Makoto Hasegawa (basketball)

For the Japanese dancer and actor, see Makoto Hasegawa (dancer).

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
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Seoul Japan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Riyadh Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Japan
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka Japan
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Nagoya Japan
Basketball coaching
Representing  Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Xi'an Japan 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lanzhou Japan 3x3
FIBA 3x3 Women's Series
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chengdu Japan 3x3[1]
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xiong An Japan 3x3[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Japan 3x3[3][4]
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal Japan 3x3[5]

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

San Diego Wildfire

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

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
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

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

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

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

References

  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.