All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship MVP (2016)
All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship Assist leader (2016)
Takuya Nakayama (born July 24, 1994) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.[1] He wears #17 because his mother, Yuko was born on the 17th day of the month.[2] On April 22, 2017, Nakayama made the longest shot of the B.League at first quarter buzzer beater.[3] On December 30. 2017, he hit another longest shot of the league at the third quarter buzzer beater.[4]