 0.5 2.5 0.5 0 1.0

William Jones Cup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Japan 7 5 .063 .000 .000 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

East Asia Super League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Chiba Jets 2 12.2 .500 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 5.5
2019 Chiba Jets 2 19.6 .000 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 10.0

Trivia

Personal

His sister Kiwako Hashimoto also plays basketball.[10]

References

  1. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (June 10, 2016). "B. League teams to play 60 games in first season". The Japan Times.
  2. ^ Asia-basket.com (25 May 2016). "Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese BJ League Awards 2016". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ B.League (5 December 2016). "B.LEAGUE ALLSTAR GAME 2017 ファン投票 結果発表". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ Basket Count (15 January 2017). "『3ポイントシュートコンテスト』2ndラウンド、金丸晃輔が驚異の追い上げを見せるも田口成浩が『お祭り男』の本領発揮！". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ Nikkan Sports (15 January 2017). "秋田田口が３ポイント王「やったぞー」Ｂリーグ球宴". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ Ariyoshi, Hiroki (15 January 2017). "【Ｂリーグ】秋田・田口、３Ｐコンテストで"３連覇"も「試合で決められず悔しい」". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ^ Odeven, Ed (15 January 2017). "First-ever B. League All-Star Game delivers high-octane thrills". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. ^ "選手". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
  9. ^ Basketball Spirits (1 February 2015). "TK bjリーグ オールスターゲームは楽しんだもの勝ち！". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  10. ^ ALL CLUB 2014 (21 March 2014). "出場チーム Ｋ・Ｏ・Ｃ eco 秋田". Retrieved 12 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)