WATANABE Yuta

13 Oct 1994
26
Male
2.06/6'9''
MIKI
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Men 11

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
JPN
Japan
77
ESP
Spain
88
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
SLO
Slovenia
116
JPN
Japan
81
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
ARG
Argentina
97
JPN
Japan
77
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
31Men2019People's Republic of China
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Athlete
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George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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English, Japanese
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Toronto Raptors [Canada] since 2020
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Nick Nurse [club] USA; Julio Lamas [national], ARG
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Shooting Guard, Small forward (raptorshq.com, 02 Dec 2020)
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His mother Miku Kubota played basketball at international level and captained the Japanese national team. His father was involved in the sport at club level in Japan, while his sister Yuki played in the Women's Japan Basketball League from 2011 until 2014. (mainichi.jp, 03 Jan 2020; olympicchannel.com, 23 Aug 2019; kobe-np.co.jp, 04 Dec 2018; wjbl.org, 01 Jan 2014)
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In August 2019 he sprained his right ankle during training and was sidelined for about 10 days. (japantimes.co.jp, 11 Sep 2019; basketballking.jp, 14 Aug 2019; nikkansports.com, 07 Aug 2019)

In July 2019 he sustained a calf injury while playing in the NBA Summer League. (japantimes.co.jp, 11 Sep 2019)
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NBA [USA] (nba.com, 04 Dec 2020)
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He began playing basketball in grade one of primary school. (olympicchannel.com, 23 Aug 2019)
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He was encouraged to try the sport by his parents. (olympicchannel.com, 23 Aug 2019)
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US basketball player Kobe Bryant. (Instagram profile, 27 Jan 2020; NBA G League Twitter profile, 04 Jan 2020)
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He was named the 2017/18 Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year while playing for George Washington University in the United States of America (nba.com, 20 Jul 2018)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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